Image courtesy: Photorumors
Our friends over at Photorumors caught that nice image of the NEX-5N. And it is also good to hear that they were able to confirm the specs we posted here a month ago. Reminder ->Those are the specs:
16.1 MP Exmor sensor (Same us [shoplink 7207]Sony NEX-C3[/shoplink])
ISO 100-25600
0.02 seconds shutter lag time
3 in. 921k dots touch screen LCD
AF tracking can be enabled from the touchscreen
Improved audio quality during video recording
1920×1080 60p/60i/24p AVCHD 2.0 video recording
Shutter 1/4000
10 fps
Can take over 430 shots with one battery
Same AF speed as the [shoplink 4718 ebay]GH2[/shoplink].
New OLED viewfinder with eye proximity sensor (similar to the [shoplink 6075 ebay]Fuji X100[/shoplink]) will be available as an accessory.
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Ugly in white. Please let there be a silver version.
Excellent design in white ! Shooting with elegance 🙂
orange color pls 😀
+1
Why not sports yellow?
metallic orange would be cool!
Am I seeing things or is that a super thick grip and a super thin camera?
Is it thinner than the NEX-5?
Just the top is thinner (convergent)…
The overall depth seems similar
Yes, since the battery can’t be shrink – damn beautiful improvement 😛
Might get one if it really has AVCHD 2.0 complete with 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p & 24p without a worse film crop factor than 1.8 like the actual NEX-5.
It’s an optical illusion due to the slope on the top back.
I sometimes wonder if Sony is doing themselves a favor by slimming the bodies down so much that they have to protrude the lens mount out a few MM’s. Doing so just makes their already large lenses look even larger in product shots.
I really dislike the protruding lens mount. Why not just make it a normal flush-to-the-body mount and use the extra space for a bigger battery?
I’m sure they do it so they can add a front grip to the body without making the overall dimension too thick, but think they’ve taken that idea too far with the 5N.
So far the grip is perfect to handle. Can’t imagine a bigger battery could improve that. But they should have moved the focus light to the other side – maybe lighting the α. It looks a little more in danger now to light only fingers.
Well then they wouldn’t have room for the alpha logo! What’s more important, functionality or a logo stuck on the front? 🙂
The A logo is one thing I was really hoping Sony would leave off of the NEX cameras. I never have liked it. Oh well, at least they aren’t printing the megapixel count on the front anymore like they did A300 days. Man I hated that.
Fewer logos are always better. Hopefully they left off the awful “16.x MEGAPIXELS” and “HD-BLAH BLAH” logos.
Sorry, to disappoint you, Eric, but that superfluous megapixels’ count should be hidden behind the lens at the down right front corner if Sony did not change that since their NEX-5. And to be honest I really like the idea of the α illuminated as focus light – maybe having been an Apple user formerly I’m still into that kind of kitsch 😀
They really shouldn’t allow their marketing department anywhere near the design room when creating cameras. They should let a team of photographers and engineers go to work, then drop it off in the marketing department when they’re done and say “here, sale this”.
Well no comments since I looking for the NEX-7 more pictures including the screen information. 🙂
What are the chances it will have NEX-7 EVF?
0.
I like the design, very similar to NEX-5 but a bit more refined. It looks good in white, sexy little thing.
The NEX-5 was already such an awesome body. However, I really miss one button: the AEL, which I use quite a bit in A mode. The workaround is to use full M mode, but it is tedious when there are few physical controls. Alas, I would not hesitate to purchase the new one, from my experience with the A580/A55 sensor. The physical metering switch will also be missed dearly, on the A77 that is.
Agree, I love the AEL button on both GF1 and A700.
“New OLED viewfinder with eye proximity sensor” – Nex 5N gonna have EVF? It doesn’t look to have the EVF. Not here, nor in previous leaks of images from it’s back.
Am I missing something?
Yep, they say it’s an added accessory, meaning it’ll plug into the port on the top of the camera.
and where do you put the flash with the evf on? on top of the viewfinder?
As with most other cameras with an attachable EVF, it’s probably a one or the other situation.
ok. Thanks GH. 🙂
Looks like no surprise than >_>
looks thinner to me
It should be about the same size as the normal Nex-5. It looks thinner because the top is tapered (where Sony and Alpha logo are printed).
There are allready information about the prize?
Please let the white version be available in the US! It reminds me of the stylish, retro Olympus PEN. I want either white, or black. Silver is done, overplayed, out of style.
Tough choice ahead
Nex-7 would be a marvel but a bit bigger. Hopefully it will support all sort of flash options. The built in evf is good to have as well. This looks to be a winner now.
