SONY NEX-5 & NEX-3: SLR Quality

Introduction

Interchangeable Lenses

Accessories

Controls

Specifications

Special Features

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SLR Quality

Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor for true-to-life color and tonal gradation

The NEX-5 and NEX-3 are equipped with a powerful new 14.2-megapixel* Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, specially tuned to deliver uncompromising still-photo and movie image quality. Equal in surface area and performance to the large, APS-C image sensors used in Sony's acclaimed α system digital SLR cameras, it offers exceptionally rich tonal gradation and true-to-life color. Proprietary Sony processing technologies are also incorporated directly into the sensor, assuring clean, low-noise signal output and ultra high-speed data transfer.

* Effective pixels (approx.)

Powerful BIONZ™ image processing for breathtaking beauty and speed

The NEX-5 and NEX3's new BIONZ engine inherits the power of Sony α system technology, assuring beautiful, SLR-class image quality and color. The lightning-quick engine also handles the advanced processing needed for fast, responsive contrast-detection AF, Sweep Panorama image stitching, Hand-held Twilight image alignment, and other high-performance camera features.

Exmor + BIONZ noise-reduction for enhanced low-light shooting capability

Thanks to the SLR-class noise-reduction capability of the Exmor CMOS sensor and BIONZ image processing engine, low-light shooting capabilities are outstanding. Both cameras boast an ISO AUTO light sensitivity range of ISO200~1600, and offer user-selectable settings up to ISO12800. So you can enjoy the freedom of shooting without a tripod or flash, and capture more colorful and beautiful images in low light. Settings for long-exposure noise reduction (ON/OFF) and high-ISO noise reduction (Auto/Weak) can be accessed via the Setup menu.

Revolutionary new design for ultracompact SLR-class imaging

Sony took a radical new approach to camera design with the NEX-5 and NEX-3, eliminating the mirror box and viewfinder optics found in conventional SLRs. The result is an interchangeable lens camera that offers a class-leading combination of low weight, compact size, and SLR-class photographic performance. In fact, with their low standalone weight and trim waistline – which on the NEX-5 is only 24.2mm – these are two of the lightest, most compact interchangeable lens cameras in the world today.*

* As of April 2010 (in-house market research)