Digital camera - Sony Alpha NEX3A kit 16mm (storewaranty) | Review

Sony Alpha NEX3A kit 16mm (storewaranty) Review - Capture stunning images with DSLR-like picture quality, plus the convenience of interchangeable lenses – all without the size and weight of a DSLR. Compact, beautifully styled and brilliantly easy to use, with amazing features like 3D Sweep Panorama and HD video shooting.

 

Specifications NEX-3

  Lens Mount

Sony α mount	NO
Sony E mount	YES
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta	YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude some lenses)

  Lens Compatibility

All types of Sony α lenses	YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude Tele-converter)
All types of Sony E lenses	YES
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses	YES (with Mount Adaptor, MF only, exclude some lenses)

  Image Sensory

Image sensor type	CMOS sensor
Image sensor colour filter	R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm)	23.4 x 15.6mm (APS-C size)

  Camera

Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)	Approx. 14.6
Effective Pixels (megapixels)	Approx. 14.2
Automatic White Balance	YES
White balance: preset selection	Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature
White balance: custom setting	YES
White balance: types of color temperature	2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing	NO
ISO Sensitivity Setting	ISO200 - 12800 equivalent

  SteadyShot INSIDE

System: Sensor-shift mechanism	NO
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)	NO
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)	NO
SteadyShot INSIDE capability	NO
SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility	NO
*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot

  Anti-Dust

Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and sensor shift mechanism)	NO
Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism	YES

  Auto Focus System

TTL phase-detection system	NO
Contrast AF system	YES
Sensor	NO
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV	0 - 20
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)	NO
AF Area: Wide focus area	NO
AF Area: Spot	NO
AF Area: Local focus area selection	NO
AF Area: Multi Point	YES (25 points)
AF Area: Center Weighted	YES
AF Area: Flexible Spot	YES
AF Modes	Continuous, Single Shot, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
Predictive Focus Control	YES
Focus Lock	YES
AF Illuminator	YES (with built-in LED type)
AF Illuminator range (meters)	Approx. 0.3m - Approx. 4.0m (E 16mm F2.8) Approx. 0.5m - Approx. 3.0m (E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS)

  Auto Exposure System

Light metering type	49-segment metering by the image sensor
Light metering cell	NO
Light metering: Multi segment	YES
Light metering: Spot	YES
Light metering: Center weighted	YES
Exposure: Automatic	NO
Exposure: Program Auto	YES
Exposure: iAUTO	YES
Exposure: Shutter priority	YES
Exposure: Aperture priority	YES
Exposure: Manual	YES
Exposure: Scene selection	YES
Sweep Panorama	YES
Anti Motion Blur	YES
AE Lock	NO
Exposure compensation	YES (+/-2EV with 1/3EVsteps)
AE Bracketing	With 1/3 EV / 2/3 EV increments, 3 frames

  Shutter

Type	Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds)	1/4000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed; second	1/160

  Flash

Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)	7 (connect to Smart accessory terminal)
Flash Metering System	Pre-flash TTL
Flash Compensation	+/-2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)	4
Flash Mode	Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync.
Wireless flash mode	NO
Slow Synchronization	YES
Red-Eye Reduction	YES
Flash Popup	NO
Automatic Flash	YES

  Viewfinder

Type	NO
Focusing Screen	NO
Field of View (%)	NO
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity)	NO
Eye Relief