Sony NEX-5N Specification Guide

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General
Camera type

Interchangeable-lens digital camera

Lens compatibility

Sony E-mount lenses

Image sensor
Type

APS-C size (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor with primary color filters

Number of pixels (approx.)

16.1 megapixels (effective),16.7 megapixels (total)

Image sensor aspect ratio

3:2

Anti-dust system

Charge protection coating on filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism

Recording system (still image)

Recording format

JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.2 format),

3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)

Image size

(pixels)

3:2 aspect ratio L: 4912 x 3264 (16M), M: 3568 x 2368 (8.4M), S: 2448 x 1624 (4M)

16:9 aspect

ratio

L: 4912 x 2760 (14M), M: 3568 x 2000 (7.1M), S: 2448 x 1376 (3.4M)

Sweep

Panorama™

mode

Wide: horizontal 12416 x 1856 (23M), vertical 2160 x 5536 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M),

vertical 2160 x 3872 (8.4M)

3D Sweep

Panorama

mode

Wide: 7152 x 1080 (7.7M), Standard: 4912 x 1080 (5.3M), 16:9: 1920 x 1080 (2.1M)

Image quality modes

RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

Picture Effect

11 modes (15 effects): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y),

High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature

Creative Style

Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast -3 to +3 steps, Saturation -3 to +3 steps,

Sharpness -3 to +3 steps)

Dynamic range functions

Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure

Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1 EV step)

Color space

sRGB, Adobe RGB

Recording system (movie)
Recording format

AVCHD™ Ver. 2.0 (Progressive)/MP4

Video compression

MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)

Audio recording format

Dolby

Digital (AC-3)/MPEG-4 AAC-LC

Image size

(pixels)

NTSC

AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps/PS, 60i/24 Mbps/FX, 60i/17 Mbps/FH, 24p/24 Mbps/FX, 24p/17 Mbps/FH)

MP4: 1440 x 1080 (30 fps/12 Mbps), 640 x 480 (30 fps/3 Mbps)

Media

Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

Noise reduction

Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: High/Normal/Low

White balance

Modes

Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C. Temp 2500 to 9900K, C. Filter (G7 to M7

15-step, A7 to B7 15-step), Custom, WB fine adjustment

Focus system
Type

Contrast-detection AF

Focus point

25 points

Sensitivity range

EV 0 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

Focus modes

Autofocus, DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus

AF modes

AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF

Focus area

Multi Point (25 points)/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot

Other features

Tracking focus, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF micro adjustment, Eye-start AF (only available with optional

LA-EA2 and FDA-EV1S attached)

AF illuminator

Built-in LED

AF illuminator range (approx.)

0.3 m - 4.0 m (E 16mm F2.8), 0.5 m - 3.0 m (E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS)

Exposure control
Metering type

1200-zone evaluative metering

Metering sensor

Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

Metering sensitivity

EV 0 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

Metering modes

Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure modes

iAUTO, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep

Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Scene Selection

Scene Selection

Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight

Exposure compensation

+/- 3 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)

Bracketing

3 continuous exposures in 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps

AE lock

AE is locked when focus is locked in multi-segment metering mode.

ISO sensitivity

(Recommended Exposure Index)

ISO 100-25600 (in 1 EV steps), Auto (ISO 100-3200)

LCD monitor
Type

3.0" (7.5 cm), TFT, Xtra Fine LCD™ display with TruBlack™ technology

Touch panel

Yes, electrostatic type

Number of dots (approx.)

921,600 dots

Brightness control

Auto, Manual (5 steps), Sunny Weather mode

Adjustable angle

Up approx. 80 degrees, down 45 degrees

Display contents

Graphic Display, Display All Info, Big Font Size Disp., No Disp. Info, Histogram, For Viewfinder

Real-time image-adjustment display Exposure Comp, White Balance, Creative Style

Focus check

MF Assist (4.8x, 9.5x)
Peaking (Level: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)

Face Detection
Modes

On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection; max. eight faces detected

Other features
Smile Shutter™ technology

Smile Shutter (3 steps), Shooting Tips, Help Guide

Digitial zoom
Type

Precision Digital Zoom, 1.1x-10x

Shutter
Type

Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Shutter speed

1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb

Flash sync. speed

1/160 sec.

