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Sony Alpha NEX-5 Camera w/18-55mm Zoom Lens
Sony Alpha NEX-5 Camera w/18-55mm Zoom Lens
Pocket professional.The NEX-5 has all picture quality of a DSLR, yet it's about half the size, half the weight and far less complex. Pulling off this minor miracle took some clever innovations in glass, silicon and software code.
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Sony Alpha NEX-5 Camera w/18-55mm Zoom Lens
Pocket professional.
The NEX-5 has all picture quality of a DSLR, yet it's about half the size, half the weight and far less complex. Pulling off this minor miracle took some clever innovations in glass, silicon and software code.
In technical terms, the APS-C image sensor is 13 times the size of the typical sensor. In human terms, you'll be taking photographs, not snapshots. The bigger sensor means softer backgrounds, for more attractive portraits. You'll see better into the dark after sunset, and all your pictures will benefit from 14.2 megapixel resolution.
The NEX-5 delivers the quality of a DSLR in a camera that's ready to go wherever you go. In fact, this is the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens digital camera (as of April 2010). It's roughly half the size and weight of Sony's smallest, lightest DSLR, the 230.
The beauty of SLR photography is the ability to change lenses to match your shooting situation. Now Sony brings that beauty to a compact camera. The NEX-5 gives you a choice of dedicated E-mount lenses, plus a choice of 28 A-mount lenses via an adapter, sold separately
Sony has always recognized that a digital camera could take pictures in ways that film cameras never dreamed of. That's why we've created new capabilities to take your photography further than ever. These include Sweep Panorama, Auto HDR, Hand-held Twilight and Anti Motion Blur modes.
Many cameras take HD movies, but not so many offer the same Full HD 1080-line resolution as most broadcast HD networks. And very few have the same 60i frame rate for fluid, natural motion. In fact, this is the world's first interchangeable lens digital still camera with 1080/60i HD movies.
Some cameras bristle with knobs, buttons and dials. The NEX-5 replaces them with a simple turn-and-click Control Wheel and a pair of Soft Keys. These give you easy access to the full power of digital photography. To make learning even easier, Sony includes an On-Screen Help Guide and On-Screen Tips.
Product Specifications
Pocket professional.
The NEX-5 has all picture quality of a DSLR, yet it's about half the size, half the weight and far less complex. Pulling off this minor miracle took some clever innovations in glass, silicon and software code.
In technical terms, the APS-C image sensor is 13 times the size of the typical sensor. In human terms, you'll be taking photographs, not snapshots. The bigger sensor means softer backgrounds, for more attractive portraits. You'll see better into the dark after sunset, and all your pictures will benefit from 14.2 megapixel resolution.
The NEX-5 delivers the quality of a DSLR in a camera that's ready to go wherever you go. In fact, this is the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens digital camera (as of April 2010). It's roughly half the size and weight of Sony's smallest, lightest DSLR, the 230.
The beauty of SLR photography is the ability to change lenses to match your shooting situation. Now Sony brings that beauty to a compact camera. The NEX-5 gives you a choice of dedicated E-mount lenses, plus a choice of 28 A-mount lenses via an adapter, sold separately
Sony has always recognized that a digital camera could take pictures in ways that film cameras never dreamed of. That's why we've created new capabilities to take your photography further than ever. These include Sweep Panorama, Auto HDR, Hand-held Twilight and Anti Motion Blur modes.
Many cameras take HD movies, but not so many offer the same Full HD 1080-line resolution as most broadcast HD networks. And very few have the same 60i frame rate for fluid, natural motion. In fact, this is the world's first interchangeable lens digital still camera with 1080/60i HD movies.
Some cameras bristle with knobs, buttons and dials. The NEX-5 replaces them with a simple turn-and-click Control Wheel and a pair of Soft Keys. These give you easy access to the full power of digital photography. To make learning even easier, Sony includes an On-Screen Help Guide and On-Screen Tips.
