Sony NEX-5K/B Leaflet

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Last Updated: 03/08/2011

NEX-5K/B

 

 

 

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Specifications

Lens Type:  E-mount 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS 

Aperture (Max.):  f/3.5 - 5.6 

Aperture (Min.):  f/22 - 32 

Filter Diameter:  49mm 

Lens Groups-Elements: 9 groups, 11 elements (4 aspheric surfaces) 

Lens Mount Type:  Sony E-mount 

Minimum Focus Distance:  9.8" (0.25m) 

Non-rotating Focusing Ring: No rotation 

Aperture Blade:  7 blades (Circular aperture) 

Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 27mm-82.5mm (35mm equivalent) 

Battery Type:  InfoLITHIUM® NP-FW50 (7.2V) 

Number of Still Images: Approx. 330 images (CIPA standard) 

Supplied Software:  PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 4.3.01 Image Data 

Converter SR 3.1 Image Data Lightbox SR 

Operating System Compatibility:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 

Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later 

Flash Compensation:  +/-2EV,1/3EV steps 

Flash Coverage:  FOV coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length) 

Flash Metering System:  Pre-flash TTL 

Guide Number:  7 (in meters at ISO 100) 

Recycling Time:  Approx. 4 sec. 

Flash Bracketing:  3 frames, 1/3, 2/3EV steps selectable 

Flash Modes:  Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync., Red-eye reduction 

Flash Type: Smart accessory terminal (HVL-F7S Flash Supplied) 

Angle Adjustment:  Up: Approx. 80 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees 

Brightness Control:  Auto (-2 to +2 step sunny weather) 

Coverage: 100% 

Customization: Brightness: Auto, Manual, Sunny Weather 

Display Color: Black, White, Blue, Pink 

Grid Display:  Yes (On/off) 

Histogram: Yes (On/off) 

Live View:  Yes, (Constant AF Live View) 

Real-time image adjustment display: Exposure Compensation, WB, 

Creative Style 

LCD Type:  3.0” TFT Xtra Fine™  LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™  

technology 

Magnification: 0.3x (APS-C) 

Anti-Dust: Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and 

electromagnetic vibration mechanism 

Color Filter System:  RGB primary color filters 

Effective Picture Resolution:  Approx. 14.2 megapixels 

Imaging Sensor:  Exmor™  APS HD CMOS sensor (23.4 X 15.6mm) 

Pixel Gross:  Approx. 14.6 megapixels 

Processor: BIONZ™  image processor 

Focal Length Conversion Factor: 1.5x 

Burst Buffer:  JPEG (unlimited to card capacity) 

RAW (8 shots) 
RAW+JPEG (5 shots) 

Continuous Shooting Speed: Continuous (2.3fps) 

Speed Priority (7fps) 

Drive Mode:  Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, 

Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing; Remote 

Flash Sync Speed: 1/160 seconds 

Self-timer: 2-sec. or 10-sec. delay, (single, continuous 3 or 5 frames) 

Shutter Speeds:  1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb 

Shutter Type:  Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane 

shutter 

Advanced User Interface: Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-

screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu 

Anti Motion Blur:  6-image layering 

Auto High Dynamic Range: Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure 

difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off) 

Face Detection:  Off, Auto, Child Priority, Adult Priority 

Shooting Tips:  80 expert advice shooting tips 

Sweep Panorama:  Horizontal, Vertical, and 3D Panorama  

Smile Shutter™  technology: Yes - Off, Slight, Normal, Big 

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Auto Exposure Lock:  Yes (AE Lock with focus lock) 

Color Temperature:  2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green 

compensation 

Creative Style:  Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W 

D-Range Optimizer:  Yes: (Auto, Level 1-5, off) 

Exposure Compensation:  ±2.0 EV (in 0.3 EV steps) 

Exposure Settings:  iAUTO, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), 

Shutter priority (S), Manual (M) 

ISO: Auto, 200 to 12800 

Metering: 49 Segment metering from CMOS image sensor 

Metering Modes:  Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot 

Metering Sensitivity:  0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/2.8 lens) 

Noise Reduction:  Long exp.NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer 

than 1 second) 
High ISO NR: (Auto/Weak) 