Nex-5n – awesome tiny camera with optional eve. A dream come true. Only worry remains the flash. Note the top iso 25k, it is also much smaller then nex-7 it seems. Small is great.
A77 – looks tempting despite the humoungous size and weight. May be the af indeed will be vastly improved compared to a700, may be a bunch of other a700 quirks will be gone too.
Letter “N” means “new”? I wondering which letter will be on nex(t)5? Probably “L” – last.
yeah, I saw that image on photorumors and I was wondering if that was just a mockup or a real leaked image, since they didn’t say anything in the article.
it looks nice, the grip seems reasonable sized as well. I wonder about the back physical buttons, I wish it had more buttons and dials.
pancake, 30mm plz
If you want a 30mm, don’t expect it to be sized as the Samsung 30mm f/2 unless you want it to be slower at f/3.5 or f/4.
That is one sexy camera. Great job Sony! Is that leather on the grip? If not, and it’s just plastic, it looks like it would be hard to clean all those little holes after a dusty, sweaty day of shooting.
That would look great in silver with a black grip. Just enough of the old school look to tempt some who like the x100.
Awesome idea, Christopher. I own an NEX 5 right now, I’ll be switching up to either an NEX 5N or an NEX 7 after I read some reviews on whether the 24MP sensor in any good. I love the idea of a black and silver NEX, very classy.
I really want a Full Frame NEX! Sony, make it happen!
To Andrea –
Anymore information about the new 50mm’s? The leaked 1.4 and 1.2?
Keep up the great work!
🙂
Except the X100 actually looks like a camera. ;-p
Andrea,
please provide us some
a
7
7
pics!
Much thanks 🙂
Yeah working on it. You think that is so easy? 🙁
We are addicted to SAR!
True:P
+1
We need a “Like” button!
Oh god no. Not any FB crap.
Hard to argue with.
I know, it’s not. Thank you so much for all your hard work Andrea 🙂
Sure, give you on 24th August 😀
great, but please some a65 shots and more confirmation about manual movie controls please 🙂
btw. in july there was a rumor of a third alpha.. any updates? thx
A55 replacement?
Yet another product photo too ashamed to admit the 18-55mm is too big to picture with it.
Considering this was my old wide-to-medium lens, I don’t get the complaints:
http://jfcampbell.us/photo/vivitar28-90.htm
These NEX lenses are smaller than lenses were growing up, they’re faster, and, ok they’re slightly lesser quality. But they’re still good.
I remember reading here a while back that the 5N would have full manual controls in video. Is this still the case? Can we confirm this by any chance?
Just wait one more week and it will come out. Some taiwanese user already got invitation from Sony Taiwan to attend a press conference on Wednesday 24th this month. Hong Kong Sony Style website will be down this sunday undergo a maintainance, likely to update the A77, Nex7 and Nex 5n. Let see if we can get a leak link before wednesday next week.
daammmnn..it looks greeatt in whitte..!!!
wonder NEX 7 is available in white..!!
I love the matte white too but I’m not too sure about the white material around the grip. It would seem like it would be easy to dirty and tough to clean. Is it removable?
My guess is that the NEX7 will come in any color you’d want as long as that color is black. At $1000+ USD its being marketed at the enthusiast/professional who will be less concerned about having a nice looking color.
“At $1000+ USD its being marketed at the enthusiast/professional”
Are you implying that amateur photographers are poor? 😀
Who knows, some girls (or boys) might want pink NEX-7 😀
Why do you say the EVF is similar to the X100? Honestly, it sounds like you just wanted to drop an ebay link for the X100. It feels sneaky and can be confusing. I know you want to make some money off of your effort and associated costs but don’t be sneaky about it.
No doubt Nex 7 is targeting X100 as a competitor, given its huge success (but I really don’t think it worths that much)
Confirmed that Nex 7 will also has touch screen?
is NEX 7 worth buying if we compared it to a77..???
because NEX 7 price is even higher than a77..?? wth..???
We’ll need to see.
I have an a700. I will be upgrading to A77.
Should my backup be my a700, or NEX 5, or NEX 7?
Do I care about A77 as much as NEX?
Is the tiny NEX 7 with its limited lens selection worth the price?
Is A77 worth the size? Can’t I go just with NEXes?
Those are the questions you can ask.
As for me, those are the questions that crosses my mind.
“Is the tiny NEX 7 with its limited lens selection worth the price?”
Actually, NEX-7 could be the camera with the biggest lens selections … ever!
Think about all the MF / other brand lenses that NEX-7 can use, especially if corner problem with NEX-3/5 (when using non-NEX lenses) is fixed.
