As the fourth largest manufacturer into the small, non-interchangeable lens digital microscope camera market, Sony must make a deep impression. We think they will do, but with the new Sony NEX - 5 and NEX - 3, two cameras, they are called "alpha compact interchangeable lens digital camera.". .
On the microscopic digital camera's commitment has not all bulk high image quality, as well as interchangeable lens photography versatility. Sony NEX-5 provide better than any model, so far, no with style, and the establishment of a firm.
There are so many interesting innovations in the sony NEX - 5 and NEX - 3, it is difficult to know where to start. Qingsong's biggest news, however, the national executive Jilie yes Sony first interchangeable lenses designed for digital cameras, auto focus and exposure deal with continuous adjustment while recording video, a few other things 相机 processing, and camera can be achieved Pingjun . Film is indeed a major area, in addition to size, in different two new cameras: one NEX - 5 to support the AVCHD 1080i format video recording, and the national executive - 3 is limited to 720p video recording. .
A 14 megapixel CMOS sensor Exmor is APS-definition high-quality, we found in the image from the camera, and equipped with new Bionz processor also in two cameras.
Function of several hot spots have brought the recent Alpha machine and Cyber - shot digital cameras, including pan & scan, auto-high dynamic range photography, hand-held evening, and anti-movement fuzzy pattern, each combination of a strategic adjustment, and as a non- Image 1 of several joints. This is quite an impressive thing. If this were not enough, Sony also announced the upcoming upgrade (even in the camera boat!), So a special panoramic three-dimensional scanning mode, as a yet to be announced with a number of the Bravia brand television in July 2010 to come. .
Whether it is Sony's NEX-5 and NEX-3 motion 3 inches wide, .1 million point 92. resolution of the LCD. Surprisingly, ultra-thin LCD tilt 80 degrees and 45-degree downward, for easy reading. The Sony photo frame, photograph or left door TruBlack technology is a very good experience.
Alpha by name, although a new camera, they no longer use the alpha installed, but a new name for the installation of Sony Electronics, of which only two lens kit lens will ship immediately. The first is a fairly standard 18 - 55mm f / 3. .5-6. .3 Optical image stabilization lens, the second is a 16 mm f / 2. .8 Pancake prime lens camera. They are in a beautiful bronze gray brushed aluminum barrel. .
An adapter can be used to install the alpha lens, auto focus, but will work with countries to implement camera disabled. Two converter also must use 16 mm lens: review with 12 mm equivalent wide converter, converter, and a fish-eye.
Finally, an 18-200mm f / 3. .5-6. .3 Lens is scheduled to open source software shipped sometime this year. .
Whether it is Sony's NEX-NEX-5 and 3, while high definition Memory Stick Pro Duo and SD, SDHC SDXC memory, and the media.
Where NEX - 5A type will be in July this year, 16 mm lens with the United States 650 U.S. dollars, while the national implementation of 18 - 55mm lens 5K will be sold in the U.S. $ 700. With 16 mm lens NEX - 3A of Article camera sells for $ 550, but not with 18 - 55mm in the national implementation - 3K camera to the U.S. to sell 650 each. .
Sony's report NEX-5 users.
By the Shawn Barnett and Dave Chels. .
"Smaller and more active. "This is what I hope Sony's engineers will try to see in the PMA in the conceptual model for 2010. It seems Sony's engineers had the same idea, probably before we see the concept of "wood" mode. Sony NEX-5 more aggressive countries perform better than 3, looks like a Sony t-series cameras handle and a big lens in front of the lot. It will also conjures up through the Sony F717 F505 memory, unusual expectations from 2000 to 2002 camera.
Look and feel. Different Democratic Left Alliance (single lens, direct view rest) digital camera, the two countries to implement the new Sony cameras do not try at all looks like a SLR or a rangefinder. Instead, they look more like a medium-sized digital camera grafting in a large lens. Particularly adjacent to the absurdity and 18 type 55 mm lens, Sony's NEX - 5 to succeed in this administration, if only because the shiny aluminum lens barrel, the high precision optical surface shape of the speech too much emphasis. After the design of digital cameras is relatively similar a few years, it is refreshing to see some bold.。.
The minimum between the new production line competition, Sony's NEX - 5 is also light. Its magnesium alloy body weighs only 10. .2 Ounces (0. .63 Pounds, two hundred eighty-eight grams with battery and card), plus the weight of the lens to 17. .7 Oz (1. .1 Pounds, five hundred and two grams). In contrast, the weight of 21 Panasonic G2. .8 Oz (1. .36 Pounds, six hundred and eighteen grams); the Olympus E - P2 the weight of 19 ounces (1. .2 Pounds, five hundred thirty-nine g) and the Samsung NX10 weight 21. .5 Oz (1. .3 Pounds, six hundred and ten grams) of each set of heads, batteries and cards. .
Just like a sports car design emphasizes the comparison of low-key, fully exposed wheels, Sony's design shows its State to execute commands through the comparison of light with a big, bright bronze lens (18 digital camera fuselage of small establishments of roads is command-55mm as shown in the figure). This is more in keeping with national implementation Executive-3 than States, and its size exceeded the very height of Mount camera body (click on the right side of the image for a larger sample of 5 is true). Reduction in the left side of the camera lens is the lens release button in the upper-left corner is the AF assist lamp and self-timer. Shutter button below, you can also see an infrared remote control port.
