The amazing new NEX-5 and NEX-3 ultra-compact digital cameras from Sony make DSLR-quality images accessible to everyone. Step up to DSLR picture quality, quick shooting responses and the convenience of interchangeable lenses, plus smart features like AVCHD video and Sweep Panorama. Teaming serious creative possibilities with stylish looks, the ultra-compact new NEX-5 and NEX-3 digital cameras from Sony are beautifully easy to use.

The NEX-5 from Sony offers DSLR-style picture quality and shooting responses in an ultra-compact digital camera that won’t weigh you down. With the slim-line ‘pancake’ lens attached, it’s easy to slip the NEX-5 ultra compact digital cameras into a jacket pocket or bag.

Pro-style pictures have never been so accessible. The NEX-5 ultra compact camera from Sony features an intuitive new interface that’s so easy to use. Just make adjustments with the jog dial and soft keys. There’s also an on-screen shooting guide with handy tips to help everyone take better pictures without fuss.

The new NEX-5 digital camera features a DSLR-sized 14.2 effective megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. Far bigger than the sensor in simple point-and-shoot compact cameras, it’s the key to detail-packed DSLR-quality images with extremely low picture noise and beautiful defocus effects.

Just touch a button. The NEX-5 compact camera shoots sparkling Full HD (1920 x 1080i) video as high-quality AVCHD files to enjoy on your HD television.

Unique to Sony, Sweep Panorama automatically stitches together a high-speed burst of frames when you sweep the camera from side to side or up and down. You’ll be rewarded with stunning high-resolution panoramas, with a huge field of view.

Turn the intuitive control dial and see depth of focus changes previewed live on the big, bright 7.5cm (3”) XtraFine TruBlack LCD. You’ll enjoy effortless control over creating beautiful, pro-style portraits… just like a professional photographer.

• 14.2 megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
• AVCHD Full HD 1920x1080i video shooting
• Sweep Panorama
• 7.5cm/3" tilt-angle TruBlack LCD
• Magnesium body

• Sony E mount
• Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude some lenses)

• All types of Sony α lenses YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude Tele-converter)
• All types of Sony E lenses YES
• Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude some lenses)

• Image sensor type CMOS sensor
• Image sensor colour filter R, G, B, Primary color
• Size (mm) 23.4 x 15.6mm (APS-C size)

• YES

• Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature

• YES

• 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation

• no

• ISO200 - 12800 equivalent

• Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and sensor shift mechanism) NO
• Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism YES

• TTL phase-detection system NO
• Contrast AF system YES
• Sensor NO
• Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV 0 - 20
• Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) NO
• AF Area: Wide focus area NO
• AF Area: Spot NO
• AF Area: Local focus area selection NO
• AF Area: Multi Point YES (25 points)
• AF Area: Center Weighted YES
• AF Area: Flexible Spot YES
• AF Modes Continuous, Single Shot, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
• Predictive Focus Control YES
• Focus Lock YES
• AF Illuminator YES (with built-in LED type)
• AF Illuminator range (meters) Approx. 0.3m - Approx. 4.0m (E 16mm F2.8) Approx. 0.5m - Approx. 3.0m (E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS)

• Light metering type 49-segment metering by the image sensor
• Light metering cell NO
• Light metering: Multi segment YES
• Light metering: Spot YES
• Light metering: Center weighted YES
• Exposure: Automatic NO
• Exposure: Program Auto YES
• Exposure: iAUTO YES
• Exposure: Shutter priority YES
• Exposure: Aperture priority YES
• Exposure: Manual YES
• Exposure: Scene selection YES
• Sweep Panorama YES
• Anti Motion Blur YES
• AE Lock YES(with focus lock)
• Exposure compensation YES (+/-2EV with 1/3EVsteps)
• AE Bracketing With 1/3 EV / 2/3 EV increments, 3 frames

• Type Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
• Shutter Speed Range (seconds) 1/4000 - 30 and bulb
• Flash Sync Speed; second 1/160

• Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) 7 (connect to Smart accessory terminal)
• Flash Metering System Pre-flash TTL
• Flash Compensation +/-2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
• Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) 4
• Flash Mode Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync.
• Wireless flash mode NO
• Slow Synchronization YES
• Red-Eye Reduction YES
• Flash Popup NO
• Automatic Flash YES

• Focusing Screen NO
• Eye Relief NO
• Diopter Adjustment NO

• Screen Size 7.5cm(3.0type)
• Brightness adjustable
• Tilting screen

• Drive Mode Single, Continuous, Speed-priority Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer
• Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) 7 fps in Speed-priority Continuous mode
• Recording Media Memory Stick PRO Duo™,Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
• Recording Format JPEG(DCF Ver.2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible
• Still Image quality JPEG,RAW(ARW2.1 Format),RAW+JPEG
• Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
• Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) YES (Auto/Weak)
• Dynamic Range Optimizer Off, Auto, Advanced: Level
• Color mode/DEC/Creative styles Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W
• Color Space (Adobe RGB) YES
• Color Space (sRGB) YES
• Delete Function YES
• Date/Time Print NO
• Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(focal length 16mm/18mm) 12,416x1,856(226deg/201deg)/8,192x1,856(149deg/133deg) / 5,536x2,160(151deg/135deg)/3,872x2,160(106deg/94deg)

• English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian / Greek / Turkish

• HD/HDMI™ Out - HDMI mini connector (Type C), BRAVIA Sync (Sync menu), PhotoTV HD
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• USB Mode Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP

• NP-FW50

• NP-FW50

• 110.8 x 58.8 xx 38.2 mm