Sony NEX-5NK/B, NEX-5N/B, NEX-5NK/W, NEX-5NK/S BROCHURE

Professional quality in the palm of your hand.

Interchangeable-lens
Digital Camera

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Seize the moment, with beauty and grace

Before those once-in-a lifetime moments slip away, capture them in beautiful photos and movies

with Sony

packs all the quality and imaging precision of advanced-class cameras into a slim, wonderfully

stylish little body that goes where you go. Amazing high-resolution images, lightning-quick response,

Full HD and a host of advanced features make it easy for anyone to seize the moment.

NEX-5N. This feature-rich addition to our E-mount interchangeable-lens cameras

Powerful and efficient to deliver unsurpassed
performance and image quality

Unbeatable duo—Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor + BIONZ® Engine

For richly detailed images with smooth
tonal gradations, nothing beats Exmor
and BIONZ technology. The new APS-C
size sensor with 16.1 megapixels has
the same surface area as sensors found
in larger advanced-class DSLRs—an
advantage that translates into superb
image quality. Signal noise that can

degrade image quality has been
markedly reduced thanks to proprietary
processing technologies at the sensor,
which cut noise before image data
is sent to the processor. After this, the
powerful BIONZ image processing engine
converts the vast amounts of data into
beautiful, high-quality photos and movies.

Micro Four Thirds™ sensor

1/2.4 sensor
(common in compact digital cameras

The APS-C size sensor is more than 13x larger than
1/2.4-size sensors and 1.6x larger than Mirco Four
Thirds sensors.

Wide-ranging AUTO ISO and ultra-high sensitivity of 25600

Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

23.5 x 15.6 mm (APS-C size

)

)

The AUTO ISO sensitivity range of ISO 100
to 3200 lets you shoot handheld in dimly
lit situations without a flash or tripod.
For particularly difficult situations, such
as when a fast shutter speed is needed

Sonnar T* E 24mm F1.8 ZA (SEL24F18Z), 1/125 sec., F4, ISO 1600, Auto white balance

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to freeze action in low light, ISO can be
manually boosted to 25600. And even at
high ISO speeds, advanced BIONZ image
processing dramatically reduces noises
for cleaner images.

ISO 1600

ISO 6400

ISO 25600

Agile and precise to capture
every fleeting moment beautifully

Minimal release time lag
for lightning-quick response

Life’s moments can slip away in the blink of
an eye so we decreased the release time
lag to an astounding 0.02 sec.—five times
faster than NEX-5 and the world’s fastest
among interchangeable-lens cameras*.
With response this quick, you now have the
means to instantly capture spontaneous
movement since there is virtually no delay
when pressing the shutter.

* As of August 2011. Figure is approximate and represents

the fastest release time possible; CIPA measurement.

NEX-5N

NEX-5

Fulltime, wide-coverage autofocus
for tack-sharp images

The 25-point, contrast-detection AF delivers
precise results for both photos and movies.
The AF points are strategically placed to
cover a wide area of the frame, making it
easier to change composition and track
moving subjects—while maintaining focus.
Two autofocus modes—Single-shot AF
(

AF-S) and Continuous AF (AF-C)—along
with three Autofocus Area settings—25­point Multi, user-selectable Flexible Spot
and Center—utilize an advanced new AF
algorithm for outstanding performance
and speed. When autofocus is not
desired, you can switch to Manual Focus
(MF)

or Direct Manual Focus (DMF).

Focus made one-touch simple,
even on moving subjects

Face Registration for catching
familiar faces at their best

NEX-5N comes with new Face Registration,
intelligent technology based on Sony’s
renowned Face Detection. This lets you
register up to eight faces, which the
camera instantly recognizes and uses as
the basis for adjusting focus, exposure,
image processing and flash output—the
perfect way to capture people at their
most beautiful best. Face Registration can
combine with Smile Shutter™ technology
so that all you have to do is point the
camera at a friendly smile and let NEX-5N
do the rest!

Screen shown when registering faces.

Decisive moments captured
at a blazing 10 fps

The new touch screen puts focus at your
fingertips. Just touch a subject on the LCD
display and NEX-5N focuses on it for crisp,
clear photos and movies. And when used
with Sony’s new Object Tracking Focus
function, focus locks onto the subject,
keeping even moving subjects in sharp
focus. Tracking Focus is the hassle-free way
to maintain focus, even when zooming or
changing composition.

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High-speed shooting at up to 10 frames
per second—the world’s fastest*—in Speed
Priority Continuous mode is ideal for
capturing fast-breaking action. Powerful
BIONZ processing combines with rapid data
readout to process the 16.1 megapixels
output from the Exmor image sensor. In
addition, the 10-second self-timer can shoot
up to three shots at a time.

* Among mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras as

of August 2011. Continuous speed varies depending
on shooting conditions and memory cards. Focus
and exposure are locked at the first shot.

E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS (SEL55210), 1/250 sec., F7.1, ISO 400, Auto white balance