From Sony NEX - 5 top, you see the stereo microphone, while clearly marked L and R, and speaker of the three holes. Middle-income countries between the two is the attachment flaps, compared with the NEX - 3, you lift and back a little, and its Rubber rotating hinge, visit the port of small parts. So far, the port accepts flash including accessories and optional accessories microphone, and now we have not heard parts of evf any plans, but Sony plans to introduce a 16 mm point-field optical viewfinder accessories. .
Thickness. Although Sony NEX-5 lens interface makes Sony 16 mm thick lenses, this is true, as the Olympus 17 mm m Ivan the same thickness. Click the image for a larger view.
Here you can see 18 - 55mm compared to the magnitude of the fuselage, more dramatic by the included hood. 16 mm f / 2. .8 Lens camera also has an aluminum barrel, and look forward to it is greater than on the metal frame, this is thanks to a few millimeters thick. The lens is the same 17 mm f / 2. .8 Lens Olympus lens thickness Mirui light pancakes. In the 16 mm wide-angle adapter lens adapter and will accept a fish eye, embedded in the plastic bucket, save in the actual lens mount. .
Large rear-access power switch is separated from the shutter button, where there is a better position to grip the shutter button, but the two are in the national implementation-3 integration. Despite the grip and the lens of the narrow space between, I found the NEX-5 grip is more extensive, national implementation-3 ultra grip and comfort. Sony NEX-5 grip is thicker front to rear and a deeper perspective of fingers to get a hold. The play button is also highest in the first place, this is a troubling because it's something you want to quickly find and start when you look at the LCD monitor.
This is also the first tilt LCD screen proof, but the movie record button on the left. .
Please note that these two countries perform Sony camera-5 belt-ear location. Sony camera pointing at the national implementation of measures aimed at hanging down the camera, just like they (F505-F717 previously mentioned) spirit predecessors. This has many advantages, one of which is that it is unlikely the screen is scratch shirt buttons, small-footprint, not in what the lens according to different perspectives. Sony knows that lens usually will prompt the camera to move forward, particularly in the camera body is very light, so why not just hung on the first shot down? I found when I attach, with camera design elements, it seems a perfectly reasonable to begin suddenly a few awkward.
Tilting LCD. 3-inch LCD monitor 80 degrees and tilted 45 degrees down, and has 920,000-dot resolution. The display also features Sony's clear Sony Digital Photo Frame Line Photo Plus LCD technology and ultra-black uranium. Easy to tilt the LCD down than up, need a little bit of skill and strength combine to coax the 45-degree angle downward. .
Along with the accompanying strap, LCD has always been up chimping. Surround your fingers around the Sony NEX-5 grip so that your thumb turn and at the shoulder straps, and your thumb can easily reach the power switch. Draw your thumb back to using the control wheel and soft keys. Control wheel design is very good, with a focus that is a good grip is a significant decrease in the number of peripheral high advantage. Instead of filling the expensive buttons smaller space, Sony design a new interface with context sensitive. The menu is very fast instant hits, wheel of exercise and the on-screen action. It is sometimes confusing, but always respond. More about this later. . .
Sony internal NEX-5.
In the APS - C of this digital camera. Where NEX - 5 uses a new Sony Exmor CMOS sensor, combined with the large-scale APS - C format chip high-speed low-noise pixel advanced features previously only on Sony's Exmor - R of this digital camera's sensor. Shown above the national implementation of the 5 next to a Sony X-Series digital cameras used by ordering Exmor - R sensor photo sensor. (TX7, HX5v, etc.). .
The sensor. Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 has the company's third-generation Exmor sensor. This is one of the dimensions in the APS-C CMOS sensor for high-definition, Sony said that 60 per cent, more than three of the four sensors larger than 13 times the General camera sensor is large, therefore, they are expected to be in these two areas of performance improvement.
Dust. Sony cameras have a country of eliminating and dust removal system, where they have been included on low-pass filter charging protection coating, they shake the dust low-pass filter vibration. .
Processor. Sony did not say that is equipped with new Bionz, chip's third generation processors. In the image, it may be a big part of what improves image quality so much.
AF and metering. Sony NEX - 5 with contrast detection autofocus only. It has single and AF - C consists of two AF mode in order to focus on A-S. There are 3 AF area modes, including center, multi-functional, flexible regional model. You can also select full auto focus, dimethyl formamide, which allows you to adjust the operation after the AF focus, and manual focus. Focus is fast and very accurate. View more striker report or Performance tab. .
Sony NEX-5 has a point, Center-weighted metering options, multiple zones.
Optics. Sony's new lens is intended to respond faster than traditional auto focus SLR camera lens is to make the express purpose of filming the video. Most SLR cameras or disable the auto-focus, and capture video, or they are basically breaking your video, where the lens motor noise a bit too much exposure to changes in concentration and focus and needs. .
Sony develops executes for the new national routes new lens system, with shorter flange distance (the distance to the coke) to produce more compact lens, as well as faster, more accurate af driven to meet life's contrast detect AF in video camera recording. Iris lens also stepping motor driver, provide constant aperture brightness adjustment, to prevent a sudden jump in Aperture adjustment while video is being recorded.
Sony said the new focus of e-mount lenses are silent, silent, continuous aperture control. See our optical tags for Sony's new approach more in-depth written records, and we completed two packets of the lens test results. .
