Sony Câmera Digital de Lente Intercambiável Alpha NEX-5 com Lente 18-55mm (Preta)

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About a year ago I was looking for a compact camera that would take DSLR quality photos. The Sony Nex alpha 5 seemed to fit this bill.

I have taken several thousand photos over the last year with my Nex alpha-5. At the same time many hours have been spent coming to grips with the menus and reading the manual. My general feeling has always been that the layout of the menus and options provided to the user were designed by engineers with little if any interaction with photographers. To give one example, the purported HDR facility. Firstly, this is NOT HDR, but an 8-bit jpeg image. Secondly, there is no way to take an "HDR" image remotely - you actually have to press the photo button, so the first of three images has camera shake, even with the camera on a tripod.

Also, why is the shutter soooo noisy? And in addition, you can feel the shutter so I think this adds blur to the images.

There are also times when options are grayed out, but without any apparent reason. Again, you have to be very familiar with the manual.

I think the issue that I found most annoying is the noise in images within areas of sky or shadow, even at ISO 200.

There is little point taking photos in the Intelligent Auto mode since they are almost always over exposed.

So is this a terrible camera? No, there are some good features such as its small size.

Finally, I am sad that I spent my money on this camera. Oh well, I still have my Nikon D700.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

This is a great camera. It is very user-friendly and can capture both artsy pictures and random snapshots of life. There are photo tips and you can use it on both manual and automatic. This is a perfect camera!

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I have owned this camera for several months and find that it is an excellent travel camera. I bought it mainly for this purpose but have found it good for macro work as well. Using legacy lenses is a lot of fun and I dug out some Minolta Rokkors and Nikon AIs that I have from the 70's and 80's. Some of these are excellent lenses and capable of some great images. I do not find the camera overly complicated or difficult to use. It will not replace a DSLR for some things... Birds in Flight, Sports, Fast moving kids etc. But for a lot of applications it is fine.

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The NEX5 is the best camera ever really high quality, portable, great looking, quality that of a very professional camera.Really great videos and an affordable price. The quality of the pictures will leave you speechless.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

I'm not even close to a professional photographer...rather just a guy who has been steadily upgrading a line of sony PNS's over the last few years. All of the PNS I have ever own had the same problem, low light performance required an extremely steady hand and really good timing with the subject. So when we had out first child recently It seems like even my newest Sony HX5V couldn't keep up with my little mover in low light. Then I bought the NEX-5 and now all that has changed. The NEX-5 thanks to its sensor size takes great photos, with the low light photos being amazing compared to even the HX5V. The only time I added the flash so far was to test it to make sure it worked. Of course if I went camping that would change. The background defocus is great for us amateurs and makes my little girl look even better. I've tried the Fine jpeg and RAW...to me I can't tell much of a diffrence. I've only had the camera for a month now, but my impression with this one is its a keeper. B&H had a great deal at the time I bought it that included a bag and memory card. I saved the memory card for a backup since I already had a larger one. Overall I would give the camera 5 stars because it met all of my concerns, but since I've only had it for only 1 month I didn't want to rate it too high only to dock it later as I learn more about it.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

a very nice camra easy to use great pictures good for traveling! thank you B&H

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Flash could be inside. editing photos only in computer!!
Pictures quality wonderfull

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

The first thing I did upon laying my hands on the camera was to configure the camera to my taste. Set the softkey functions to the ones I use most frequently and out of sheer excitement, changed to the 50mm f/1.8 SAM lens that had arrived last week. Turned out to be a killer combination.

Firstly, the LCD is magnificent. Haven't yet used it in direct sunlight however. According to the various reviews I've read, its quite unusable in direct sunlight. Will just have to figure out how to deal with this situation should it arise. Apart from this, the LCD,IMHO, is sensational. I don't miss a viewfinder at all.

Almost every review I'd read mentioned a isastrous user interface. At first, having to navigate the menu for every function felt quite painful. Well, it is. However, with firmware version 3 (which mine came preinstalled with), the two softkeys can be assigned four different functions, combined. I've set the single use softkey to MF Assist and the multi-use one to ISO, Metering mode and White Balance. I've now grown to actually like the fact that I can control the whole range of shooting functionality with a single dial.

White balance measurement of this camera is the best of what I've yet used. Each and every scene's warmth was judged to perfection. Not once did I have to adjust the white balance manually. Note that I'm talking about faithfully rendering the scene. The exposure levels are also dead-on! I have not even once had to move away from Auto WB.

Manual focus on the NEX is pure joy! MF Assist is superb. A few minutes ago, I upgraded the firmware to version 4, from version 3 that the camera came with. Peaking now allows me to focus even faster,
without MF Assist - which while very accurate, can be slow to use at times. I'm simply in love with the 50mm at f/1.8 on manual focus on the NEX. Can't wait to get some older MF lenses with adaptors and use them with the NEX!

Both the E-mount lenses that came as part of the camera kit sport a decently fast and absolutely silent autofocus mechanism. The A-mount SAM lens focuses quite slowly, however. Sony's announcement of AF support for the SAM and SSM A-mount lenses via the LA-EA1 adaptor mentioned the AF times to be between 2-7 seconds. From the experience I've had, this is quite accurate. But, I really don't care with such fantastic support for MF.

One annoyance with the camera so far has been the exceptionally loud shutter. I'm not sure whether it's the actual shutter making that noise or if it's some software induced nuisance. If it's the latter, I can't figure out how to get rid of it.

