Buy Sony NEX-5A 14.2MP Digital Camera 16mm 2.8 & 18-55 Lenses Silver **With New Firmware Update**Sony NEX-5A 14.2MP Digital Camera 16mm 2.8 & 18-55 Lenses Silver **With New Firmware Update** Product Description:
- **Firmware update adds Peaking mode which allows compatibility with manual focus lenses, and Picture Effect Mode for more color effect presets.**
- Sony Alpha NEX-5S 14.2MP Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
- Sony 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS E Lens for Sony NEX Cameras
- Sony 16mm F2.8 E Lens for Sony NEX Cameras
Product Description
Presenting the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera, the Sony NEX-5. The quality of a DSLR with just about half the size and weight. Experience Full HD 1080/60i movies, astounding low-light pictures, continuous shooting up to 7 fps, incredible panorama shots and Live View on a tilting 3.0-inch LCD. Additionally, this ? NEX-5 camera comes with an E-mount 16mm lens.
PLUS
Designed to match your ? NEX camera , the SEL1855 standard zoom lens is lightweight and features smooth and silent Auto Focus operation, while offering a versatile, all-purpose range for beautiful shots. In 35mm equivalent, this zoom lens (18-55mm focal length, f/3.5-5.6 maximum aperture) covers wide-angle 27mm to 82.5mm midrange, which is ideal for capturing close-up portraits to expansive landscapes.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Incredibly intelligent camera
By Dr. Roger L. Mccarthy
Digital cameras come with increasing built in computation power but Sony has really jumped in front with the Nex5. This is the smartest camera you ever haven't used. The stock 18-55 lens that comes with the camera doesn't really give you "18mm" wide angle. The real 35mm equivalent is 27-83mm. BUT, the camera comes with an incredible virtually real-time "sweep panorama" feature that is simply awesome. The camera takes about 20 pictures while you sweep across the scene, and then stitches the resulting pictures together in a breath taking panorama. It even works just inside a room. The processor in the camera does a better job stitching than Photoshop on its best day. The only thing is you really can't have is moving subject matter in your scene, or the moving subject will end up in several positions in the panorama. The pictures taken normally are simply excellent. BUT, in low light non-flash conditions (such as a room or scene where your puny on-camera flash would be ridiculous)(sorry no flash shoe, so thats all you get) ) the camera has a multi-shot low light mode, which it then uses to reconstitute the exposure of the picture, that is also simply awesome. I found the controls combined with the 3inch backplane screen (which is moveable) very intuitive. You do have to take care with the auto focusing in low light conditions, as it sometimes has trouble. But with patience it will get it right. Battery life is EXCELLENT (all day at the Expo in Shanghai, MULTIPLE panoramas, etc., only used 37% of the battery). The strap attachment positions are mid back, so the camera is always pointing DOWN, (which it is always going to do anyway with a heavy lens) is inspired. Finally, this camera is really light. At the EXPO I saw endless camera users by noon doing the "one arm camera cradle" to take the weight off their neck and neck strap. Never even felt this camera on my neck all day. The 1080p video is the better than with Sony's 1080p video cameras!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Sony NEX 5
By Jorge Corredor Zaccour
I bought the Sony NEX 5 as an upgrade for a Sony Cybershot H50. Besides being an incredibly fun DSLR camera, it's a piece of technology. At the moment, it's the smallest and lightest DSLR, achieving this by removing some features not so relevant anymore, no viewfinder, image stabilization is built in the lenses not the camera, and the flash is external. With the 18-55 lens, it looks pretty big and professional, although when you switch to the 16 lens the size is equivalent to a point and shoot, small enough to fit in your pocket. The user interface is really nice and friendly, an entire tutorial of the camera and features is built into the UI for beginners. The built quality of the camera and lenses is outstanding, plus the true black display is beautiful. Oh, and it records movies in full HD. I'm not a professional photographer and far from it, but this camera is really fun, get it if you can.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Nice Camera
By Prehistoric Praetor
As a fan of digital photography, i have owned and operated primarily on the Nikon bandwagon, starting off with a Nikon D70 until i finally settled on the D300. So far , i am not yet compelled to purchase an upgrade for my DSLR however, i wanted to complement my setup by adding a camera with HD video capture capabilities that is more portable and consumer looking (yeah, some places that I visit is just anti-DSLR) camera. After looking at several mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from Olympus, Panasonic I was drawn to the Sony NEX-5 and the kit on this page. So far I am not disappointed and have been pleasantly surprised with some of the features that I now use often like panoramic swipes and 3D capture (this is hit and miss but nice to have). The first week of testing was mostly video, with my wife giving birth, i wanted to capture key moments of the delivery. All the videos were perfect at 1080i at 29min maximum per footage, except one footage where the video looks like it was stuttering. The camera was mounted on a tripod and has a class 10 SDHC. Havent been able to replicate the issue (might be a card issue i suspect). Battery life could be better. Manual mode is a bit of a chore but with a firmware update at least some of the keys are now programmable. Still pictures look okay in bright light and there seems to be a bit of color over saturation in indoor shots using imode. RIght now I primarily shoot in RAW on my DSLR and I do the same on the NEX-5.In summary, i like the feel and look of the NEX-5, the flexibility of using Manual and intelligent automatic modes, the capability to shoot RAW, support for eye-fi (which i adore). Wish i could give it a five but sometimes I find myself questioning some interface design decisions.
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