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The image quality is excellent
As is to be expected from a sensor also used in DSLRs. The WiFi sharing with smartphones is brilliant – just download the PlayMemories Mobile app and the camera and phone find each other and start communicating in a trice.
Sony Alpha NEX-5R delivers excellent photo quality
Even in dimmer light
And provides more physical controls than some of its predecessors for a more streamlined shooting design
Superb image quality
One of the most compact cameras to shoehorn in a DSLR-sized sensor
Option of using touch screen for operation in tandem with physical controls
New wireless connectivity option for use with smartphones and tablets
Tilting screen
Good controls
Touchscreen
Good selection of filter effects
Excellent image quality
The editors didn't like
This is a beautiful camera
But the beauty is bought at the expense of useability. Even with the touch screen access it is a nuisance to have to go into the menus to set shooting mode. Such basic controls should be on the camera body. And sadly the otherw
The wireless connectivity and apps "ecosystem" implementations are far less than this camera deserves
Pricey
Design a tad bland and adding the lens makes for an unbalanced appearance
Won't fit in a pocket unless carrying lens and body separately
Tilting screen, Good controls, Touchscreen, Good selection of filter effects, Excellent image quality
Tilting rather than articulating screen, Nonstandard hotshoe, Filter effects JPEG only
The Sony NEX-R5 shows how compact system cameras are really coming into their own. The design doesn't have to rely on retro chic, but instead uses modern research and development to create a compact body shape that both fits the electronics and also feel...
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Published: 2012-12-11, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com.au
Sony Alpha NEX-5R delivers excellent photo quality, even in dimmer light, and provides more physical controls than some of its predecessors for a more streamlined shooting design
The wireless connectivity and apps "ecosystem" implementations are far less than this camera deserves
It's a great camera choice for high-quality stills and a streamlined shooting design under $800, but the Sony Alpha NEX-5R falls short when it comes to sharing your shots online....
Superb image quality; one of the most compact cameras to shoehorn in a DSLR-sized sensor; option of using touch screen for operation in tandem with physical controls; new wireless connectivity option for use with smartphones and tablets
Pricey; design a tad bland and adding the lens makes for an unbalanced appearance; won't fit in a pocket unless carrying lens and body separately, $799 (body); $999 (16-50mm lens); $1299 (16-50mm & 55-210mm lenses)
Abstract: DateNovember 28, 2012 Read later : $1000 with 16mm-50mm lens This 16-megapixel compact system camera is the latest development of Sony's NEX range. The overall design has been refined to improve the aesthetic balance of body and lens. When t...
We said of an earlier version of the NEX it was the sensible alternative to a DSLR for most people and that is even more true of the NEX-5R. The range of E-mount lenses is constantly growing, so the NEX-5R is the basis of a system that can be as simple or...
Published: 2012-11-21, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The image quality is excellent, as is to be expected from a sensor also used in DSLRs. The WiFi sharing with smartphones is brilliant – just download the PlayMemories Mobile app and the camera and phone find each other and start communicating in a trice.
This is a beautiful camera, but the beauty is bought at the expense of useability. Even with the touch screen access it is a nuisance to have to go into the menus to set shooting mode. Such basic controls should be on the camera body. And sadly the otherw
We said of an earlier version of the NEX that it was the sensible alternative to a DSLR for most people and that is even more true of the NEX-...
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Published: 2012-11-14, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com.au
It's a very good camera, and the new autofocus is noticeably faster than the AF system on previous NEX cameras. But it's changed the price situation on the whole NEX series — the excellent NEX-F3 is only $599. So are these improvements really worth it? Ma...
Abstract: Sony's latest E-mount camera, the NEX-5R has a very similar body design to the NEX-5N but includes the flip-up monitor from the NEX-F3. Equipped with a brand new 16.1-megapixel APS-C sized sensor with overlaid Phase Detection AF pixels, it introduces WiFi...
Abstract: Unchanged features from the NEX-5N include the accessory shoe, battery and memory card support. Like the 5N, the new camera has no viewfinder but can accept the optional FDA-EV1S XGA OLED accessory finder, which sells for AU$349. The NEX-5R will be availa...
Abstract: Though they're not major, its on the top where we see the main external control enhancements. First, Sony now rings the shutter button with the power switch. This move frees up the back corner to house the best addition on the camera: a second control dia...
