Sony NEX-C3 is a new 16.2 MP HD camera launched by sony recently. This new camera is a DSLR camera and doesn’t come along with all the bulk which is usually seen in traditional DSLR cameras.
The Sony NEX-C3 has got very attractive looks and great functionality. The camera which is launched in variety of colors will see the light of the day very soon and is bound to take the market with storm once launched. The camera with its sleek and slim design and a touchscreen to operate the camera is really an advantage.
Talking about the main features of this Sony NEX-C3, now we don’t need to browse and work through many confusing and cumbersome screen effects as toy will be able to manage all with rear mounted control wheel on this camera. There are many features added to this camera that wasn’t previously available with sony NEX. There are features like high contrast monochrome, posterization, retro photo, pop color, partial color and more.
Sony NEX-C3 Key Features:
- Sensor : 16.2-megapixel Exmor HD CMOS
- Focal-length multiplier : 1.5x
- Continuous shooting : 2.5fps 18 JPEG/ 6 raw (5.5fps with fixed exposure)
- Autofocus : 25-point contrast AF
- Shutter speed : 30-1/4000 sec.; bulb; 1/160 flash sync
- Video recording : 720/30p , H.264, MPEG-4
Sony NEX-C3 Specifications:
| Body material | • Metal top plate, Polycarbonate |
| Sensor * | • 23.4 x 15.6 mm Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor |
| • 16.2 million effective pixels | |
| • 16.5 million effective pixels | |
| Image sizes * | 3:02 |
| • 16 MP – 4912 x 3264 | |
| • 8.4 MP – 3568 x 2368 | |
| • 4.0 MP – 2448 x 1624 | |
| 16:09 | |
| • 12 MP – 4912 x 2760 | |
| • 7.1 MP – 3568 x 2000 | |
| • 3.4 MP – 2448 x 1376 | |
| Image sizes (Panorama) | Sweep Panorama |
| • 8192 x 1856 | |
| • 2160 x 3872 | |
| • 12416 x 1856 | |
| • 2160 x 5536 | |
| 3D Sweep Panorama | |
| • 4912 x 1080 | |
| • 7152 x 1080 | |
| • 1920 X 1080 | |
| File qualities / formats | • RAW |
| • RAW + JPEG Fine | |
| • JPEG Fine | |
| • JPEG Standard | |
| Movie | • MPEG-4 |
| 1280 x 720p 29.97fps (9 or 6 Mbps) | |
| 640 x 480 29.97fps | |
| Dust reduction | • Coating on low pass filter |
| • Sensor-shift | |
| Lenses | • Sony E-mount |
| • Sony Alpha lenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses via adaptor | |
| (MF only, exclude power zoom lenses/tele-converters) | |
| Image Stabilization | • ‘Optical SteadyShot’ system on selected lenses |
| Auto Focus | • Contrast AF |
| • 25 multi-point | |
| • Centre-weighted | |
| • Flexible Spot | |
| Shooting modes | • Intelligent Auto |
| • Program | |
| • Aperture priority | |
| • Shutter priority | |
| • Manual | |
| • Sweep Panorama | |
| • Anti-Motion Blur | |
| • Scene modes (below) | |
| Scene modes | • Portrait |
| • Landscape | |
| • Macro | |
| • Sports Action | |
| • Sunset | |
| • Night view/portrait | |
| • Hand-Held Night Shot | |
| Sensitivity* | • Auto (Range varies depending on shooting mode) |
| • ISO 100* | |
| • ISO 200 | |
| • ISO 400 | |
| • ISO 800 | |
| • ISO 1600 | |
| • ISO 3200 | |
| • ISO 6400 | |
| • ISO 12800 | |
| Metering modes | • Multi-segment (49 segment Honeycomb pattern) |
| • Center-weighted | |
| • Spot | |
| Exposure compen. | • -2.0 to +2.0 EV |
| • 0.3 EV steps | |
| Shutter Speed | • Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane type |
| • 30 to 1/4000 sec | |
| • Bulb | |
| Aperture values | Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps |
| White balance | • Auto |
| • Daylight | |
| • Shade | |
| • Cloudy | |
| • Tungsten | |
| • Fluorescent | |
| • Flash | |
| • Color temperature/filter (2500 – 9900 K) | |
| • Manual (Custom) | |
| • Manual (Custom set) | |
| Dynamic range optimizer | • Off |
| • DRAuto | |
| • HDR Auto | |
| Color space | • sRGB |
| • Adobe RGB | |
| Color modes | • Standard |
| • Vivid | |
| • Portrait | |
| • Landscape | |
| • Sunset | |
| • B&W | |
| Picture Effect* | • Posterization (color/B/W) |
| • Pop Color | |
| • Retro Photo | |
| • Partial color (R/G/B/Y) | |
| • High Key | |
| • High Contrast Monochrome | |
| • Toy Camera | |
| LCD monitor | • 3.0 XtraFine TruBlack LCD |
| • 921,600 pixels | |
| • Angle adjustable 80 degrees up/45 degrees down | |
| Flash | • External flash (supplied), attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal |
| • GN : 7 meters | |
| • Flash Sync: 1/160sec | |
| Flash modes | • Auto |
| • On | |
| • Off | |
| • Fill-flash | |
| • Slow Sync | |
| • Rear Sync. | |
| • Red-eye reduction on/off selectable | |
| Drive modes | • Single-frame |
| • Continuous | |
| • Speed Priority | |
| • 10 sec 3 or 5 images | |
| • Bracket Cont 0.3 EV | |
| • Self Timer | |
| Continuous | • Approx: 2.5 fps |
| shooting | • Speed-priority mode: max 5.5 fps |
| • Varies according to shooting conditions and memory card used | |
| Self-timer | • 10 or 2 seconds |
| Connectivity | • HDMI out (with PhotoTV HD and BRAVIA Sync) |
| • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | |
| Storage | • Memory Stick Pro Duo |
| • SD/SDHC/SDXC | |
| Power* | • NP-FH50 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied) |
| • Battery charger included | |
| • Optional AC adapter | |
| Battery Life (CIPA)* | 400 shots approx. |
| Dimensions * | 110 x 60 x 33mm |
| Weight (with batt and card)* | Approx. 225g (7.9 oz) |
| Supplied accessories | Shoulder strap; Battery; Charger; USB cable (miniB); CD‑ROM; Flash |