White balance options include: automatic, daylight, shade, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent, Flash, color temperature/filtering and custom.
Menu. Sony introduced a new menu system on the national implementation of cameras, one looks and sounds very loud for you to navigate, but our pre-release cameras, and as the only real implementation in our country - 5 points to send the negative experience Some of the problems and NEX - 3. See more reports on the shooter. The general interface is very good, if you adhere to the basic control. .
Special features. Sony NEX-5 is equipped with a lot of line from Cyber shot, Panorama of the scanning functionality of the most interesting use some special features.
First saw the Sony and WX1 TX1 digital camera a year ago, the company's NEX - 5 of the advanced Exmor CMOS image sensor capacity and Sony's Bionz high-speed processor power allows you to capture, just press the shutter button, the "sweep panorama in the camera, "camera across the river in a short arc. The result may be a panoramic view of up to 12,416 pixels wide, covering 149 horizontal angle - 226 degrees. Alternatively, the vertical scan camera, a thin / thick panoramic views of up to 5536 pixels wide, covering 106 vertical angles - 151 degrees. Sony's high-speed technology, to capture the Democratic Left Alliance to a new level.。 ） 。.
Storage and battery. Sony NEX - 5 is standard with two memory cards, all arranged in the not compatible. First, more high definition memory stick, and pen like last year, Olympus, Sony is now also supports SD, SDHC memory, and SDXC media in the same period. .
Sony NEX-5 use the part number of a NP-FW50.7 .2V rechargeable lithium ion battery 1080mAh. CIPA standard tests, NEX-Sony is expected to be approximately 5 330 time shooting. Expected battery life is shortened, because when the camera and record mode, the Sony NEX-5 will continue to explore whether your focus is in a continuous or single AF mode is on.
Sony NEX - 5 comparison. .
Size is a great advantage, SLDs, and Sony NEX-5 is the smallest of all. And Panasonic GF1 series is a great little camera, its amazing how it will look great next to Sony's NEX-5.
Sony NEX - 3 Panasonic GF1 series. .
Relative to the more expensive of the Panasonic Lumix GF1 series Sony NEX-5 is fairly small footprint as a whole. Even if the thickness is reduced by comparison.
Sony NEX - 5 to 16 mm lens is about the same height 16 mm unloading is Sony. .
Sony's NEX-5 than Olympus E-new Bridgestone spear.
Sony NEX - 5 is much less than a little cheap Georg Lin Basi E - Niu Puli spear, at least from the front. (What, Olympus may not be able to quickly adjust their own design or two approximately equal NEX - 5, they need to give up the flash, though.). .
Including NEX-5 tilt, widescreen LCD monitor is a distinct advantage in the electronic new Bridgestone spear, but E-new Bridgestone Spears menu is a little simpler, easier and menu design, and Flash is really to design.
Olympus has not made much of the national implementation of the 5 advantages and their collapsible lens, especially considering its loose before the light. Still, Sony's overall hedging thick. .
Sony's NEX-5 and Canon Rebel T2i.
This is true, you can begin to see the advantages to a very small digital SLR camera, with Sony's NEX - 5, with one in APS - C size sensor inside the Democratic Left Alliance. Since removing the pentaprism, and a full, four-finger grip, Sony can get a lower overall height. .
Sony NEX-5 is a rather than a 3: 2 widescreen 16: 9 and tilt up and down. Canon T2i, although for quick access to frequently used features of the optical viewfinder, a quick menu button.
From the top of you, why you sometimes difficult to think along the SLR: the lens of the third dimension. Is that you can see the advantage of removing from the equation of the mirror box here. Although the Sony 18 - 55mm lens roughly the same stability as the size of the lens rebels, the biggest advantage is to reduce the gap between the lens and the sensor to. .
Shooting and Sony NEX-NEX-5 and 3.
Sony is the production of the camera is easy to love. But they are not perfect, but when it comes to design, Sony typically have the advantage. This is the loss of a lot of Alpha machine, in their body and lens series ended. We must see Sony's more acute design skills in the national implementation-3 and NEX-5. Although they have quite different, they are almost the same function, so I will mainly talk about my experience, is both familiar.
I have quite a hidden camera when shooting a new, but they are small enough that I can hide the camera with one hand the most. I just wrapped around the lens barrel in my thumb and forefinger and extend my grip palm: all you see is the front of the lens. This is true both cameras, but more easily achieved with national implementation 5. .
Although they have no power, national implementation of Sony cameras so focused and fire rapidly, especially in good light. Focus may need a little time, and low-light contrast detection, a majority of the camera. Camera power supply, although it is a love watching you awaken, a very small. You flip a switch, nothing happens. Then, half a year after one second, the icon is displayed on the screen. Then half a second, that began to disappear from the dark, dark eyes, full brightness. I admit I have never seen such a camera. This requires a sufficient amount of time, I have more than one occasion a check to ensure that the lens cap on.
Generally speaking, if I go hunting, I have a camera, so it's power, time is no problem. But know this is not fast, at least not in our pre-release camera. .
Although I am a very big SLR fans, two-thirds micro four from Olympus and Panasonic camera, I have to say that such a small camera feels very natural. I think there are many who do not like the small form factor large lens, but I can't think of anything more appropriate in the digital age. Lens, autofocus, and grip: this is a photographer's needs. No, a LCD is not necessarily the ideal of the viewfinder, but it's target market is the right choice and allows Sony to make the camera is very small. (Optional optical viewfinder will be available, but it's not like the release is ready. ）。.
