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Sony NEX-5 video review

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The Sony NEX-5 is a very impressive debut into the compact system camera class. It is the smallest interchangeable lens camera on the market, but has outstanding build quality, plenty of useful features, excellent performance and the kind of still image and HD video quality you'd be lucky to get from a digital SLR. It really raises the stakes in the compact system camera market. Read full review

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9/10

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By Cliff Smith
Reviewed 12 August 2010
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£479.95

  • Review
    • 1: Introduction
    • 2: Design and Features 1
    • 3: Design and Features 2
    • 4: Performance and Results
    • 5: Features Table
    • 6: Test Shots - ISO Performance
    • 7: Test Shots - Detail And Lens...
    • 8: Test Shots - Exposure Evaluation
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  • Reviewed by Cliff Smith
  • 12 August 2010
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Sony NEX-5 details

Value
7/10
Image Quality
9/10
Build Quality
10/10
Overall
9/10

Price as reviewed

£479.95

Manufacturer

Sony

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4:50 PM on 12 August, 2010

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Adobe made a "release candidate" of ACR and Lightroom available which supports the NEX raw files: http://nextended.com/blog/2010/8/10/lightroom-support-for-nex-raw-files.html





I'd expect a full release isn't too far away.

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5:46 PM on 12 August, 2010

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If only this was out before i bought my Nikond d3000....darn it.

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6:04 PM on 12 August, 2010

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This is a very good review. I really liked the camera before I saw this review, but now you have me sold... I have been looking for the best DSLR camera that will offer HD video as well; under £600 and the Canon 500D is the next in line. But the Sony offers more on the plate. One question though does the NEX-5 still offer the Manuel controls I would get on... the Canon 500D or Sony A450/550?

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6:40 PM on 12 August, 2010

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Very impressive!

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6:58 PM on 12 August, 2010

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Could you possibly tell me roughly how much space a 10 minute video shot at 720p takes?

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8:15 PM on 12 August, 2010

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Zero - I feel there should be a joke about a Spanish waiter in there somewhere, but I can't think of one. The NEX-5 offers aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual exposure, but lacks some of the custom functions you'll get on the 500D.





J4ck1505 - The NEX-5 doesn't shoot at 720p, options are 1080p, VGA or 1440 x 1080.

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9:59 PM on 12 August, 2010

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Great review. Are you likely to be getting a NEX-3 to review as well? I'm having one helluva time trying to choose a compact system, they're all so pretty.

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@ Cliff Smith lol thanks for the reply. What kind of PC specification would be needed to edit 1080p AVCHD codec? Surely this must demand quite a bit.

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Zero - I was able to edit video from the NEX-5 on my PC, a fairly average 2.4GHz Pentium dual-core with 4GB RAM and Windows XP Pro, using the supplied Sony software to convert to AVI and Abobe Premier Pro CS3 for the actual editing (CS3 doesn't support AVCHD). To be honest video isn't really my area of expertise. The guy you need is James Morris, who does our camcorder reviews.

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and above support AVCHD, and most consumer apps do too. A PC of similar power to Cliff's or even a bit less, will edit the footage. But you'll need something faster for smooth editing.

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