It is said the nex is the camera for people who want a DSLR without the cost, quality or complexity of one. (As though this were a stop gap between point & shoots and DSLRs.) However, this little camera eclipses many DSLRs. The nex can be as exotic and hard to use as any DSLR with a boatload of features like PASM, panorama, special effects, video & manual focusing or as simple as a point & shoot using Intelligent Auto.
F a u l t s
-Battery life is bad, buy an extra battery or 2.
-Menus are difficult to navigate.
-Screen is hard to see on sunny days.
-Can't use flash and viewfinder at the same time. Viewfinder costs extra.
-Needs fastest memory available for highest speed shooting.
P l u s e s
-Half the size of most DSLRs and has better specs. It's fast with up to 7 shots/sec, has higher rez, panorama mode, 3D panorama mode, HD video, comes up quickly, focuses fast, shows you where it is focused onscreen, fantastic low light capabilities, uses memory sticks or SD cards, has scene modes, bracketing, full PASM menus, auto focus, manual focus, adjustable ISO, adjustable white balance, exposure and flash compensation, image stabilization, lots of flash control, rear sync-front sync-fill flash, the list goes on.
-Lots of special effects included. Toy, retro, color highlighting (pick one of 4 primary colors and that color is displayed, the rest of the photo is black and white.
-The 16mm wide lense has digital zoom for far away shots if you don't have time to mount the 18-55 or the 200mm.
-The user manual is built into the camera. Want that special shot? Just look it up onscreen, no more manuals to drag around.
-You can take it into seedy parts of town or on vacation with little worry. It's very small and looks just like a point & shoot.
The race to build the largest DSLR continues and those behemoth DSLR owners continue to smirk at the nex, but that old tired technology no longer impresses. Have owned several DSLRs. A lot of big DSLR owners are using the nex for backup. Remove the mirrors and you get a small camera like the nex.
Update;
We are now using it for closeup product shoots. It takes much better macros than the D100.
Update;
With the big 18-200mm lens, it acts more like a 300mm, pulls in far away objects more so than average 200mm. Surprisingly sharp around the edges. Got the wide angle and fisheye adapter, fun and interesting photo results.
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