Sony NEX-5
Mirrorless Camera
vs Sony NEX-F3
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

Best price $279
  • Smaller body size 16 in³ vs 20 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $279 vs $470
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 7 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-F3 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-F3

Best price
$470
  • 42% more battery life 470 shots vs 330 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 14.2 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 0 f-stop 16,000 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera May 2012 vs June 2010
  • Quicker Flash Recycle Time 3 seconds vs 4 seconds

What the Sony NEX-5 and Sony NEX-F3 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 10.1 oz vs 11.1 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 365 in² vs 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5 and the Sony NEX-F3

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi

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