Sony A37 vs Sony NEX-5R

Sony NEX-5R advantages over Sony A37

• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  NEX-5R test data on DxO Mark A37 test data on DxO Mark
  910 vs 799 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Thinner
  38 mm vs 84 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  466g vs 726g
  Lighter weight
• More dots on screen
  922k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 5.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)