| Specifications |
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NEX-3
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NEX-5 |
| Body material |
• Polycarbonate |
• Magnesium Alloy |
| Sensor |
• 23.4 x 15.6 mm Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor
• 14.2 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes |
3:2
• 14 MP (L)
• 7.4 MP (M)
• 3.5MP (S)
16:9
12 MP (L)
• 3.6 MP (M)
• 2.9 MP (S)
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| File qualities / formats |
RAW
RAW + JPEG Fine
• JPEG Fine
JPEG Standard |
| Movie |
MP4:
1280 x 720p 29.97fps (9 or 6 Mbps)
640x480 29.97fps |
AVCHD:
1920 x 1080i 60/50fps (17Mbps)
MP4:
1440 x 1080p 30/25fps (12Mbps) |
| Dust reduction |
Coating on low pass filter
Sensor-shift |
| Lenses |
Sony E-mount
Sony Alpha lenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses via adaptor
(MF only, exclude power zoom lenses/tele-converters) |
| Image Stabilization |
'Optical SteadyShot' system on selected lenses |
| Auto Focus |
Contrast AF
25 multi-point
Centre-weighted
Flexible Spot |
| Shooting modes |
Intelligent Auto
Program
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Manual
• Sweep Panorama
Anti-Motion Blur
Scene modes (below) |
| Scene modes |
Portrait
Landscape
Macro
Sports Action
Sunset
Night view/portrait
Hand-Held Night Shot |
| Sensitivity |
Auto (Range varies depending on shooting mode)
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800 |
| Metering modes |
Multi-segment (49 segment Honeycomb pattern)
Center-weighted
Spot |
| Exposure compen. |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV
0.3 EV steps |
| Shutter Speed |
Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane type
30 to 1/4000 sec
Bulb |
| Aperture values |
Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps |
| White balance |
Auto
Daylight
Shade
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Flash
Color temperature/filter (2500 - 9900 K)
Manual (Custom)
Manual (Custom set) |
| Dynamic range optimizer |
Off
DRAuto
HDR Auto |
| Color space |
sRGB
Adobe RGB |
| Color modes |
Standard
Vivid
Portrait
Landscape
Sunset
B&W |
| LCD monitor |
3.0 XtraFine TruBlack LCD
920,000 pixels
Angle adjustable 80 degrees up/45 degrees down |
| Flash |
External flash (supplied), attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal
GN : 7 meters
Flash Sync: 1/160sec |
| Flash modes |
Auto
On
Off
Fill-flash
Slow Sync
Rear Sync.
Red-eye reduction on/off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode |
| Drive modes |
Single-frame
Continuous
Speed Priority
10 sec 3 images
Bracket Cont 0.3 EV |
Single-frame
Continuous
Speed Priority
10 sec 3 images
Bracket Cont 0.3 EV
Remote CDR |
Continuous
shooting |
• Approx: 2.3 fps
• Speed-priority mode: max 7 fps
• Varies according to shooting conditions and memory card used |
| Self-timer |
10 sec
10 Sec, 3 images |
| Connectivity |
HDMI out (with PhotoTV HD and BRAVIA Sync)
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Storage |
Memory Stick Pro Duo
Pro-HG Duo
SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Power |
NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (1650 mAh)
Battery charger included
Optional AC adapter
• Batter life Approx 730 shots with viewfinder, 410 in Live view mode (CIPA standard) |
| Battery Life (Cipa) |
330 shots approx. |
| Dimensions |
117 x 63 x 33mm |
111x 59 x 38mm |
| Weight (with batt and card) |
Approx. 297g (10.5 oz)
|
Approx. 287g (10.1 oz) |
| Supplied accessories |
Shoulder strap; Battery; Charger; USB cable (miniB); CD‑ROM; Flash |