Do you need electronic viewfinder?

An electronic viewfinder also displays key camera settings. The advantage is that you don’t have to take your eye away from the camera to look at the LCD screen for settings and accurate framing. Electronic viewfinders are typically found on some high end compact digital cameras and DSLRs.

Is Sony NEX-5 a mirrorless camera?

The Sony α NEX-5 is a digital camera launched on 11 May 2010. It is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with the body size of a larger model fairly compact point-and-shoot camera with a larger sensor size (APS-C) comparable to that of some digital single-lens reflex cameras.

What is an electronic viewfinder on a camera?

An electronic viewfinder (EVF) is a camera viewfinder where the image captured by the lens is projected electronically onto a miniature display. The sensor records the view through the lens, the view is processed, and finally projected on a miniature display which is viewable through the eyepiece.

What does NEX stand for Sony?

The E-mount is a lens mount designed by Sony for their NEX (“New E-mount eXperience”) and ILCE series of camcorders and mirrorless cameras.

Does a camera need a viewfinder?

Using a viewfinder properly provides an inherently more stable hold than holding the camera at arms length to look at the LCD screen. This allows one to use a slower shutter speed without getting camera motion blur. A slower shutter speed produces an image with less noisiness.

Is the Sony NEX 5 GOOD?

The NEX-5 is excellent in image quality, especially if you need higher ISO values, and the 16mm f/2.8 lens makes for a very compact wide angle walk around camera. Sony’s problem is three-fold, and you need to consider all these things before committing, I think.

Which Sony NEX camera is the best?

Sony NEX-7
The Sony NEX-7 is considered to be the top of the line NEX-series camera, with the highest resolution 24 MP APS-C sensor, built-in OLED electronic viewfinder, tilt-screen, three dial interface and the highest price tag in the line.

What is T * in Sony?

T* The T* is another designation you’ll find on all Zeiss lenses. The Sony T* means that the front element of these lenses is covered in a proprietary anti-reflective coating developed by Zeiss.

What happened to Sony NEX camera?

The brand is still Sony Alpha, but the model name prefix has been changed from NEX to ILCE, meaning ‘interchangeable-lens camera, E-mount. And then at CES on January 6th, we announced the Alpha 5000, whose model name is ILCE-5000.”