FInally we found the first pictures of the new NEX-C3!!! It has exactly the same [shoplink 3617]Sony A55[/shoplink] sensor with 16.2MP and HD video. There is als a new external flash! I like the new design and you? it’s a bit more professional than the NEX-3 layout (P.S.: See the NEX-3 at [shopcountry 3000]).
That camera was supposed to be announced on April 4th along the new Sony A35 (which has been delayed too). But due the recent earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster it has been delayed. We don’t know yet when Sony will announce both cameras. But we know Sony already planed a new press release in May so maybe….let’s cross the finger!
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More pictures below (with the new silver model too). Mugen from Alphaforum copied the pictures found on photobucket before they got removed. Smart move guys! 🙂
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Looks quite nice.
Good to see new external flash but it seems that it’ll ship with 18-55 which is a shame :/
Forgot about one thing. Where do you see that inbuilt flash? I see only AF assist lamp and external flash.
Mistake. Corrected!
Do you think they’ll announce this flash along with C3? Till now you didn’t include any informations about new flash but I’m one of those persons thinking about buying more powerful flash for my nex-5 🙂
I have no info about a new flash yet.
Ok, thanks 🙂
Where do you see a built-in flash? All that I see is a big accessory flash and the focus assist light.
He already corrected that.
Not before I made the comment. 🙂
BTW, admin, I believe it is a silver version, not white.
Right 🙂
Who is “he”?
looks darn nice to me. Any hints about new lenses beeing announcend along with the C3? Some nice primes? 😀 i hope so 😀
Here’s the silver one from different angle
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/eddieaus/NEXC3silver.jpg
source: DPreview Forum
I hope A77/Nex7 have diff LCD screen, otherwise will fainted.
No 1080p video = no deal 🙁
There are more interesting pictures in eddieaus photobucket albums, like pic of A35.
http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/eddieaus/?action=view¤t=SonyA35.jpg
http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/eddieaus/
Cool! Many Thanks!
wer did u see the a35?
don’t seem to have any major improvements.
Hey admin, is the price on the rumored NEX7 firm? cuz 1300 is a lot to ask for, and i don’t wanna buy the 1855 again…
Nex-7 will be available as body-only.
I am not so exciting about this news. It is replacement, not improvement. I hope they concentrate more on the NEX-7 and the lenses. They sold the NEX-3/5 good only because buyers anticipate great followups (it is meant to be a great system judging from the roadmap). It is on the best interest of the costumers and the manufacturers to bring out the worthy and timely updates.
New design is way better. Altough I am scared that there are few buttons. We have to hope ergonomics is not suffering because of this. How big is the LCD display Andrea? Any detail about it? With a proper pancake prime in front of it I could think about it quite seriously.. 😉
Files seem to be gone from the photobucket album, any backups?
Made some…
Have made some copies here:
http://alphaforum.net/img/2011/nex/
OMG finally! Thanks for the news 😀
I think you should put one more ad frame in the right. We’ll be happy to click them!
Where is the nex 5 (extremely compact and high quality body) replacement ?
That is a nice looking update to an already nice camera.
Good to see they included an IR-port. The buttons look like they might be a bit more intuitive like more separation for the movie button and better tactile feedback for the two softkeys.
I like it. 🙂
Is that an IR port or just a focus assist light?
it’s AF assist.
They made old lamp a bit smaller. But it’s still it.
Crap you are right. Just a useless (IMHO) feature that is among the first things I turn off.
The white one is ok, but I don’t really like the black one.
The design is too round.
Personally like a design with some cool and yet simple edge.
Did we ever get the specs on the video functions of this camera? I’ve been holding out on the NEX 5 because I would like to have a 60 FPS option, and there were rumors of a 120fps on the NEX 7. But if the C3 has some good specs It might be a middle ground I could settle for.
If anyone has specs please link them.
Thanks.
I don’t think it is possible on a NEX-7 body yet. It is because Sony never produce a consumer product which can out performance the Professional DV line.
It is just announced that a 18.2MP in 16:9 format is produced in this specification. I think Sony is not too hurry to show the muscle and reserve it for the further future product after 2 years, I guess.
Looks quite nice, but I like my NEX3, and don’t see anything here to make me trade up.
What I REALLY need are AF lenses. They don’t have to be the highest end. How about something in the middle? Primes, too.