Optics. To my surprise, I am more attracted to more than 16 mm to 18 - 55mm lens. The opposite is true micro Four Thirds camera, 17 mm is used almost all of my shooting I do. Because 17 mm, equivalent to a 34 mm lens, it's natural I like, the equivalent of 16 mm in 24 mm found. Although I used to love my old 24 mm film of my camera, lens distortion at the edge of a way to face losing their appeal, the family photos. The good news is that this is really grasping the scene, the big attraction.。.
A large 18 - 200 mm, also plans to an earlier version, but an adapter, and other α-mount lenses will be shipping works. We use a lot of lens adapters for our laboratory samples. The only drawback is that, even if the Alpha lens must be focused manually, because they do not have enough design work and with the national implementation of the contrast detection autofocus system, according to Sony representatives. .
And 18-55mm, I like this feeling to have lens, grip, LCD for my pictures: the bare necessities. It feels like I have received nothing.
However, if you are looking for a broad point of view, 16 mm wide and flat, you can give it a wider lens with two annexes, will also be available. VCL's - ECU1 a wide converter into a 12 mm to 16 mm lens to its 0. .75 X magnification, thanks. The fish-eye lens converter will provide a very wide range with all the distortion that you are the expectations from the fish-eye lens. .
Low light. I think they include national implementation of Sony camera Flash, not make it into the aftermarket purchases as Olympus pen with the first two. I also like, you can turn it off. This is definitely a very small, just above the lens is that at the time of the adoption of the next Jack plastic doors and Windows to hide a particular connector. Tighten the thumbscrews ' in Flash and in national implementation-5 at least married neat flap and Flash of the door. As I said, it depends on the unit above the lens, but you must turn to activate. Camera sensor to its turnover, in the selected mode of the fire.
In any case, what could be more than a nice little flash, falling easily better? A camera, usually do not need a flash. This is with your Sony NEX - 5 to send. If it is not enough, but there is a hand-held camera, Sony's cool twilight mode, Sony has made some progress to improve its high ISO performance significantly. This is not what Nikon D3X, but it is still a good market share than in our low light test. .
I really like to shoot in low light and Sony NEX-5 only auto ISO enabled. It does not perform miracles, but it does make your indoor shooting, otherwise you will never be.
Hand-held anti-motion blur evening. .
Handheld twilight mode image capture six at f/5, 1/8 sec, and ISO 1600 and they merge into one. Reverse motion blur mode select f/5 and ISO 6400 1 bid to increase the shutter speed to 1/25 sec.
Handheld evening. Cool twilight scene mode is called hand-held (HHT's) to do the trick for some of Sony's backlight sensor camera, introduced last year. No, this is not the backlight sensor, but it will have a fire can keep the shutter speed of 6 guns, combined into a useful image of them, you will not get without using a higher ISO. But do not think you will sneak into your child's bedroom to get shots of their lovely sleep because of the relatively loud - if cool - fire shutter is 6 times, a volley which is sure to most people wake up. .
It is similar to the HHT-motion blur mode, this is a fast shutter speed, exposure bias, the fire, it combines several into a single image, camera movement, this is by using a telephoto lens zoom motion. Similarly, this makes it quite a lot of noise in the vicinity may not know what you are doing. (As long as you tell them that they will not understand. ）。.
Easy panoramic views. I am also impressed that Sony put into the successful national implementation of a series of scanning the panorama mode. Sony NEX - 5 and NEX - 3 more than they want to fire Cyber - shot larger counterparts shutter, and then combined into a single captured image. .
Pan scan. My first scan test, including sports car. Note: there is a fair rights centre of the car, and an additional barbecue and a truck, the Centre is not only leaves a bezel.
A better theme. Sony NEX - 5 scanning panoramic camera for this more, I think, than a busy street. .
It does not work, Sony's intelligent Pan mode analyses the scene found moving objects, just one image as the object is said to enter the final panorama. For example, a car, through the site may appear more than once, because in a scene shot panoramic sweep, but smart will be more than one image from the site, you may leave a car image. As I live street sweeping, all buildings are very good, but the vehicle movement and pan there is an additional tail and nose length is increased, while the car movement against my motion is reduced to only one, there is no noise and exhaust. . Please note also that my scan panoramic images with our camera to make all pre-release of the movement a little touch of soft, fuzzy. The first shot taken in bright sunlight for 1 / 250 sec still show motion blur, but it may be Sony's some work to do it. Later, when we reshot the scene tree, slow shutter speed, but we just let Sony NEX - 5 to keep shooting, we get a very sharp results. .
Automatic human development report. When you know your camera's are going to find it difficult to capture such scenes, Sony car can help the human development report. Note: the image on the bottom shelf and shaded areas in front of the tree of cosmetics.
Automatic Human Development Report. Another multi-shooting modes, designed to improve your picture is Sony NEX - 5 of the Human Development Report mode. Made a small dynamic range optimization of electronic processing, to enhance and maintain the prominent shadow, but when this is not do the trick, you can (some groping in the menu) to activate automatically Human Development Report. Again, this convenient way to fire a three hand can maintain the image of the bright spot in the midrange and shadows, and combine them into one image, all available in these areas more exposed. Typically, the unit can see these pictures because they are basically program the image contrast.。 Although I often use the HDR image screen, I'm glad I have regular contact with the part of the human development report, because often only look to surreal. Not just from the State, by the way, but all of the HDR image.