Product Specifications
- Exposure System:
- 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
- D-Range Optimizer : Yes: (Auto, Level 1-5, off)
- Exposure Compensation : 2EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- Exposure Settings : iAUTO, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)
- ISO : Auto, 200 to 12800
- Metering : 49 Segment metering from CMOS image sensor
- 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: (Auto/Weak)
- 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,Custom
- Power:
- Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM NP-FW50,7.2V
- Number of Still Images : Approx. 330 images (CIPA standard)
- Service and Warranty Information: Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor
- LCD Display:
- LCD Type : 3 inch TFT TruBlack LCD (921,600 pixels)
- Angle Adjustment : Up: Approx. 80 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees
- Brightness Control : Auto (-2 to +2 step 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)
- Grid Display : Yes (On/off)
- Customization : Brightness: Auto, Manual, Sunny Weather Display Color: Black, White, Blue, Pink
- Software:
- Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 4.3.01 Image Data Converter SR 3.1 Image Data Lightbox SR
- Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later
- Drive System
- Burst Buffer : JPEG (unlimited to card capacity) RAW (8 shots) RAW+JPEG (5 shots)
- Continuous Shooting Speed : Continuous (2.3fps) Speed Priority (7fps)
- Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing; Remote
- Flash Sync Speed : 1/160 seconds
- Self-timer : 2-sec. or 10-sec. delay, (single, continuous 3 or 5 frames)
- Shutter Speeds : 1/4000 - 30 seconds, bulb
- Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
- Focus Control:
- Focus System : Contrast 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
- AF Illuminator : Built-in, LED type
- Advanced Features:
- Face Detection : Off, Auto, Child Priority, Adult Priority
- Smile Shutter technology : 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)
- Shooting Tips : 80 expert advice shooting tips
- Sweep Panorama : Horizontal, Vertical, and 3D Panorama14
- Imaging Sensor
- Imaging Sensor : Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.4 X 15.6mm)
- Processor : BIONZ image processor
- Anti-Dust : Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
- Pixel Gross : Approx. 14.6 megapixels
- Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 14.2 megapixels
- Focal Length Conversion Factor : 1.5x
- Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
- Optics/Lens
- Lens Type : E-mount 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
- Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount
- Aperture (Max.) : F3.5-F5.6
- Aperture (Min.) : F22-F32
- Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : 27mm-82.5mm (35mm equivalent)
- Filter Diameter : 49mm
- Lens Groups-Elements : 9 groups, 11 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
- Minimum Focus Distance : 9.8" (0.25m)
- Aperture Blade : 7 blades (Circular aperture)
- Non-rotating Focusing Ring : No rotation
- 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/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, PTP)
- Weights and Measurements:
- Dimensions (Approx.) : Appx 4-3/8 _ 2-3/8 _ 1-9/16" (110.8x58.8x38.2mm) (W/H/D); 15/16" (24.2mm) excl grip & lens mount
- Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 8.1 oz (229g) (excl battery & media) Approx. 10.1 oz (287g) (w/battery & media)
- Viewfinder: Magnification : 0.3x (APS-C)
- Camera
- Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount lens, (Sony lenses when used with LA-EA1 lens adaptor)
- Lens Mount : Sony E-mount
- Camera Type : Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera
- 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 : Smart accessory terminal (HVL-F7S Flash Supplied)
- Guide Number : 7 (in meters at ISO 100)
- Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec
- 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 (12M): 4592 X 2576 M (6.3M): 3344 X 1872 S (2.9M): 2288 X 1280
- Still Image Size 3:2 : L (14M): 4592 X 3056 M (7.4M): 3344 X 2224 S (3.5M): 2288 X 1520
- Video Format : AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
- Video Resolution : AVCHD: 1920 x 1080/ 60i MP4 HD: 1440 x 1080/ 30p MP4 VGA: 640 x 480/ 30p
- Audio Format : Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC