There's A-mount and here comes another E-mount...


Who needs EVF when you have a full huge screen to use? :dunno:

the huge screen not good for bright daylight. would think an EVF is better on daylight and manual focus lenses.
 

It's called future models. just like what Olympus did with the ep1.

The first versions of the nex are more to test market. I'm sure in future there will be new nex models which can use evf, and another advanced model which have more buttons to suit dslr users.
 

the huge screen not good for bright daylight. would think an EVF is better on daylight and manual focus lenses.

I have WX1, under daylight, I still find it OK to use.

Not too excited with MF lens, so properly won't be interested to use MF lens for this type of camera.
 

want to know more about NEX? here 20 things about it that u need to know..ya..btw itsn't EVIL

1. Strictly speaking, the Sony NEX is not an EVIL (electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens) camera since it does not have an EVF.
2. NEX stands for New E-mount eXperience.
3. “E” is chosen because of the flange focal distance (mount-to-sensor distance) of eighteen (18) mm.
4. With E-mount lenses, Intelligent AF (where the scene is continuously monitored for changes to ensure fast contrast detection AF) will kick in. This works in both still photo and movie shooting.
5. The E-mount lenses feature Optical SteadyShot image stabilization.
6. During MF or DMF mode, you can rotate the focus ring to enlarge the image on the LCD by 7 or 14x.
7. NEX-5 can record HD movies in either AVCHD (1920 x 1080 @ 59.94i / 50i) or MP4 (1440 x 1080 @ 29.97 / 25 fps). 60i or 50i / NTSC or PAL depends on where you bought the camera.
8. NEX-3 records HD movies in MP4 (1280 x 720 @ 29.97 fps).
9. The 3D Sweep Panorama photo is created by generating two shots – 1 for each eye – thus there’s no need for 2 lenses.
10. The 3D photo uses the Multi-Picture Format. On a non 3D-capable TV, the JPEG file is displayed instead.
11. The firmware to enable 3D Sweep Panorama function will come in July, downloadable via Sony’s website.
12. The Auto HDR function now captures and combines 3 photos into 1 for a maximum of 6 EV between exposures.
13. Other than the final HDR photo, an additional photo (the 2nd of the 3 shots) is saved.
14. The NEX works with Apple’s iMovie.
15. The NEX has only a single card slot, but it’s compatible with both Memory Stick and SD cards. SDXC is supported.
16. The NEX is compatible with Eye-Fi cards, including the latest Pro X2 card.
17. An optional optical viewfinder attachment (FDA-SV1) is available.
18. An optional mount adapter (LA-EA1) lets you use your A-mount lenses (manual focus) on the NEX. But not with the 2 A-mount teleconverters.
19. The new E-mount 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS lens has an additional Active mode that also exists in some of Sony’s latest Handycam camcorders. Active mode allows the lens to shift over a greater range of motion, thus enabling even greater camera shake compensation.
20. 2 converters are available for use on the E-mount 16mm F2.8 wide-angle lens. The VCL-ECU1 is an ultra wide converter (~12mm effective focal length). The VCL-ECF1 is a fisheye converter (~10mm effective focal length).

source:http://hasht.ag/20-things-about-the-sony-alpha-nex
 

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if newer nex model include amoled screen
then will it perform better under bright daylight?
 

if newer nex model include amoled screen
then will it perform better under bright daylight?

Supposedly yes but reviews have shown that there isn't too much of a difference with our normal screens.
 

The e-mount was needed because, other than the reduced flange distance, it is fully electronic. This means reduced noise from the lens during video taking.

Oh... okay... I seriously hope that sony could produce cameras that have very low noise at high iso. lol.
 

if newer nex model include amoled screen
then will it perform better under bright daylight?

Actually, amoled is not that good in sunlight. Every amoled screen I've tested gets blacked out. TFT is still more visible.

for example, my Nexus One has an amoled screen. My X10 has a TFT. The X10 is easy to use in sunlight, the N1 not so much. :)
 

Well, you can't have a small compact body yet wants to have everything right?

Adding EVF, flash etc will make the body big and make no sense for this category of cameras already since their initial idea was to reduce the size and weight.

Maybe they might come out with a pro-body NEX with EVF, but I might as well go for DSLR then if its not small or light enough.
 

Actually, amoled is not that good in sunlight. Every amoled screen I've tested gets blacked out. TFT is still more visible.

for example, my Nexus One has an amoled screen. My X10 has a TFT. The X10 is easy to use in sunlight, the N1 not so much. :)
oh...
so wat appears in paper doesnt really perform tat well in real life ar
hab been reading how gd amoled is but didnt get to try moi hands on em yet...