![]() This move frees up the back corner to house the best addition on the camera: a second control dial. First, Sony now rings the shutter button with the power switch. Though they're not major, its on the top where we see the main external control enhancements. ![]() The usual infrared port and AF-assist lamp complete the basic features on the front of the Sony NEX-5R. The grip is so small, it's easy to move your fourth finger to press the button while still holding the grip and turning the lens with your left hand. While I'm used to the lens release button on the camera's left side (which would be right of the lens mount in the above shot), I really like the lens release button in this position. The relatively large APS-C sensor peeks out from the large lens mount, whose diameter is slightly larger than the camera is tall, as if to emphasize just how small the Sony NEX-5R is while also driving home the importance of that large sensor. Though other manufacturers have addressed the very small size of the Sony NEX-5R, it's still impressively dinky, stripped down to the essentials: just enough space to form a substantial grip on the front and provide for a tilting display on the back. The Sony NEX-5R's size and weight are essentially the same, coming in at 16.4 ounces (466g) with the 18-55mm kit lens, battery, and memory card.ĝimensions may vary a fraction of a millimeter here and there, but it's hard to tell with the conversion: 4.36 x 2.31 x 1.53 inches (110.8 x 58.8 x 38.9mm). Slated to ship in October, the Sony NEX-5R is expected to fetch US$650 body-only, and $750 with an 18-55mm kit lens. Not the usual updates indeed, but quite welcome nonetheless.Īlso welcome is a slight tweak to the controls on the Sony NEX-5R, making better use of the limited real estate, arguably making the NEX-5R a more photographer-centric design without going as far as the NEX-7, with its Tri-Navi interface. Downloadable apps are expected to bring more sophisticated in-camera Picture Effects to the Sony NEX-5R, plus Direct Upload features, and remote control via a smartphone, too. ![]() But there are a few new features that many will find compelling, including a fast hybrid autofocus system with 99 phase-detection AF points a touch-shutter and touch-tracking feature and a built-in WiFi radio that enables direct uploads to social media, as well as image transfer to tablets and cellphones. Like the NEX-5N before it, the NEX-5R still has a 16.1-megapixel sensor, a 3-inch tilting LCD, and is about the same shape and size. Now in its third iteration, the very popular Sony NEX-5R doesn't get the usual updates people have come to expect.
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