Sony Alpha NEX-5N

The Sony Alpha NEX-5N is a mirrorless camera launched on 03/10/2011.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha NEX-5N ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Sony Alpha NEX-5N weights 269 gr and spans 111 x 59 x 38 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-5N behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 74, ranks in the category best 15%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha NEX-5N is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 45, ranks among the worst 17% 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 - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-5N works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-5N works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-5N works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 58, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-5N works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-5N works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha NEX-5N sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 10.99 GBP and 12.99 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Sony Alpha NEX-5N is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.