Pentax K - 7 has this feature as well, but Sony's automatic alignment of all three images, even in the handheld device, and in the K - 7 of the lens is most needed is a tripod to avoid image registration errors. I found a wonderful opportunity to showcase the benefits of the Human Development Report: beauty salons in the door will be opened in the old 伍德斯托克贾 House. The front is lit bright sunshine, in the shadow part is, open the door to more black. The key, however, I can see is that the reform and opening up and my eyes, I can see the light and shadow area details. But I know the lens will not. Clearly right in this shot.。 I think the bright portion is a bit too wash, it is suitable for my eyes and saw, so I can't complain. Overall, in this case, human development report is in my opinion, this is supposed to do: give you your eyes to see more of that in an image. Our eyes and hearts of compensation because we do around the high contrast scenes, adjust the sensitivity, but we're going to, but not without a digital camera really help the human development report, at least not yet.
Focus. Focus is active at any time, in my opinion was out, I have continued to focus on or off. I usually choose the choice of the center auto focus camera, no matter what I use, but Sony's NEX - 5 have a choice to just give up and the center of the whole image, especially in low light strange habits. I do not really like that. I want to know that it will focus on where I tell you, so I turned to be flexible, it has moved to anywhere on the screen, angle of the corner, just missing the edge of the additional benefits. Not bad. .
Fox is also very fast, very close, in this area, some of the other competitors. Full-width and remote af time lag average 0. .44 seconds, and concentrating the shutter lag is 0. .12 seconds. Start shooting at about 1. .0 seconds, but in fact it's about 2 seconds then the screen will be fully alive. I'm in with Sony's NEX-5 are not the focus of complaints. If you set up a continuous auto focus camera, though, the focus will tend to swing between detection auto focus system for quick check and focus of the review soon many times. You can see a very strange whole building Pulse you try and hold the camera steady, but rest assured that your camera is to do what you tell it.
Out of focus areas and a little softer from Sony NEX - 5 (most attractive addition to the Olympus E - Niu Puli spear, both shot wide open (f / 4, f / 3. .9, Respectively), about 35 mm equivalent.) suite with its own lens. (Click the picture to 800 pixels version, and then click again to see them full size.) .
Background blur. Simply put, is the background blur the image outside the focal areas of quality, the Sony boast that their big in APS-C sensor (allowing a narrow depth of field) and optics to provide a better background blur more micro four-thirds cameras can be combined. This seems to be two kit lens and true, the background a little softer, smoother from Sony. The quality of the background blur can be quite different, however, this depends on your lens.
Simple menu? Of course, this is not all great news. Sony NEX - 5 is a more traditional design combines digital SLR camera's sensor and interchangeable lenses, but not always choose the best of both worlds. In this case, Sony said that they completely redesigned interface to make it easier to control, only a few buttons, but it really reminds me of Sony's new Cyber - shot in the menu system of some inconvenience. I am national implementation - 5 menu system first impression is very positive, because it is a beautiful moment.。 Very well done. This is the first time, but also the sound accompanying menu selection-a sharp tap-is actually quite good. Unfortunately, my initial reaction was positive and NEX-5 menus, in fact, I did not survive trying to use them.
Rather than the use of other alpha machine, which, among the best in the business is really simple menu, Sony chose a more complex programs, using the button to let go of the icon menu, some of which are quite long - when you go to some very long bottom of the list, the menu does not include back up to the top. Worse, once you find and adjust the menu items, you dropped into the record mode, rather than return to the menu, where you can make further adjustments. Instead, you have to hit menu again and start all from the top. .
Leave the iAuto. Unfortunately, in the program mode, no changes in the programme. But you can use the background defocused, intelligent Auto mode is available. Enter the smart automatically gets not difficult. Simply press the shoot mode button, the on-screen virtual mode dial, you rotate the dial-up, press the middle button, and you have only one, but now what is shooting mode button is now a background defocused button. How do you go back to the program or any other way? press menu. Navigate to the camera mode. Press "confirm". Wait for the black screen. Rotary dial. Press "confirm". No, it's not terrible, but there are many steps, and it is not clear for beginners. Then again, maybe this is the thought.
Large, high resolution screen, there are a large number of icons set the camera to introduce you, but to change any of them, you must first take a look at the 4-way navigator, and then press the menu button (if It can be, because this is a "soft" button, you can change the use patterns change). Once the menu pops up, you choose the right one from the Sixth: shooting mode, the camera, image size, brightness / color, playback, and installation procedures. Here, the label would be good, because it obviously is not in full accordance with the International Organization for Standardization and DRO brightness / color menu, not hidden camera menu. .
And quick menu will change things or ISO/DRO like the HDR more easily accessible. Because of this, you must press the menu button, navigate to the brightness/color, scroll down to the DRO/auto-human development reports, and then press the Center button. And then the screen is completely black, and you view the tape to the scene, where young DRO/Auto pop up out of the human development report option on the right side of the screen. Rotate the control dial until you select it and press the Center button. Bring your camera!, the biggest problem is not that I was not easy to open, though. . This is back when I have to enter the menu, navigate to the brightness / color. . You think. Worse, if you need to change the settings menu, which contains 35 settings. Format is 29. .
