Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Silve Sony NEX-C3 with 16mm Pancake Lens Details about the new Sony Alpha NEX-C3, which replaces the NEX-3. There will be three (3) model designations: NEX-C3A with the 16mm Pancake Lens NEX-C3K with the 18-55mm Zoom OSS Lens NEX-C3D with both the 16mm Pancake and the 18-55mm Zoom Lens The APS-C sensor as written on the NEX-C3 body is 16.2 MP which produces a 4912 x 3264 pixel image. The NEX-3 produces a 4592 X 3056 pixel image. The Sony NEX-C3 will ship with the new NEX firmware version 04 which includes: Focus Peaking Picture Effects The location of the memory card has been moved from the battery compartment. It now resides in a separate compartment closer to the center of the camera. The NEX-C3 will ship with the standard NEX flash and not the larger flash in this picture. This confirms that the older NEX-3 and NEX-5 can accept the larger flash. As we predicted the left and right direction of the wheel is now customizable. This gives us five buttons to to tailor the NEX-C3&#

New Sony NEX-C3 with New Flash Here is the new Sony NEX-C3, the update to the NEX-3. The NEX-C3 uses the same 16.2 MP APS-C sensor (1.5x crop factor) as the Sony Alpha A580, Nikon D7000, Pentax K5. The NEX-5 and NEX-3 has a 14.2 MP APS-C sensor. The NEX-C3 image above shows a larger accessory flash than the NEX-3 kit. If the images are accurate and the rear lcd / screen is still 3" diagonal then the NEX-C3 is more compact than the NEX-3. The control wheel is now closer to the outer edge and the graphics for the shutter and flash modes are missing - customizable? The NEX-C3 rear buttons are now bars instead of the round buttons on the NEX-3. The rear screen seems to have the same tiltable mechanism. We wished they added flexibility to flip it to the side for vertical shots. The microphones are now in the front of the C3 instead of on the top. The grip looks to be a bit bulkier and should provide better ergonomics. The power switch of the NEX-C3 is now on the 2 o'clock to