Takes great HD videos; has additional modes like sweep panorama; fast continuous shooting speed.
Oddly placed playback button, cumbersome menu system.
Overall, the NEX-5 is on par with most mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in the market and it is extremely portable. TINY: The NEX-5 comes with a small external flash attachment that shoots direct flash. It takes decent photos, has added consume...
Excellent image quality, Very compact camera body, Wide photographic features.
Hard to change settings manually, Large lens makes heft feel unbalanced, Low battery life
The Next Generation of Digital Compact CamerasAs a 'bridging' camera, the NEX-5 has more in common with compact cameras than it does with DSLRs. It brings the excellent image quality of entry-level DSLR cameras into a very small body, which is no small fe...
The Sony Alpha NEX-5 is Sony's first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, powered by a 14.2-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, 49-segment exposure meter and a 25-point contract detect auto-focus system At first glance, the Alpha NEX-5's sleek desig...
Excellent image quality, Very compact camera body, Wide photographic features.
Hard to change settings manually, Large lens makes heft feel unbalanced, Low battery life.
As a 'bridging' camera, the NEX-5 has more in common with compact cameras than it does with DSLRs. It brings the excellent image quality of entry-level DSLR cameras into a very small body, which is no small feat. At the same time, it sacrifices the ded...