There is also a menu option, I do not know why many cases cannot be used. This is grayed out, and pop-up explanation does not offer any remedies. For example, face detection option is grayed out, by default, the only way to activate it is the first bend of the multipoint auto focus and exposure area. Although the camera photography skills is 80, which is not resolved, because it is such a fundamental issue. Always have a manual, Yes, but some of this stuff should be automatic (turn on face detection, which automatically changes to multipoint auto focus, multi-zone contact).
Another feature is that you can neither review images in playback mode, and video at the same time. The list of items available range playback whatever you final shot. That is, if you have shooting stills and movies, shooting the last thing you is that when you press the play button, you will only see a static image. Watching movies, you must switch to movie mode, or fast film. You can also press the menu button, select the Play menu item, then scroll to the Still / movie selection, press the menu item, then choose between the film and a separate screen.。 Instead, consumers, however, this feature will enable users to think they have lost their image or video. I hope this is the result of national execution and the nature of the camera the pre-release.
This may be impossible to make a lot of changes in previous versions, because this is how close relative to the production cycle, but there is a simple thing, we want to see the NEX - 5 change the menu system:. .
Added to the Setup menu of options that let your camera configured default menu behavior to give up your back-to-use menu location, instead of always on top. Like the default "menu," and "return to the last setting" and "return to the top choice. ”。.
Similarly, as mentioned above, the camera chose to remain in your menu system is tuned to, and not pop out of capture mode again you will be a real convenience. .
To make the system less mode that lets the user change more things, whether the camera mode, for example, instead of requiring the user to set the auto focus area, change the AF mode AF or DMF can choose face detection, why not make a choice of face detection af is placed in the/multi-zone mode of the camera? tell the user that the face detection feature is disabled, it is of little help. And why not the user can select the camera zoom digital zoom, if they want to? ibid. panorama panoramic size or orientation when they are in the Pan mode?, mysterious grey items, only the camera so that more of any level of user confusion.
If you can not get rid of modal properties of the menu, add captions, tell why an option is grayed out, not only said: "This feature is currently disabled." - It can be said to really have more than the current More 80 shooting skills to benefit the end user. .
In playback mode, allowing you to immediately take the menu button to playback menu, and the first option have static/move the selection. (This is a local camera really need more than one button, all of the buttons on the back has been allocated to them the necessary functionality. ）。.
Add a set menu items, will allow you to configure a custom function button, bottom right button instead of the default for the shooting skills. Allow users to configure it to selectively control the white balance, ISO, AF area (select it now has become the focal point, you point in the flexible mode, so you can adjust the focus, but it would be nice if you the option to select the AF mode, all the time as an option), face detection, metering mode, DRO in / Human Development Report, creative style, and may shock. .
Add a shortcut menu, you can select from low, soft-Start button for quick access to a common number of settings. (The above list will be a good start, but added, such as image size/quality, film type/size, etc. ）。.
Turning to the future of the model, do not be so focused on reducing the number of buttons. Even if more than one in the rear panel, or to angle the top panel on the left button on the bottom right corner button movie can really help the user interface of the complex. .
Like we said, it may be too late to make these changes before release, but they'll be great to add to the firmware is expected to be sometime in July update three-dimensional scanning panoramic view. Some people take longer than others to become more involved in, but the most simple (the default behavior of the menu options, for example) should be minimal and will result in dramatic changes to user interface usability.
Calm. I do not get the effectiveness of an optical image stabilization, strong impression, 18 55 mm, probably because I was so busy with all the other low-light functioning. But most of my shooting is good, and I still hold the camera to analyze the image on the LCD, the system seems to draw my heart good, and I have the camera steady as possible. Sony hopes it can provide correction of about 4 points, which seems just right. .
Movie mode. Of course, these features of SLR cameras, digital camera lens can be replaced with video capture. Their reasonable cheap optical open bud photographer's creativity to new levels. In the APS-C sized digital camera large sensor can better low light performance, allowing Archer used a story device selection focused on the rapid transformation from one area of concern is the other one uses the focus ring.
We have prepared all of Sony's NEX - 5 video capabilities, we encourage you to check out the great writing, but the basic is that it records 60 frames per second, all the AVCHD 1080i video. The most impressive is that its focus is not fast enough, the camera is running full-speed track in a subject. What kind of questions have to type more likely to get it some of these concerns, but as I mentioned before, Sony's NEX - 5 seems to focus on examination of the time are all, whether you are shooting still pictures or video. .
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Sony NEX - 5 image quality. .
Although I would not say that Sony NEX-5 against all other cameras from the water, it does have better in our still-life than the camera we are opposed to any goal-setting more elements. For price, Sony camera is the quality of national implementation of the new leaders.
See more of the following crops and commentary, and be sure to see our image quality of optical and image quality more thorough analysis of Web pages. .
Sony and Panasonic G2 NEX-5 of ISO 1600.
Sony NEX - 5 in the ISO 1600. .
Panasonic G1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to 1600.
Runs counter to the latest Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera at ISO 1600 reveals some important differences in how to deal with two camera's noise vs. detail. Panasonic trouble with the yellow, but also into fine relief, as Habermas Portel cap with the green, like the mosaic image of the border. Also note that olive oil bottles in the back of the shadow of regional differences. Sony has a fuzzy look, but stressed that the noise intensity Panasonic model. This latter strategy to work well in print. Canon and Nikon managed to produce a gray background, not only smooth, but it seems reasonable focus.。 Sony NEX-5 and better in the image, including all the details of red cloth leaf.
