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| Predecessor: |
Sony NEX-5R
NEX-5R vs NEX-5T |
Olympus E-M10 II
E-M10 II vs E-M10 III |
| Successor: |
Sony A5100
NEX-5T vs A5100 |
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| General | ||
| Model Number: | NEX-5T | E-M10 III |
| Alternate Model Number(s): | ||
| Camera Format: | Compact System Camera | Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: | No | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $699.99 | $799.99 |
| Street Price: | $299.00 | $549.00 |
| Date Available: | 2013-09-15 | 2017-09-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes | Yes |
| Weight: |
13.8 oz
(392 g)
includes batteries, kit lens |
17.7 oz
(503 g)
includes batteries, kit lens |
| Size: |
4.4 x
2.3 x
1.5 in. (111 x 59 x 39 mm) |
4.8 x
3.3 x
1.9 in. (122 x 84 x 50 mm) |
| Waterproof: | No | No |
| Waterproof Depth: | n/a | n/a |
| Image Sensor | ||
| Sensor Type: | CMOS | Live MOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: | Sony Exmor APS HD | |
| Effective Megapixels: | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| Sensor Format: | APS-C | 4/3 |
| Sensor size: | 366.6mm2 (23.50mm x 15.60mm) | 226.2mm2 (17.40mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: | 4.78 microns | 3.78 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | 1.5x | 2.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: | 3:2 | 4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: | RGBG | RGBG |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: | Fixed | None |
| Self-Cleaning: | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: | No | Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: | Yes | No |
| DxO Sensor Score: | 78 | |
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): | 23.6 | |
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): | 13.0 | |
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): | 1,015 | |
| Image Capture | ||
| Image Resolution: |
4912 x 3264
(16.0 MP,
3:2), 4912 x 2760 (13.6 MP, 16:9), 3568 x 2368 (8.4 MP, Other), 3568 x 2000 (7.1 MP, 16:9), 2448 x 1624 (4.0 MP, Other), 2448 x 1376 (3.4 MP, 16:9), 12416 x 1856 (23.0 MP, Other), 8192 x 1856 (15.2 MP, Other), 2160 x 5536 (12.0 MP, Other), 2160 x 3872 (8.4 MP, Other), 7152 x 1080 (7.7 MP, Other), 4912 x 1080 (5.3 MP, Other), 1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP, 16:9) |
4608 x 3456
(15.9 MP,
4:3), 3200 x 2400 (7.7 MP, 4:3), 1280 x 980 (1.3 MP, Other), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3) |
| Image File Format: | JPEG, .ARW RAW (v2.3), RAW+JPEG | JPEG (EXIF 2.3), 12-bit lossless compressed RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 10.0 | 8.6 |
| Video Capture | ||
| Can take movies: | Yes | Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (60p/28Mbps/PS or 60i/24Mbps/FX or 60i/17Mbps/FH or 24p/24Mbps/FX or 24p/17Mbps/FH)
1440x1080 (30p/12Mbps) 640x480 (30p/3Mbps) |
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p)
1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (120p) 3840x2160 (5p) 1920x1080 (15p/10p/5p) 1280x720 (30p/15p/10p/5p) |
| Movie File Format: | AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio :Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Composite Video Out: | No | No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: | n/a | n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | n/a | n/a |
| HD Video Out: | Yes | Yes |
| HD Video Connection: | HDMI | HDMI |
| Lens & Optics | ||
| Lens Mount: | Sony E | Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: | Sony SELP1650 PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS; 9 elements in 8 groups, 1 ED element, 4 aspheric surfaces | Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 24 - 75mm | 28 - 84mm |
| Focal Length (actual): | 16 - 50mm | 14 - 42mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 3.13x | 3.00x |
| Aperture Range: | f/3.5 - f/22 (W) / f/5.6 - f/36 (T); 7-blade circular aperture | f/3.5 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) - f/22; 5 diaphragm blades (circular) |
| Integrated ND Filter: | No | No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
25 cm to Infinity 9.8 in to Infinity |
25 cm to Infinity 9.8 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | ||
| Filter Thread: | 40.5mm | 37.0mm |
| Thread Type: | n/a | n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: | Yes | No |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 2x Clear Image zoom; up to 4x Precision zoom; up to 2x Smart zoom at reduced resolution | 2x |
| Auto Focus | ||
| Auto Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: | Hybrid AF (99-point phase detect; 25-point contrast detect): Multi-point, Center, Flexible Spot; with Face Detection and Predictive Tracking | High-speed Contrast-detect AF: 121-area multiple AF / All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target (Normal/Small) / Eye Detection (Nearer, Left, Right) / Magnified (up to 14x, over 800 AF points) |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder: | No / LCD | EVF / LCD |
| Viewfinder Type: | (Optional FDA-EV1S XGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF or FDA-SV1 Optical Viewfinder) | EVF; 2.36M-dot OLED, 100% coverage, 1.23x magnification (0.62x 35mm eq.), 19.2mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor |
| Focus Peaking: | Yes | Yes |
| EVF Resolution: | n/a | 2,360,000 dots |
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): | 0.62x | |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): | 1.23x | |
| Display | ||
| Eye-level Viewfinder: | No | Yes |
| Rear Display: | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: | 921,600 dots (307,200 px) | 1,037,000 dots (345,600 px) |
| Touchscreen: | Yes | Yes |
| Articulating Screen: | Yes | Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: | No | |
| Selfie Screen: | No | |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 14.0x | 14.0x |
| Top Deck Display: | No | No |
| Exposure | ||
