Sony Alpha NEX-3

The Sony Alpha NEX-3 is a mirrorless camera launched on 07/06/2010.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha NEX-3 ranks well below the category average, scoring 46 overall. The Sony Alpha NEX-3 weights 297 gr and spans 117 x 62 x 33 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Alpha NEX-3 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 71, ranks in the category best 33%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha NEX-3 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 37% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 34, ranks among the worst 33% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 33, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 22% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 23% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 16% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 54, ranks 13% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 53, ranks 12% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha NEX-3 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 229.0 GBP and 229.0 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sony Alpha NEX-3 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.