Slow start up time, options tucked away in menus, accessory port fiddly to use
Although compact-like in appearance, don't let the exterior fool you - the Sony NEX-5 produces class-leading images that outshine some stiff competition in the Micro System Cameras sector. Many will love its pick-up-and-shoot ease of use, though it's ...
Pluses, Excellent build and tiny size, Very attractive rotating screen, Quality of photos and noise handling, 1080i HD video with continuous autofocus and stereo sound, Onthefly panoramas or long exposure shots with not tripod
Minuses, Useless flash port, Not enough direct access to key settings, Not easy for everybody to hold, A little slow to start up
Fiddly menu system, no standardised hotshoe, long start up delay
The NEX-5 turns the interchangeable system on its head by offering the most compact-like solution yet to be seen. It's a breeze to use, if not a little limiting due to lack of buttons to adjust more advanced settings, and has snappy and accurate autofo...
Good image and color quality, Dedicated video capture button, Autofocus and exposure during video capture, Tilting monitor,
Settings via menus can be time consuming, Accessory port limits viewfinder/flash/stereo recording options,
Sony's NEX-5 (and NEX-3) interchangeable lens compact digitals are the latest additions to a class that has only recently seen competition arrive to contest sales with the class founders. The NEX-5 comes in with competitive ISO and image quality perfor...
Port flash absolument insupportable, Manque d'accès directs aux réglages, Prise en mains peu adaptée à certaines morphologies, Démarrage un peu long
Le Sony NEX-5 est un appareil étonnamment compact, d'une qualité extrêmement convaincante en photo comme en vidéo et qui prend l'utilisateur par la main. En revanche, il ne s'adresse absolument pas au photographe expert, qui sera immédiatement frustré ...
Abstract: Although Sony claims its new NEX-5 as the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens camera, this can only apply to the camera body itself, which is similar in size and shape to Sony's H-series digicams. Attach the low-profile E 16mm f/2.8 (SEL...
Abstract: Now that Sony has put itself onto the system cameras market with the Sony NEX-5, the attention for this segment of cameras will only increase. This is a positive development. The existing system cameras by Panasonic, Olympus and Samsung all take as the...
Verzeichnung beim 18-55mm-Objektiv, Menübedienung, Montage-Aufsteckblitz
Die NEX-5 fasziniert mit hoher Bildqualität und kompakten Abmessungen. Zielgruppe sind eindeutig Aufsteiger aus dem Kompaktkamera-Lager, die mehr kreative Möglichkeiten suchen und sich mit wechselnden Objektiven an verschiedene Situationen anpassen wollen...
Die Sony NEX-5 punktet ganz klar mit ihrer Kompaktheit, dem modernen Design mit dominierendem Objektiv, der hervorragenden Verarbeitung und nicht zuletzt mit einer soliden Bildqualität. Um diese aber zur Höchstform auflaufen zu lassen, bedarf es besse...
