Sony NEX-F3 Digital Camera

Introduction
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Sony NEX-F3 was the newly announced mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with 16.1MP APS-C HD sensor amd BIONZ® image processor.  The camera can adjust to ISO 16000 sensitivity.  The HD video has the capabilities of  AVCHD™ 1080/60i or 24p.  Flash is built in.  The LCD screen is 180° tiltable. The camera can shoot up to 5.5 fps with Superior Auto mode. The E-mount 18-55mm lens is the kit lens comes with the camera.

Sony NEX-F3 Digital Camera with E-Mount 18-55mm Kit Lens

Sony NEX-F3 Digital Camera

Sony NEX-F3 Digital Camera Tiltable LCD Screen

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Sony NEX-F3  Rating

Photographyblog rated Sony NEX-F3 "Highly Recommended".

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

 
Features (Source: Sony)

Advanced Features

• Face Detection : Off, Auto, Child Priority, Adult Priority
• Smile Shutter™ technology : Yes - Off, Slight, Normal, Big
• Advanced User Interface : Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu
• Anti Motion Blur : 6-image layering
• 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, Vertical, and 3D Panorama

Exposure System

• Picture Effect(s) : Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature
• Auto Exposure Lock : Yes (AE Lock with focus lock)
• Color Temperature : 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W, Saturation, Sharpness
• D-Range Optimizer : Yes: (Auto, Level 1-5, off)
• Exposure Bracketing : 3 continuous exposures in 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps
• Exposure Compensation : ±3.0 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)
• Exposure Settings : iAUTO, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama (2D), Sweep Panorama (3D), Anti Motion Blur, Picture Effect, Scene Selection
• ISO : ISO200 to 16000, AUTO (ISO200 to 3200)
• Metering : 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 exp.NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (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
• 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)
• Filter Diameter : 49mm
• 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
• Direct Manual Focus : Yes
• Exterior Finish : Metal
• Focus Ring in AF Mode : No rotation
• Internal Motor : Yes (Stepping motor)
• Lens Weight : 2.5oz (70g)
• Low Noise During Movie Capture : Excellent
• Maximum Magnification : 0.25x (APS-C)
• Mount Material : Metal
• Non-rotating Focusing Ring : No rotation
• Steady Shot Mode:Active : Lens-based Image Stabilization

Software

• Supplied Software : PlayMemories Home; Image Data Converter SR v4.0
• Operating System Compatibility : Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-?10.6)

 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 with built-in flash

Flash

• Flash Bracketing : 3 frames, 1/3, 2/3EV steps selectable
• 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 : Built-in flash
• Guide Number : 6 (in meters at ISO 100 equivalent)
• Recycling Time : Approx. 3 sec

Interface

• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
• DVDirect : Yes, via USB
• HD Output : HDMI® (TypeC mini)
• Memory Card Slot : Dual slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG 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, PTP)

Power

• Battery Type : InfoLitium NP-FW50,7.2V
• Number of Still Images : Approx. 470 images (CIPA standard)

Viewfinder

• Magnification : 0.073x (APS-C)(when attached)

Drive System

• Burst Buffer : JPEG (Fine: 18 shots, Standard: 30 shots), RAW (7 shots), RAW+JPEG (6 shots)
• Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing
• Flash Sync Speed : 1/160 seconds
• Shutter Speeds : 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb
• Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Focus Control

• Focus System : Contrast-detection AF
• Focus Points : 25 points
• 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, Tracking Focus
• 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. 180 degrees, Down: Approx. 13 degrees
• Brightness Control : Auto (-2 to +2 step sunny weather)
• Coverage : 100%
• Live View : Yes, (Constant AF Live View)
• Real-time image adjustment display : Yes (On/off)
• 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

Recording

• Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG 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 : Sweep Panorama: horizontal 12416 x 1856 (23M), vertical 5536 x 2160 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M), vertical 3872 x 2160 (8.4M) 3D Sweep Panorama: 7152 x 1080 (7.7M), Standard: 4912 x 1080 (5.3M), 16:9: 1920 x 1080 (2.1M)
• Video Format : AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
• Video Mode : AVCHD: 1920 x 1080/ 60i (60i/24Mbps/ FX, 60i/17Mbps/ FH, 24p/24Mbps/ FX, 24p/17Mbps/ FH) MP4 HD: 1440 x 1080/ 30p (29.97 Progressive) Approx. 12Mbps (Average bit-rate) MP4 VGA: 640 x 480/ 30p (29.97 Progressive) Approx. 3Mbps (Average bit-rate)
• Video Resolution : MP4 HD: 1280 x 720/ 30p MP4 VGA: 640 x 480/ 30p
• Audio Format : MPEG-4 AAC-LC

Weights and Measurements

• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 4-5/8 × 2-5/8 × 1-11/16" (117.3 x 66.6 x 41.3mm) (W/H/D)
• Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 9.0 oz (255g) (excl battery & media) Approx. 11.1 oz (314g) (w/battery & media)

Related Link and Information
Sony NEX-F3 Sample Shots (Source: Engadget)