Sony NEX - 5 and E-1600 in the International Organization for Standardization small one. .
Sony's NEX-5 at ISO 1600.
Olympus E - P1 wave in the International Organization for Standardization 1600. .
Although the Olympus E-P1 uses the G2 Panasonic, Olympus are handled the same sensor do a bit better in some areas. However, Sony NEX-5 luminance and chrominance noise elimination more, it also provides more details. In a review in the image tag at the top, is not the same as e-one small oversharpening management of details, but it leaves a lot of mosaic pattern chroma noise. Leaf sheet seems to be a draw. A sample both rendering, because it really is, but my advantage may be introduced in the E-P1 less false data. . .
Sony and Samsung NX10 national implementation of ISO 160-5.
Sony NEX - 5 in the ISO 1600. .
Samsung NX10 at ISO 1600.
Also in this space is not big competitors, and national implementation of fare quite - 5 of ISO 1600. Your eyes can do the analysis very easy to this one. Chroma noise in the overwhelming shadow of the red sample is vague compared. Mosaic image of the NX10 will not look "photographic", but this rendering print well, despite the artificial appearance of the crop. Samsung NX10 is not only a fine, the production of printing images, but Sony's NEX - 5 is good indeed. .
Sony's NEX-5 and Canon T1i at ISO 1600.
Sony NEX - 5 in the ISO 1600. .
At ISO 1600 Canon T1i.
Sony NEX - 5 of 14. .2 Megapixels stacked well on the Canon T1i 15. .1 Megapixels. Overall, T1i a bit soft, but with less sharpening artifacts. I like the background of the shadow of the Canon, even if it left some light artifacts. Additional noise to make it look more natural print. Where there are obvious advantages of Sony NEX5 red leaves in the sample. Sony makes it something, and all T1i can manage a reasonable facsimile. .
Sony's NEX-5 and Nikon D5000 at ISO 1600.
Sony NEX - 5 in the ISO 1600. .
Nikon D5000 at ISO 1600.
Pixel-pixel, 12 megapixel Nikon D5000 has been made in four to three micro cameras on these crop-specific factors, but Sony has finally exceeded in all areas, but the pattern of red leaves. Despite the soft appearance, Sony NEX - 5 and eliminate the shadows better than the D5000 color noise, mosaic images, though not so rich, D5000 rendering, there were more details available. This is quite close, though. .
More information: Sony 5 national implementation than G2 Panasonic, Olympus E-P1, Samsung NX10, Canon T1i, and Nikon D5000.
Sony NEX - 5. .
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to 100.
International Organization for Standardization 3200. .
Panasonic G2 phase.
International Organization for Standardization 100. .
ISO 3200 Olympus E-P1.
International Organization for Standardization 100. .
ISO 3200 Samsung NX10.
International Organization for Standardization 100. .
ISO 3200 Canon T1i.
International Organization for Standardization 100. .
ISO 3200 Nikon D5000.
International Organization for Standardization 100. .
ISO 3200.
Detailed comparison. ISO 1600 is only useful comparison. A camera's ISO 100 and 3200 performance is valuable, especially when it comes to details, so I stop every detail of high contrast at the other camera the same. .
When we initially in Sony's NEX-5 high ISO images, we consider a new benchmarks have been established. In fact, such images look really good, may actually be set up a new overall quality high marks, but these details show that crop is not very complete military coup. Main rival for the top spot remains the T1i and E-100 ISO on a small one, and the E-P1 and ISO 3200 T1i. In the T1i is rendered at 3200 lagdo line letters, but this part of their slightly higher resolution (14.15. home .2 .1) function. . .
At the same time that this experiment is not independent of the quality of the lens, focusing on errors, and other variables, so again this is a comparison of each camera can be, we can mobilize optics standardization. Samsung NX10 with its very sharp 30 mm f/2 lens. Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic G2 uses quite excellent Olympus digital Ivan 50 mm f/2 macro lens. NEX-5 Sony, Nikon and Canon companies use our laboratory standard 70 mm f/2. .8 lens former Director Sigma macro lens, it is very sharp.
Sony NEX - 5 print quality. .
JPEG image looks very good directly from Sony NEX-5 printing. These expanded 14. .2 megapixel image is a little soft 20x30 from ISO 200, but most of the 12 megapixel camera can do better. In the shooting of this magnitude will fine wall displays, and increase in a photo editing program is very good. Soft non-issue in 16x24, though. Color saturation and contrast is great it seems a bit high, but no..
ISO 400 shots look great at 16x24 too. .
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 800 bar in 16x24 is also very strong. Now you can raise your eyebrows, because this is really amazing. Very detailed, only in low-contrast areas, almost without notice, unless you squint soft. There are some gray shadow zone of confuse reality, if you look closely, but it is a very loud noise than the brightness can be better.
ISO 1600 the image a little softer in the low contrast areas and some of the details began to suffer, but it is not an arm's length of the problem, so, even if these images are used in the 16x24 inches. Color and contrast are quite good. Disappeared in the soft, 13x19 inches. .
ISO 3200 images, as expected, is beginning to show some images of dark part of weakness, but high contrast detail is still pretty good 13x19 inches. In this very useful, but naturally better 11x14.