The only lenses I think are not fully useable with the NEX-series cameras are m4/3 and CCTV lenses… =D
+1 for that…the NEX-series cameras have the biggest lens selection ever.
Looks good and sufficient enough to me. I don’t need the advance specs of the Nex-7.
Don’t know if this has been covered somewhere but…
Probable reason why it’s called 5N instead of N5 or something along the same naming scheme as C3:
In japanese, 5 is pronounced “go”, so 5N becomes “goen” which means opportunity or good luck.
Incidentally, “five yen” in japanese is also pronounced “go en”, which is why the japanese donate five-yen coins when praying at Shinto shrines.
Yes you are right.
5 is pronounced as“go”.
But they pronounce NEX-5 as “NEX faibu” not “NEX go”. 😛
So NEX-5N will be pronounced as NEX faibu-en?
Any special meaning? 😛
According to Imaging Resource, nex C3’s prefocused shutter lag is 0.114 sec and nex 5n’s specs posted here says the lag is 0.02 sec, is 5n going to use the same electronic shutter of A77?
Andrea, have You thought about adding some kind of “donate”(PayPal?) button? I probably won’t buy from Your links but I would happily send You some of my money directly – You’re doing a great job 🙂
+1
Hi Mac! No, never thought to do that 🙂
VK is do that 😀
Is this coming out on the 24th???
It has Touch screen so you can touch and focus. I like that but nex5n being so small and with Nose heavy big zoom lens I just don’t know how you can hold the camera steady enough to touch the touch screen to focus and and press the shutter button while try to hold the camera steady at the same time.
Today I realized that Sony (and not only) are trying to create a cellphone.
All those cameras are just side effect.
Well, if so than it’s probably the worst cellphone ever. 😉
Never the less there’s some true in that – Sony Ericsson designed the interface for NEX cameras.
Cut the useless grip 🙂 , exchange lens for those miniature liquid which had been discussed here before and u got mobile:)
In 2 years…
The grip is what I like on the NEX-5N. I hope it´s large enough to hold the camera properly in my (not so small) hand
i like the grip too, was just kidding about it:) no need to make it smaller cos of actual lens size
Camera looks great with a compact lens on it. Sony needs to make more of them.
is this 16 the improved one or the same old lens?
Hi Andrea – I agree with Mac, you should have a donate link. I think a lot of people value your site and would make some kind of contribution.
Nex-5N’s new shutter…. wonder if it going to be quieter?
The one on NEX-5 is very loud.
I don’t think that camera is white, the image is a black and white type image. The camera is silver, just like it was on the nex 5, they’ve altered the grip shape and used different material to wrap around the grip. But I do not think that camera is white.
Well, white doesn’t look like that bad. I think it looks much better than silver, although I will buy a black one. As long as the lens can’t be built smaller, whether the bady’s thin or thick doesn’t matter at all.
The thin bodies and protruding lens mound -do- serve a function rather than just being about looks. It allows Sony to have a grip that’s deep enough, but still doesn’t stick out very far. You can actually kinda wrap your fingers around the grip of the NEX-5, which wouldn’t be possible if the front of the camera was flush with the mount.
I like it. I still won’t be buying one though.. horrible lenses but I will consider the NEX7 with adapters or maybe the Zeiss.
The main differences between the 5N and C3 are what? The 5N has a magnesium body, right? And the LCD is a touchscreen. And the body is obviously different. Are those the main differences?
1080p ?
right, thanks!
Biggest difference is when recording video. 720p vs 1080p etc.
And 1080p video vs 720p on the NEX-C3. That are enough differences for a price just 100 bucks above the C3.
I can’t see the stereo microphones on the front of the body (like on the NEX C3 and the NEX 7).
I could not find them either on the first leaked photo :
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-huge-sony-leak/
I wonder where they are…
After using both NEX 3 and A35, I don’t understand the NEX cameras. I got the NEX for portability. The 16mm lens does that and I enjoyed that walk-about photo and video experience. Zoom on and it’s not so portable. The slow contrast focus was a problem shooting sports and wildlife, including children. The menu-driven system removed quick response creative decisions. Yes, I customized the soft keys and got it pretty nicely set up.
The A35 is in a different league entirely. Quick access to important camera settings with appropriate dials and buttons. Getting to the menu-driven functions is similar, but easier than the NEX. The phase detect autofocus is quite fast and the EVF is awesome.
Put the 35mm f1.8 lens on it and it isn’t a whole lot bigger or heavier then the NEX and far more capable. A 35mm (equiv) pancake on the NEX would make a very nice every-day camera/lens combo. But for the same cost as a A35?