Sony NEX-5N Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera

Introduction
I compiled information of Sony NEX-5N for reference. Sony announced this camera on August 24, 2011. NEX-5N main features are 16.1MP, up to 10 fps shooting, AVCHD™ 1080/60p or 24p HD movies, APS-C size HD image sensor, Sweep Panorama™ mode, Auto HDR, Live View, Tiltable 3.0" LCD, E-mount 18-55mm lens.

Sony NEX-5N digital Camera

Sony NEX-5N Digital Camera Tiltable Screen

Back of Sony NEX-5N Digital Camera

NEX-5N Digital Camera Commercial

NEX-5N Hands on Review

Rating
Photographblog rated Sony NEX-5N "Highly Recommended". (Click here for detail)

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4
Features	4.5
Ease-of-use	4
Image Quality	5
Value for money	4.5

Features

Advanced Features

• Face Detection : On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off
• Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
• Auto High Dynamic Range : Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
• Photo Creativity : Yes (via iAuto Mode)
• Shooting Tips : Yes
• Sweep Panorama : Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical, and 3D Panorama

Exposure System

• Picture Effect(s) : 11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature
• Auto Exposure Lock : Yes (AE Lock with focus lock)
• Color Temperature : 2500 - 9900 k with 15-step Magenta / Green compensation
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))
• D-Range Optimizer : Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)
• Exposure Bracketing : Yes: (3 Continuous)
• Exposure Compensation : ±3.0 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)
• Exposure Settings : iAUTO, Program AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama (2D), 3D Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Picture Effect, Scene Selection
• ISO : Auto (ISO 100-3200), Selectable (ISO 100 to 25600)
• Metering : Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
• Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
• Metering Sensitivity : 0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/2.8 lens)
• Noise Reduction : Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)
• Scene Mode(s) : Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight
• White Balance Mode : Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom

Imaging Sensor

• Imaging Sensor : Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
• Processor : BIONZ™ image processor
• Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
• Pixel Gross : Approx. 16.7 megapixels
• Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 16.1 megapixels
• Focal Length Conversion Factor : 1.5x
• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters

Optics/Lens

• Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount
• Aperture (Max.) : f/3.5-5.6
• Aperture (Min.) : f/22-34
• Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : 27mm-82.5mm (35mm equivalent)
• Lens Construction : Metal
• Lens Groups-Elements : 9 groups, 11 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
• Minimum Focus Distance : 9.8" (0.25m)
• Angle of View : 76^o - 29^o
• Aperture Blade : 7 blades (Circular aperture)
• Aspheric Elements : (4 aspheric surfaces)
• Dimensions (Max. Diameter x Length) : 62 x 60mm
• Exterior Finish : Metal
• Internal Motor : Yes (Stepping motor)
• Lens Weight : 6.9 oz (194g)
• Maximum Magnification : 0.3x
• Steady Shot Mode:Active : Lens-based Image Stabilization

Software

• Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2
• Operating System Compatibility : Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-?10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter, and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS.

Camera

• Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount lens, (Sony A-mount lenses when used with LA-EA1 or LA-EA2 lens adaptor)
• Lens Mount : Sony E-mount
• Camera Type : Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera

Flash

• Flash Compensation : +/-2EV,1/3EV steps
• Flash Coverage : FOV coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length)
• Flash Metering System : Pre-flash TTL
• Flash Modes : Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync., Red-eye reduction
• Flash Type : Smart accessory terminal (HVL-F7S Flash Supplied)
• Guide Number : 7 (in meters at ISO 100)
• Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.

Interface

• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
• DVDirect : Yes, via USB
• HD Output : HDMI® (TypeC mini)
• Memory Card Slot : Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
• PhotoTV HD : Yes, with BRAVIA Sync™ enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable
• USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)

Power

• Number of Still Images : Approx. 430 images (CIPA standard)

Viewfinder

• Type : Optional OLED finder available (FDA-EV1S)

Drive System

• Burst Buffer : JPEG (Fine: 10 shots, Standard: 10 shots), RAW (6 shots), RAW+JPEG (4 shots)
• Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing
• Shutter Speeds : 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb
• Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Focus Control

• AF Modes : Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
• Focus Area : Multi Point AF (25 points), Center Weighted AF, Flexible Spot AF
• Focus Sensitivity : 0 EV to +20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens)
• Manual Focus Assist : Magnified display for precise manual focus
• Focus Features : Predictive Focus Control, Focus Lock
• AF Illuminator : Built-in, LED type

LCD Display

• LCD Type : 3.0” TFT Xtra Fine™ LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™ technology
• Angle Adjustment : Up: Approx. 80 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees
• Brightness Control : Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2), Sunny Weather
• Coverage : 100%
• Live View : Yes, (Constant AF Live View)
• Real-time image adjustment display : Exposure Compensation, WB, Creative Style
• Histogram : Yes (On/off)
• Peaking : Yes (MF only, Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off), (Color: White/Red/Yellow)
• Grid Display : Yes (On/off)
• Customization : Brightness: Auto, Manual, Sunny Weather; Display Color: Black, White, Blue, Pink
• Touch Panel : Yes

Recording

• Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
• Color Space : sRGB, AdobeRGB
• Still Image Mode : JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
• Still Image Size 16:9 : L (14M): 4912 X 2760 M (7.1M): 3568 X 2000 S (3.4M): 2448 X 1376
• Still Image Size 3:2 : L (16M): 4912 X 3264 M (8.4M): 3568 X 2368 S (4M): 2448 X 1624
• Panorama Still Image Size : Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M) Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M) 3D Sweep Panorama: Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M) Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M) 16:9: 1920 X 1080 (2.1M)
• Video Format : AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
• Video Mode : AVCHD: PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p@12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p@3Mbps
• Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
• Audio Format : Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone; Built-in, monaural speaker
• Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)

Weights and Measurements

• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 4-3/8 × 2-3/8 × 1-9/16" (110.8 x 58.8 x 38.2mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions
• Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 7.4 oz (210g) (excl battery & media) Approx. 9.5 oz (269g) (w/battery & media)

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