6400 International Organization for Standardization finally got some of the requirements for the 8x10 13x19 inches all the way before the dark shadow areas and spots to reduce a display wall to be acceptable. .
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 12800 suddenly looks very good, surprisingly many 5x7 seems to degradation of the screen. Some colors are faded, but not too bad we usually see. It makes a great 4x6, hopefully at a very low light great snapshots.
Overall, Sony's NEX - 5 produced very good prints at very large scale, impressive considering its lack of an ISO 100 setting. You can print out more than most people in the extremely sharp and print large size (more than 11x14) from ISO 200 至 3200 without worry. .
In the box.
Sony NEX - 5 in the box with the following items:. .
Sony's NEX-5 institutions.
18 - 55mm in w / or 16 mm lens hood (depending on package). .
Flash.
Body cover. .
Lens cap.
Lithium-ion batteries. .
Battery charger USB cable.
Shoulder strap. .
The disc.
Quick Start Guide. .
The warranty card.
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Sony NEX - 5 conclusions. .
Professional Edition: bad:.
Compact design. .
Magnesium alloy body looks sharp, and feel all right.
Good grip. .
Feel comfortable, although small.
Power switch is placed just right. .
The lens barrel has a very good feeling, looks good.
While still a very good weight, light weight. .
Camera strap ring hanging down light camera, lens and camera spacing does not forward.
Stereo recording. .
High-contrast display looks good just everywhere.
Kit lens is very sharp (see the shortcomings of some corner softness and CA). .
Excellent details from 14 megapixel sensor.
High-resolution, liquid crystal tilt. .
Exposed outdoor accuracy is very good.
High ISO performance is very good, from a Democratic Left Alliance by far the best. .
Human development report mode works well with adjustable levels.
DRO in with adjustable levels. .
Handheld twilight mode captures and align multiple images into a sharp shot.
Anti-motion blur mode to improve the shutter speed and combined into a single shot multiple images. .
Pan scan capture a panoramic view of the large crossing site scanned images.
Snappy's overall performance. .
As a contrast Detection AF speed.
Very fast speed in burst mode seven priority. .
Download speed is very fast.
Dual card slot format. .
Removable flash memory, including.
Recording in the movie Auto Focus. .
In the movie theme af tracking motion is good.
Low light level video features much better than the other Democratic Left Alliance, we have tested the camera. .
Auto focus, Aperture adjustment and image stability almost silent: zero on the movie's audio track's effects.
Including external compact flash, surprisingly strong, and quick recovery. .
HDMI output interface.
Real-time movie record button. .
From extreme corner is soft 18 55 mm, 18 mm, 16 mm lens from.
Moderately high levels of wide-angle lens from a color. .
Picture 18 from macro-lens not 16mm 55mm and macro features soft.
Only two noise reduction settings (Auto, weak). .
Weak Sunday is set to display more chrominance noise, but in red cloth smear details.
AE struggling in very low light. .
Alpha dial to wear over time, as your thumb.
Non-standard flash connection. .
From a very narrow Flash coverage.
No wireless flash support. .
Proprietary auto focus lens and lens mount is limited by choice.
Video AF area is too wide, the camera is easy to pick-up in the background or are even affected by external objects contrast. .
Does not have the ability to set up automatic film recording on focus: auto focus still capture mode choose not carried forward.
In the video there is no aperture or shutter speed of the user control. .
In playback mode, slow scrolling through the film slowly.
Qi Ren / or film / playback is still a disturbance. .
There is no ability to cut the film cameras.
Battery charging is very slow. .
Very audible click tracks at each end of the film, from button, press the end of the recording.
CIPA battery life rating is decent, but the live show, sustained attention, and video, as in practice a short life. .
The bundled external Flash is short, big shots, even on this issue, set the lens hood shadowed header.
Shooting panoramic camera is noisy, HDR, and other multi-frame mode. .
Sony have done, what they need: they have shaken the camera market. Although they were ranked fourth to single lens directly view digital camera category, Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 will remember their design as well as its unique camera image quality is fine.
As a long-Sony fan, I have been waiting for a camera, a Sony really feel like work. Although I would like to try with the Sony Alpha menu system and the real insisted that all the other representatives of this design at its best Sony. Dave and I agreed, even though the menu, we will be happy to have and carry the NEX - 5 almost all of the event will be inappropriate SLR camera or trouble, or even think, I believe, as a national implementation - 5 if My SLR backup failed. .
Sony NEX-5 is not a camera for the experienced professional player, but might be anyone you want in a very small, portable form factor, the quality of digital single lens reflex cameras. We are nationally executed-5 good image quality at all surprised by the ISO, the printing quality. For a small camera output image, ISO 3200 and shine in printing 13x19 inches: this is worthy of note.
What is a surprise is the ability of the Sony building scanning the panorama mode, both the evening and the anti-motion hand-held camera into a blur, with a larger sensor and a large shutter, because these models were first Cyber - shot digital camera Introduction. .
Overall, we continue to work with the Sony real NEX-5 and their low-priced compatriots, in national implementation-3. Provides higher than your opponent in a package more than they all sensor competitors less any image quality. It is interesting to carry and shooting, and many of the features with the gorgeous look, you will want to explore. If they could improve the menus, play mode, and add a quick menu, we will be more excited, but now we have a lot of powerful features, appearance, and excellent, leading image quality, the Sony NEX-choice of 5 Dave.
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