It's also not at all apparent why some of the menu options are greyed out when they are. For instance, the HDR option was unavailable, but no explanation as to why. Turns out that it works only in pure JPEG format on PASM modes.

Also, the battery life is _bad_. LCD usage drains it quite quickly. A full first charge was down to 30% by the end of the day's play time.

All in all, even though I haven't really had much time to test this baby out in the field as such, I find it to be one of my best investments, ever.

The SooC shots are extremely good. I had to shoot above ISO 400 at all times because there was never sufficient light. Didn't go beyond ISO 1600, but all the shots are great. Crisp colours, nice detailed textures in the shots I took of seat covers, skin and even a ventilation mesh.

I guess you can say that I'm in love.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

After carrying this camera around for a couple months and shooting thousands of photos, I've come to the conclusion that this camera was a complete waste of money. I wanted DSLR quality in a compact profile, but this camera isn't even close to DSLR quality, forget the sensor size. If you're just want a better point and shoot, this camera might work for you--except that it's a lot bigger and more expensive than a high quality point and shoot. So, really, there's no point to this camera. Here's why:

Excessive noise even at the lowest ISO: I've taken many pictures Even when everything is perfect on the camera, there are unacceptable levels of noise in skies and dark areas on the image. A decent DSLR will not show noise at these levels. Also, it only goes to ISO 200. Most DSLRs will go to ISO 100.

AutoFocus is not crisp. Forget crystal clarity. Everything comes out soft and slightly out of focus.

No EVF. Using this camera in the bright light of the Mediterranean, I was shooting blind, even when using a screen hood.

No hot shoe or adapter. The puny little flash that ships with the camera has very little practical use. Since there's no hot shoe or adapter, you can't use any external flash or remote accessories.

Accessory lenses are very expensive and only of moderate quality. Using the adapter and buying alternate lenses results in a severe loss of functionality.

Sony. They are unwilling to own up to the poor quality of the product and will not accept returns—only repairs. How do you repair bad design and poor quality? Not only do I recommend a different camera. I'd also encourage you to use a different manufacturer.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Compact, lightweight, very responsive, useful menu explanations,unique flash accessory. Excellent for use in low light and with high ISO.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Really amazing quality from a small camera. The sensor size in such a small package is great, and it's really easy to use. I'm using it for travel, for family pictures, and everything in between, and it's just great. The additional 16mm ƒ2.8 lens lets you get out the door with a tiny, almost pocketable, camera.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

I'm an amateur at photography but need high quality images for my professional fine artwork. The short tutorials in the camera itself makes the camera extremely user friendly. Love it already.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Lovely camera .. which created a charm of photography in me. Easy to handle, even my son operates it better than me.
Thanks to Sony .

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Buy with 18-55mm Lens at least.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Although the Nex is set up to do it all for you with auto-everything and creative-styles, I've been able to use it to learn all the basics: manual focus, ISO settings, aperture settings and shutter speed. I programmed the "A" & "B" soft buttons for shutter speed and ISO, and quickly adapated to being able to dial in the settings I need to get the shot I want.

I bought a vintage Super-Takumar 50mm manual focus lens and the right adapter and now this camera is my constant companion. The image quality I'm getting is really lovely, and the great sensor on the Nex (plus the fast lens I got for it) makes it possible for me to shoot in pretty much any conditions without flash. I'm thrilled.

I easily use the camera both at waist level with the LCD flipped up, as well as at eye level.

I bought the body with just the 18-55 zoom lens, and now wish I bought the camera with both lenses: it's really a bargain, and the pancake wide-angle lens would be really nice to have.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

I bought this as a companion to my FS100U video camera which uses the same lenses. Between the two, I can capture anything, anywhere. In most cases it takes the place of my Nikon D90. The quality is so good that I can't justify taking the heavy D90. The videos are fantastic. The facial recognition is quick. I can shoot against bright or dark backgrounds with dramatic results. The facial recognition combined with autofocus means that I can use the LCD panel for composition and not worry about focus. The LCD panel works pretty well in bright sunlight. There is a setting for that purpose. The sensitivity of the sensor eliminates the need for flash in most cases. And that doesn't mean noisy/poor quality. The swivel of the back panel is great. The quality of the construction is just like all Sony products - great. I always get comments like 'Nice Camera'. It really is an Excellent camera!

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

Beginner in photography, I wanted a small camera with good performances that woul allow me to progress. Sony made the perfect camera for what I was hoping. Except for the length of the battery I have no complains to make

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The most oustanding thing about this camera is the samll size and weght + the great quality pictures. I would recommend this camera to take always and everywhere with you. It+s fast and the intelligent iso function works very well.

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

This camera is fabulous!! Easy to use and takes wonderful pictures. Taking photos of my saltwater aquariums and it picks up the colors of the corals. My canon camera wouldn't. Would highly recommend this camera to everyone!

Comments about Sony Alpha NEX-5 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55mm Lens (Black):

I use this project for very indie (meaning zero budget) film making and I love it for its cinematographic capabilities. The raw footage is wonderfully neutral in colours so you can do a lot with post-production colour grading. The DOF is outstanding with the kit lens and adapters are readily available so you can get even more interesting and expensive lenses. All in all wonderful for videos and obviously wonderful for stills as well.