Electronic front shutter curtain

Yes, On/Off

SteadyShot INSIDE™ (image stabilization)
Type

Not supported (image stabilization supported by lens)

Flash
Type

External flash (supplied) attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal 2

Guide No.

7 (in meters at ISO 100 equivalent)

Flash coverage

16mm (note on lens), 24mm (35mm format equivalent)

Control

Pre-flash TTL

Flash compensation

+/- 2 EV in 0.3 EV steps

Flash modes

Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Red-eye Reduction (On/Off), Rear Sync.

Recycling time

Approx. 4 sec.

External flash

Smart Accessory Terminal compatible flash HVL-F20S (optional)

Drive

Modes

Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority Continuous,

Self-timer (10/2 sec. delay), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec. delay; 3/5 exposures),

Bracketing, Remote Cdr (with optional Remote Commander RMT-DSLR1)

Speed (approx., max.)*

Speed Priority Continuous mode: 10 fps

No. of recordable frames (approx.)*

Fine: 10 frames, Standard: 10 frames, RAW: 6 frames, RAW & JPEG: 4 frames

Playback

Modes

Single (with or without shooting information, RGB histogram, and highlight/shadow warning),

6/12-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 14x, M: 11x, S: 7.3x), Panorama (Standard): 24x, Panorama

(Wide): 34x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec., Off), Image orientation (On/Off), Slideshow,

Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Still), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect

Interface
PC interface

Hi-speed USB (USB 2.0): Mass-storage, MTP

HD output

HDMI

mini connector (Type-C), BRAVIA

Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD

Smart Accessory Terminal 2

Yes

Compatible OS (USB connection)

Windows XP SP3

, Windows Vista SP2

, Windows 7 SP1, Mac OS X (10.3-10.6)

Audio
Microphone

Built-in stereo microphone or optional ECM-SST1 external microphone

Speaker

Built-in monaural; volume setting in 8 steps

Print
Compatible standards

Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

Custom function
Type

Custom key settings

Power
Battery

Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FW50

Still images

Approx. 430 images (CIPA standard)

Movies

Approx. 29 minutes, MP4 format movie for up to approx. 2 GB.

External power

AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (optional)

Weight
With battery and

Memory Stick PRO Duo

Approx. 9.5 oz. (269 g)

Body only

Approx. 7.4 oz. (210 g)

Dimensions
W x H x D (excluding protrusions)

Approx. 4 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (110.8 x 58.8 x 38.2 mm)

Operating temperature
Range

32-104º F/0-40º C

Main specifications

System requirements of bundled software

Image Data Converter SR/Image Data Lightbox SR

PMB

OS *1

Microsoft Windows

Macintosh

Microsoft Windows

Windows

XP SP3

/Windows Vista

SP2

Windows 7 SP1

Mac OS

(10.3 - 10.6)

Windows

XP SP3

/Windows Vista

SP2

Windows 7 SP1

CPU

Pentium

III 800 MHz or faster

Power PC G4/G5 series

(1.0 GHz or faster recommended)

Intel

Core™ Solo/Core Duo/Core 2 Duo, or faster

recommended

Pentium III 800 MHz or faster

(For playing/editing HD movies:

Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faste/Intel Core 2 Duo

1.66 GHz or faster)

Memory

512 MB or more

1 GB or more

512 MB or more/for HD movies, 1 GB or more

1 Compatible operating system: factory preinstalled only.

2 64-bit edition and starter edition not supported. Windows Image Mastering API (IMAPI) v2.0 or later required to create discs.

3 Starter edition not supported.

The 2012 Sony World Photography Awards is now accepting

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Specifications and features are based on information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice.

* May vary depending on

shooting conditions

and media.