Sony Alpha NEX-3 prices and specs
The Alpha NEX-3 was released on May 11, 2010. For today the lowest price for the camera is $140.93
The Alpha NEX-3 is a rangefinder style mirrorless camera. It means that the Alpha NEX-3 is smaller than DSLR cameras but still shoots great photos and has a variety of shooting options.
The Alpha NEX-3 can shoot photos at 14 megapixels highest resolution. But for better photo quality the more important specification is a sensor size. This model has a APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm) sensor that will allow you to take great photos and still the Alpha NEX-3 has rather small weight and dimensions. And if you want to take photos of the professional quality check Leica M (Typ 262).
The camera has max shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. It is an average shutter speed that will be enough for making action photos of a satisfactory quality. The camera has tilting LCD that will let you to capture photos from any odd perspective easily. The camera owner will be able to produce HD videos that guarantees a rather high picture quality.
The Alpha NEX-3 is an interchangeable and has Sony E lens mount. If the event demands special shooting conditions, you can change lens to a more suitable to capture better pictures.
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- May 11, 2010
- Rangefinder-style mirrorless
- 14 megapixels
- 4592 x 3056
- APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm)
- CMOS
- Bionz
- 3:2, 16:9
- 4592 x 2576, 3344 x 2224, 3344 x 1872, 2288 x 1520, 2288 x 1280
- 15 megapixels
- Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
- 6
- Yes (2500-9900k )
- No
- RAW
- Fine, Standard
- 30 sec
- 1/4000 sec
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- 12.00 m
- Yes (Accessory Port)
- Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in
- 7.0 fps
- Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 images))
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- No
- Tilting
- 3″
- 920,000
- No
- TFT Xtra Fine LCD
- Yes
- None
- 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
- MPEG-4
- Stereo
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Single
- Continuous
- Live View
- No
- Yes
- 25
- Sony E
- 1.5×
- 297 g (0.65 lb / 10.48 oz)
- 117 x 62 x 33 mm (4.61 x 2.44 x 1.3″)
- No
- Battery Pack
- Lithium-Ion NP-FW50 rechargeable battery & charger
- SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
- None
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Yes (Mini Type C)
- Eye-Fi Connected
- Yes
- No
- None
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