Scene Mode(s):  Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night 

portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight 

White Balance Mode:  Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, 

Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature, Custom 

AF Illuminator:  Built-in, LED type 

AF Modes:  Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual 

Focus 

Focus Area:  Multi Point AF (25 points), Center Weighted AF, Flexible Spot 

AF 

Focus Features:  Predictive Focus Control, Focus Lock 

Focus Points:  25 points 

Focus Sensitivity:  0 EV to +20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens) 

Focus System:  Contrast AF 

Manual Focus Assist: Magnified display for precise manual focus 

BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV 

DVDirect: Yes, via USB 

HD Output:  HDMI (TypeC mini) 

Memory Card Slot:  Dual slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™ /Pro-HG 

Duo™ /PRO-HG HX Duo™  media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card 

PhotoTV HD:  Yes, with BRAVIA Sync™  enabled HDTV and HDMI cable 

USB Port(s):  USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, PTP) 

Audio Format:  Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC 

Color Space:  sRGB, AdobeRGB 

Media Type:  Memory Stick PRO Duo™ /Pro-HG Duo™ /PRO-HG HX Duo™  

media 
SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card 

Video Format:  AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)) 

Still Image Mode:  JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG 

Still Image Size 16:9: L (12M): 4592 X 2576 

M (6.3M): 3344 X 1872 
S (2.9M): 2288 X 1280 

Still Image Size 3:2: L (14M): 4592 X 3056 

M (7.4M): 3344 X 2224 
S (3.5M): 2288 X 1520 

Video Resolution:  AVCHD: 1920 x 1080/ 60i 

MP4 HD: 1440 x 1080/ 30p 
MP4 VGA: 640 x 480/ 30p 

Camera Type:  Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera 

Lens Mount:  Sony E-mount 

Lens Compatibility:  Sony E-mount lens, (Sony A-mount lenses when used 

with LA-EA1 lens adaptor) 

Weight: Approx. 8.1 oz (229g) (excl battery & media) 

Approx. 10.1 oz (287g) (w/battery & media) 

Measurements: Appx 4-3/8 ×  2-3/8 ×  1-9/16" (110.8x58.8x38.2mm) 

(W/H/D); 15/16" (24.2mm) excl grip & lens mount 

Limited Warranty Term:  1 Year Parts & Labor 

SEL1855 Interchangeable  α E-mount lens 

Lens cap 

HVL-F7S detachable flash 

Case for flash 

BC-VW1 Battery Charger 

Power cord 

NP-FW50 Lithium ion rechargeable battery 

Shoulder strap 

USB cable (Mini B) 

CD-ROM 

Color: Black 

UPC Code:  027242797505 

1. World's first interchangeable lens digital still camera with 1080/60i HD 

movies. 

2. Movie recording is limited to segments of 29 minutes, maximum. 

When using movie mode Memory Stick PRO Duo with MARK2 logo, 
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG HX Duo or Class 4 
or higher for SD/SDHC media are recommended. 

3. More than 13 times the area of 1/2.4-inch type sensor of the Sony 

DSC-WX1. 

4. World's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens digital camera as of 

April 2010 

5. 48.8% smaller and 49.1% lighter compared to Sony α230. 
6. Viewable area measured diagonally 
7. Attaching Sony A-mount lens requires LA-EA1 adaptor (sold 

separately). Manual focus and full open aperture shooting only. 

8. HD Viewing requires a mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable and compatible HDTV, 

both sold separately. 

9. Works with other BRAVIA® Sync™  or Theatre Sync™  labeled HDTVs 

when connected via HDMI interface. Mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable 
required, sold separately. 

10. When fully charged. Actual results may vary based on product 

settings, usage patterns and environmental conditions. 

11. Compatible BRAVIA® HDTV and HDMI™  or component cable (all sold 

separately) required for PhotoTV HD viewing. Specifications for BRAVIA 
HDTV shown vary according to market region.. 

12. Auto Focus function is only available with Sony E-Mount lenses 
13. PMB requires Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3/ Windows Vista® SP2/ 

Windows 7. Mac OS® not supported. Movie format is compatible with 
iMovie® ‘09 or later versions. 

14. Firmware update required for 3D feature functionality (available 

Summer 2010). 3D viewing requires 3D HDTV, a high speed HDMI™  
cable (supporting at least 10.2 Gbps) connection and 3D glasses (all 
sold separately). 

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typographic and photographic errors. Features and specifications are 
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