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Sony Alpha NEX 5N

Sony Alpha NEX 5N
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alaScore 91

1564 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1564 reviews of Sony Alpha NEX 5N. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Comments about the size and image quality are generally positive. The portability and usability are also mentioned favorably. The optics and flash get mixed reviews, and some have doubts about the storage and viewfinder.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Sony Alpha NEX 5N is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sony Alpha NEX 5N

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 92 user reviews of Sony Alpha NEX 5N from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the lens and image quality are on the whole positive. The performance and usability also get good opinions. There are mixed opinions on the shutter and reliability.

portability, usability, performance, image quality, lens

87% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sony Alpha NEX 5N

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 459 user reviews of Sony Alpha NEX 5N from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Views about the size and image quality are generally positive. The portability and usability also get good views. Many are negative about the storage and image stabilizer.

performance, usability, portability, image quality, size

stabilizer , storage

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Audley Jarvis (trustedreviews.com)

Sony NEX-5n

 

Sony's NEX-5n offers all the power and poise of a DSLR, only in a much smaller package

Class-leading image quality ; Excellent noise control at mid to high ISO settings ; Impressive Full HD movie recording abilities ; Small and portable, but also very well built

Lack of physical buttons ; In-camera menu is still a little clunky

Feb, 2012
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Expert review by : Gavin Stoker (techradar.com)

Sony NEX-5N review

 

Comes with touchscreen and two million more pixels

Small body yet large APS-C sensor ; Tilting LCD ; Clip-on flashgun included ; Sweep Panorama

Unlabelled soft keys ; Inelegant front-heavy appearance with kit lens ; More of a consolidation than a leap on from its predecessor

The second generation Sony NEX-5N sits in the middle of a revamped NEX compact system camera (CSC) range, just above the NEX-C3, with which it shares a 16.1MP effective resolution, and some way below the 24.3MP effective NEX-7. It follows on from the...

Nov, 2011
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Expert review by : William Perceval (pocket-lint.com)

Sony NEX-5N

 

The NEX-5N arrives at a time when compact system camera manufacturers are all throwing many individual systems in the ring. We've seen "world's smallest", "world's lightest" and "world's fastest" claims appear again and again in a bid to attract the...

Great image quality, fantastic HD movie mode

Jumbled menu system, autofocus no longer on par with other CSCs, touchscreen takes a back seat

The NEX-5N has two major things going for it: image quality and its HD movie mode. There’s no other compact system camera out there that can better the 5N’s images (except, perhaps, for the as-yet-untested NEX-7), though the distortion at wide-angle...

Nov, 2011
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Expert review by : Hunter Skipworth (pocket-lint.com)

Sony NEX-5N pictures and hands-on - Pocket-lint

 

Sony's camera bonanza left us Pocket-linters rushing to get our hands on one of the brand new NEX-5N cameras. The new ultra-slim, yet highly formidable

Aug, 2011
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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

Sony NEX-5N review

 

Does Sony's new compact system camera have enough about it to stand out from the swappable lens crowd? Short answer: yes

Fiddlesome controls, fine features, fantastic image quality

Jan, 2012
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Expert review by (expertreviews.co.uk)

Sony NEX-5N review

 

Expert Reviews is proud to bring you this Sony NEX-5N review from Short Sharp Reviews - click through to YouTube for a 1080p HD version

A few minor flaws don't change the fact that this is a breathtakingly impressive camera

Nov, 2011
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Expert review by : Amateur Photographer (amateurphotographer.co.uk)

Sony NEX-5N review

 

While it may seem that Sony has just added 2 million pixels to the NEX-5 and rebadged it, there is far more going on in the NEX-5N. For example, the image sensor isn't just of a higher resolution, as it also has a better dynamic range and improved...

Apr, 2014
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Expert review by : GadgetSpeak (gadgetspeak.com)

Sony NEX5N

 

I first saw this early last autumn at the impressive restaurant at OXO tower. I took some great images from their outside balcony over the Thames and have been impatiently waiting to get my hands on one to give it a thorough review.

Mar, 2012
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Expert review by : Catherine Monfils (reghardware.co.uk)

Sony NEX-5N 16.1Mp APS-C compact system camera

 

Review Sony's NEX range of compact system cameras have continued expand with the NEX-C3, reviewed recently, appealing to entry-level users [1] keen to get to grips with Alpha optics and a DSLR-sized APS-C sensor. Adding to those niceties at the top...

The niggles I mentioned earlier might not be major sticky points for all users but they did put me off from recommending this camera wholeheartedly. It is quite unfortunate because in all other respects this revamped NEX model is very much the...

Feb, 2012
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Expert review by : Debbi Allen (digicambuyer.co.uk)

Sony NEX-5N

 

The stylish CSC gets tried and tested to see how it stands up in this booming marketplace

Jan, 2012
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