Sony Alpha NEX-3N

Sony Alpha NEX-3N

Sony Alpha NEX-3N
Announced: 25 Feb 2013
Sensor Resolution: 16Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 200-16000
Weight: 269g
Physical Dimensions: 110 x 62 x 35 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 3" Tilting
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
41
Overall Score
47
Image Quality
29
Speed Performance
7
Versatility
74
Comfort
Portrait

38

Portrait
Landscape

39

Landscape
Sport

34

Sport
Street

50

Street
Everyday

48

Everyday
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propro

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Sony Alpha NEX-3N is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Sony Alpha NEX-3N is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Sony Alpha NEX-3N is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Sony Alpha NEX-3N battery has only 480.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Sony Alpha NEX-3N does not support wireless connection

Sony Alpha NEX-3N and its rivals

Review compare Sony Alpha NEX-3N con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Sony Alpha NEX-3N Sony
Alpha NEX-3N
41 38 39 34 50 48 buy on
Leica M11 Leica
M11
58 68 67 43 58 56 buy on
Canon EOS R100 Canon
EOS R100
57 48 45 50 62 64 $459.99

Sony Alpha NEX-3N: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sony Alpha NEX-3N is a mirrorless camera launched on 02/25/2013.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha NEX-3N ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Sony Alpha NEX-3N weights 269 gr and spans 110 x 62 x 35 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-3N behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 74, ranks in the category best 14%.

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

  • Image Quality - Score 47, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks among the worst 21% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 7, ranks among the worst 3% 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 38, ranks 7% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3N is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 12% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3N is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 4% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3N is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 50, ranks 7% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3N is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 6% in its category. Sony Alpha NEX-3N does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Sony Alpha NEX-3N technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.5 x 15.6 mm

Sensor Area

366.6 mm2

Sensor Resolution

16 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4912 x 3264

Max Native ISO

16000

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sony E

Number of Lenses

73

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Tilting

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

460Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

4fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/160s

Flash Modes

n/a

External Flash

no

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

74

DxO Color Depth

22.8

DxO Dynamic Range

12.5

DxO Low Light ISO

1067

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

25

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 AVCHD

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

269g

Physical Dimensions

110 x 62 x 35 mm

Battery Life

480

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

NPFW50

Other Features

Self Timer

n/a

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo Pro-HG Duo

Storage Slots

1

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