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Reproduction in whole or in part, in any form or medium, without express written permission of Hot Hardware, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy and Terms - Accessibility Commitment. The rear screen is a real gem. However, due to its thin construction, the mechanism is not one of the most stable, but under normal use it should last for several years. The brightness of the screen is controlled automatically, but in sunlight, the extra bright setting, which can only be activated manually, is recommended.
The format is a little unusual, especially as the image sensor comes in format — so there is always a black border. The only advantage: Not all display texts cover the scene. Live histogram and grid can of course be displayed. The resolution is extremely fine with , pixels approx. Those who want to protect the screen from scratches will find a plastic screen in the accessories portfolio. Although the operation and adjustment of the camera is quite simple, especially as a help function optionally displays information texts, it is clearly menu-heavy.
Those who often want to adjust the sensitivity or other parameters such as DRO or HDR will not be happy with the Sony NEX 5, as this will result in keystroke and wheel rotation orgies every time. It is also annoying that one cannot jump from the end of the menu to the beginning but has to scroll up again with great effort. Depending on the set functions, some menu items may not be selectable — what you have to do to activate them is not explained by the camera — even the help function does not help — e.
The feature list of the Sony NEX 5 is quite long and impressive, though not necessarily overly configurable. It can only be expanded in the night program, where it can be set up to ISO 6, — the highest sensitivity of 12, can only be set manually.
It automatically selects the appropriate scene mode program and recognises faces with prioritisation of adults or children if desired including smiles in three gradations — if desired, it only triggers when it recognises one.
As a precaution, the self-timer can take three photos in a row to ensure that at least one of them is successful. Sony also has a program for users who want to use the depth of field setting option but do not want to deal with aperture, exposure time and ISO, which is also familiar from the Olympus Pen E-PL1, for example: By simply turning the setting wheel, the user determines how sharp or blurred the background should be — whether a small or large aperture is required is of no interest to him.
The camera simulates the effect digitally, which is sometimes made all too clear by the slight clumping on the screen. But also proven functions from both compact cameras and DSLRs have found their way into the camera.
Whereas two differently exposed images were previously superimposed to extend the dynamic range, the Sony NEX 5 can now handle even more extreme contrast situations see also the comparison images in the sample image gallery via the links below.
Even from the hand, HDR is no problem at all, because the NEX can calculate the image offset thanks to auto-alignment. On the other hand, if you prefer to take an HDR by hand, you have to set everything manually, because the exposure series is hardly sufficient with either 0. For dynamic subjects, however, you can use Shadow Lighting DRO to bring out some more detail in the shadows.
The Sony NEX 5 is also capable of the sweep panorama function familiar from compact cameras: you press the shutter release and pan the camera, which rattles along at 7 fps — and not too quietly, the mechanical shutter is unfortunately hardly inferior to a DSLR mirror flap in terms of volume.
However, you have to pan very evenly — if you are too fast, the camera aborts the process with an error message; if you are too slow, the undetected part of the panning range is filled in black. In July , Sony upgraded a 3D panning panorama mode with a firmware update — with just one pan, two slightly offset panoramas will be taken in parallel.
If you read below, we have included a link to the firmware. The camera will not have any further firmware when we update this article in April The storage format is CIPA compliant and also includes a two-dimensional version. For 3D playback, however, you need a 3D television regardless of brand. I did not test this feature. According to Sony, the included flash has a guide number of 7 and can be switched on and off in the screwed-on position by folding it up and down.
The lighting angle is 24 mm KB. However, the system concept is clearly neglected in the flash. System flashes cannot be controlled wirelessly, nor is there a standard or system hot-shoe adapter.
Sony is going straight to the full, i. Alternatively, you can switch to MP4 as the recording format, then you have single video files instead of a stream, which is very handy when you only need short clips separately. Whisper-quiet autofocus tracking and image stabilization are, however, a matter of course. The dedicated movie recording button allows you to capture a moving image at any time — but you have to take into account the cropping from to format you lose some of the edge at the top and bottom because it is not indicated before activation.
Almost a matter of course for the experienced camcorder specialist Sony is the announcement to develop a camcorder with an e-bayonet — so to speak a NEX , where instead of taking pictures, filming is the main focus. Pictures can be rotated, which seems unnecessary thanks to the position sensor, but there is no trace of RAW development, image effects, detail enlargements etcetera.
And when the playback magnifier is activated, the magnification factor is not displayed. With the NEX, Sony adds a new bayonet to the system camera world. This allows particularly compact and inexpensive wide-angle lenses, as the complex retrofocus construction is largely eliminated.
As with the Micro Four-Thirds, which has a 20 mm flange focal length, the adaptation possibilities are also very good — even Leica-M lenses find a new home on NEX with the help of an adapter — at least as soon as Novoflex, for example, builds them. However, this can be assumed, as there is already an extensive adapter assortment for both Micro Four-thirds and Samsung NX.
It is possible, however, that the electronic autofocus is supported by ultrasonic and SAM lenses — so far there are no clear statements from Sony. The new bayonet works completely electronically — both autofocus and aperture are controlled by motors in the lens. Even without ultrasonic drive, they are so quiet that they do not interfere with video recordings.
However, there could still be potential for optimization in terms of speed.
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