| Maximum ISO (native): | 25600 | 25600 |
| Minimum ISO (native): | 100 | 200 |
| ISO Settings: | Auto (100-3200), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600 | AUTO: ISO Low (100) - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-6400) / Manual ISO Low (100) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable |
| Auto ISO Mode: | Yes | Yes |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temp./Filter, Custom | Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom (Kevin setting), One-touch WB (4) |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 1/4000 - 30 sec | 1/16000 - 60 sec |
| Bulb Mode: | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 3.0EV in 0.3EV steps | +/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | 1200-zone Multi Segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control |
| Program Auto Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | Scene: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur; Picture Effects: Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast, Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature; DRO; Sweep Panorama | Scene (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape + Portrait, Night + Portrait, Children, Night scene, Sport, Hand-held Starlight, Fireworks, Light trails, Sports, Panning, Landscape, Sunset, Beach & Snow, Backlight HDR, Candlelight, Silent, Macro, Nature Macro, Documents, Multi Focus Shot), Advanced Photo (Live Composite, Live Bulb, Multiple Exposure, HDR Backlight, Silent, Panorama, Keystone Compensation, AE Bracketing, Focus Bracketing), Art Filter (Bleach Bypass I/II, Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Watercolor, Vintage, Partial Color) |
| Self Timer: | 2 or 10; 3/5 shots in 10 seconds | 2, 12, custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): | Yes | |
| High Resolution Composite: | No | No |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in Flash: | No | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync.; Red-eye reduction: On/Off | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual (1/1 (FULL) - 1/64) |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): | 7.0 m / 23.0 ft. | 5.8 m / 19.0 ft. |
| Flash Range Description: | Bundled flash has GN of 7m/ISO 100 | GN=5.8 (ISO100, m) / GN= 8.2 (ISO200, m) |
| Max Flash Sync: | 1/160 | 1/250s Built-in Flash, 1/200s External Flash*; *FL-50R: 1/180s |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3EV steps | +/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps |
| External Flash Connection: | Smart Accessory Terminal 2 (flash is detachable) | Hot Shoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: | No | |
| Image Storage | ||
| Usable Memory Types: | MS PRO Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: | UHS-II | |
| Other Memory: | ||
| Dual Card Slots: | No | No |
| RAW Capture Support: | Yes | Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: | .ARW RAW (v2.3), RAW+JPEG | 12-bit lossless compressed RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Movie File Format: | AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio :Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Included Memory: | No memory included | No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Built-In Wi-Fi: | Yes | Yes |
| NFC: | No | |
| Bluetooth: | No | No |
| Built-In GPS: | No | No |
| Microphone Jack: | No | No |
| Headphone Jack: | No | No |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi | USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: | Yes | No |
| DPOF Compliant: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control Type: | Optional RMT-DSLR1/2 IR Wireless | Via Wi-Fi |
| Connections (extended): | Mini HDMI (Type C), Smart Accessory Terminal 2 | Micro-B USB 2.0, Micro HDMI (Type-D) |
| Performance Timing | ||
| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): | <0.3 | |
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): | ||
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): | ||
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): | 0.33 | |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? | No | |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): | 10.0 | 8.6 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): | 11 | Unlimited |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 8.6 | |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): | 33 | |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 8.6 | |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): | 14 | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): | 0.14 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): | 0.072 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): | 0.28 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): | 0.051 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (notes): | ||
| Startup Time: | 1.0 seconds | |
| Play -> Record Time: | 0.5 seconds | |
| Flash cycle time, full power: | 4.3 seconds | |
| Power | ||
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): | 330 shots | 330 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): | 330 shots | |
| Battery Life, Video: | 80 minutes | |
| Battery Form Factor: | Proprietary InfoLithium NP-FW50 | Proprietary |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium-ion rechargeable | BLS-50 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary NP-FW50 Lithium-ion rechargeable | 1 x Proprietary BLS-50 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: | Yes | |
| Internal Charging Supported: | No | |
| Software | ||
| Included Software: | Image Data Converter Ver. 4, PlayMemories Home | |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows XP/Vista/7/8; Mac OS X 10.5 or later. (PlayMemories Home is Windows only.) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Notes & Features: | Minor update to NEX-5R. Wi-Fi now includes NFC, bundled with different kit lens (16-50mm). External flash included in bundle. | Available in black or silver. |
