Sony NEX-C3 Review
August 22, 2011
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Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
Lens Mount
| Sony A-mount | NO |
| Sony E-mount | YES |
Lens Compatibility
| All types of Sony A-mount lenses | YES (Requires A-mount adaptor) |
| All types of Sony E-mount lenses | YES |
| Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses | YES (Requires α-Mount adaptor) |
Image Sensory
| Image sensor type | CMOS sensor |
| Image sensor colour filter | R, G, B, Primary color |
| Size (mm) | 23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C size) |
Camera
| Total sensor Pixels (megapixels) | Approx. 16.5 |
| Effective Pixels (megapixels) | Approx. 16.2 |
| Automatic White Balance | YES |
| White balance: preset selection | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash |
| White balance: custom setting | YES |
| White balance: types of color temperature | 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta , Green compensation |
| White balance bracketing | NO |
| ISO Sensitivity Setting | ISO200 - 12800 equivalent |
SteadyShot INSIDE
| System: Sensor-shift mechanism | NO |
| SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder) | NO |
| Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder) | NO |
| SteadyShot INSIDE capability | NO |
| SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility | NO |
| *SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot |
Anti-Dust
| Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism | YES |
Auto Focus System
| TTL phase-detection system | NO |
| Contrast AF system | YES |
| Sensor | 25 points |
| Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV | NO |
| Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) | NO |
| AF Area: Wide focus area | NO |
| AF Area: Spot | NO |
| AF Area: Local focus area selection | NO |
| AF Area: Multi Point | YES (25 points) |
| AF Area: Center Weighted | YES |
| AF Area: Flexible Spot | YES |
| AF Modes | Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus Autofocus Mode? Single-shot AF, Continuous AF |
| Predictive Focus Control | YES |
| Focus Lock | YES |
| AF Illuminator | YES (with built-in LED type) |
| AF Illuminator range (meters) | Approx. 0.3m - Approx. 4.0m (E 16mm F2.8),Approx. 0.5m - Approx. 3.0m (E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS) |
Auto Exposure System
| Light metering type | 49-segment metering by the image sensor |
| Light metering cell | Exmor™ CMOS Sensor |
| Light metering: Multi segment | YES |
| Light metering: Spot | YES |
| Light metering: Center weighted | YES |
| Exposure: Automatic | YES |
| Exposure: Program Auto | YES |
| Exposure: iAUTO | YES |
| Exposure: AUTO+ | NO |
| Exposure: Shutter priority | YES |
| Exposure: Aperture priority | YES |
| Exposure: Manual | YES |
| Exposure: Scene selection | YES |
| Sweep Panorama | YES |
| Anti Motion Blur | YES |
| AE Lock | NO |
| Exposure compensation | YES (+/-2EV with 1/3EVsteps) |
| AE Bracketing | With 1/3 EV / 2/3 EV increments, 3 frames |
Shutter
| Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed Range (seconds) | 1/4000 - 30 and bulb |
| Flash Sync Speed; second | 1/160 |
Flash
| Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) | 7 (connect to Smart accessory terminal) |
| Flash Metering System | Pre-flash TTL |
| Flash Compensation | +/-2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps) |
| Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) | 4 |
| Flash Mode | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync |
| Wireless flash mode | NO |
| Red-Eye Reduction | YES |
| Flash Popup | NO |
Viewfinder
| Type | NO |
| Focusing Screen | NO |
| Field of View (%) | NO |
| Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) | NO |
| Eye Relief | NO |
| Diopter Adjustment | NO |
Live View
| Live View | YES |
LCD screen
| Screen Size | 7.5cm(3.0type) |
| Monitor Type | TruBlack LCD |
| LCD Total Dot Number | 921.600 |
| Brightness adjustable | YES |
| Tilting screen | YES (Up?Approx.80°Down?Approx.45°) |
Recording
| Drive Mode | Single, Continuous, Speed-priority Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer |
| Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) | Approx.5.5 frames persecond at maximum, Continuous-advance rate:Approx.2.5 frames persecond at maximum. |
| Number of Continuous Advance | JPEG (L size, Fine): 18/14 images, RAW: 6 images, RAW+JPEG: 6 images |
| Recording Media | Memory Stick PRO Duo™,Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Recording Format | JPEG (DCF v.2.0, Exif v.2.3, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible, RAW (Sony ARW 2.2 format), RAW & JPEG |
| Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) | 4912 X 3264 (16M) |
| Image Size M (pixels) | 3568 X 2368 (8.4M) |
| Image Size S (pixels) | 2448 X 1624 (4M) |
| Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(focal length 16mm/18mm) | Wide: 7152 X 1080(7.7M), Standard: 4912 X 1080(5.3M), 16:9: 1920 X 1080(2.1M) |
| Still Image quality | RAW, RAW + JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
| Movie Recording Format | MP4 |
| Video Compression | MPEG-4 Visual |
| Audio recording Format | MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
| Movie recording mode - AVCHD | NO |
| Movie recording mode - MP4 | YES, 1280 x 720 (29.97fps,Approx.9Mbps/Approx.6Mbps),640 x 480 (29.97fps,Approx.3Mbps) |
| Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) | On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second |
| Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) | YES (Auto/Weak) |
| Noise Reduction (Multi Frame NR) | NO |
| Color Space (sRGB) | YES |
| Color Space (Adobe RGB) | YES |
| Color mode/DEC/Creative styles | Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W |
| Dynamic Range Optimizer | Off, Auto, Advanced: Level |
Playback/Edit
| White/Black Out Alert | YES |
| Index Playback | YES |
| Enlarge (Maximum magnification) | L size: 11.8x, M size: 8.8x, S size: 6x |
| Image Rotation | YES |
| Auto Image Rotation | YES |
General
| InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator | YES |
| Histogram Indicator | YES |
| Exif | Exif Ver.2.3 |
| Exif Print | YES |
| PictBridge | NO |
| Menu Language | English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish |
| Zone Matching | NO |
| Depth-of-Field Preview | NO |
| PRINT Image Matching III | YES |
| Remote Release Terminal | NO |
| IR Remote Control | NO |
| DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) | YES |
| Indicator of remaining memory space (CF) | YES |
| Beep Sound | On,Off selectable |
| File Number Memory | On,Off selectable |
| Folder Name Mode | Standard and Date |
| Operating Temperature (degrees C) | 0 - 40 |
Jacks
| Video Out | NO |
| HD/HDMI™ Out | YES |
| USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | YES |
| USB Mode | Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP |
Power/Others
| Battery System | NP-FW50 |
| Supplied Battery | NP-FW50 |
| Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) | Approx. 400 shots |
| Weight (g) | Approx. 225 |
Dimensions
| Width (mm) | 109.6 |
| Height (mm) | 60 |
| Depth (mm) | 33 |
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