The 16 MP sensor is a bit better (about 1/2 stop lower noise)
The NEX5 still looks way better
Can’t do this camera without a full articulating screen. 99% of my work is vertical. A fully articulated screen allows vertical waist level viewfinder. Not possible here. Too bad for me and Sony that I must get something else.
I really like the design but the only thing I think is wrong is it has the Alpha logo but it doesn’t have an Alpha Mount nor it supports the flash units for with the Alpha hot shoe.
Of course its OK to have the alpha logo on NEX camera!
Sony
Alpha A-mount series: DSLR, SLT
Alpha E-mount series: Mirrorless NEX
Cyber-shot WX series
Cyber-shot TX series
Cyber-shot HX series
Is there any news about a NEX 5 replacement? Because if the NEX-C3 is crippled like the NEX 3 (no IR sensor, no 1080p video) and the NEX 7 is too expensive (for me at least) and possibly with a bigger body compared to the NEX3/5 then I think a successor for the NEX 5 to be positioned between these two (extremes) is a must. It will be very interesting to see what improvements the NEX-3C brings in terms of AF speed, sound recording quality (the autogain problem and the loud noise recording – like at concerts), shutter sound and small other things that I consider problematic on the NEX3/5. So I hope there will be a NEX5 replacement or at least a big rebate on the NEX5 after the launch of NEX-3C and NEX7 🙂
The NEX-3 and NEX-5 also have an Alpha logo on them.
It’s interesting that Sony keeps trying for the silver top on the black body. TBH, it looked silly on the A550 (which was otherwise an excellent camera), and I don’t think it looks much better here. I think I actually prefer the original NEX-3’s boxier (and one color) design.
Though on reflection, I guess the accessory flash, mic, etc. will blend in better to the black body now, since those items only come in silver. So that’s a plus.
No buttons?
You mean aside from the pair of silver buttons to the right of the screen? And the buttons on top. Yes, aside from all those, there are no buttons! 🙂
+1………wtf?……and yet no viewfinder of any kind, E or O, external or whatever….
If you want a viewfinder, you are barking up the wrong tree.
If designed properly a camera doesn’t need a ton of buttons. Take a look at the Leica M9; there’s hardly anything on the body at all. Of course that camera uses lenses with aperture dials. As far as street and travel photography goes all a person should need is a WB button, a shutter release button, and a dial for aperture priority mode. Sports and studio cameras obviously require more external controls; but the C3 hardly looks like it was designed for those purposes. I’m guessing the NEX-7 will have more DSLR-like external controls.
I beg to differ. I don’t need a WB button at all 🙂
I need analog controls like a metering switch, dedicated AEL button, etc.
Also, the Leica just looks clean, but it does have quite a lot of stuff going on:
– 2 dials (back and shutter dial on top)
– drive switch
– 6 buttons on the back
– four-way controller (which is in fact four buttons)
– and I am not counting the image field selector
That’s like 13 controls. Compared to 16 on the A55 as an example (where two of those are movie and AF).
Not to mention that, as you said, it uses aperture rings and doesn’t have AF, so that’s a lot of buttons is doing without.
Yeah, thought I heard there would be more? Was also expecting a built in view finder. Hmmm..
Well, I wonder how the menu system looks. Excited that some freakin’ pictures are finally out! But I want to see some specs and know what the features of it are.
still waiting for Nex model wit mode dial
As a current NEX 3 owner, this body redesign does nothing for me. They just made it a bit curvier and changed the shape of the buttons. Yawn…
Will wait to see what the NEX 7 looks like…
Not seeing anything different besides IR support, a new flash, and little over 2 mpx more. In my opinion not worth upgrading unless there is more manual controls and features for video and photo.
Black with Silver top = Epic FAIL
One-Tone Silver = Epic Success
I actually prefer the black &silver version. Both are nice looking cameras though; well, with a pancake prime mounted on. The 18-55mm will change the looks just a touch.
I like the black NEX and the silver top too.
I have an old Sony portable radio receiver that looks like the silver one 😀 😀
Same here, I prefer the black. Silver (plastic) cameras look cheap, imo.
how’s the build quilty? Is it come with magnesium alloy? If it come with magnesium alloy body, it will be greater than NEX-5. So SONY needs replacement for NEX-5.
New Pics of the flash:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/eddieaus/NEXflashback.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/eddieaus/NEXflashfront.jpg
Removed 🙁
when will the camera be released?
I still prefer the boxy nex5…