Sony Alpha NEX-7
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14 years ago
Sony NEX-7
Compact system cameras (CSC) have developed over the years and are now as much a part of the photographic tapestry as their DSLR cousins. It was only a matter of time before a high-end model would hit the shelves, and it's Sony's NEX-7 that takes that title.
Pros:
- Great OLED viewfinder
- decent image quality at high resolution
Cons:
- Low-light focusing is poor
- some layout issues
- need more pro lenses in range
14 years ago
The NEX-7 packs an awful lot of features into its small body, including an excellent 24 MP APS-C sensor and large high-resolution electronic viewfinder. Its three-dial interface and extensive customizability makes for excellent handling, although its default setup leaves something to be desired.
Pros:
- Three dial interface offers extensive fingertip control
- Superb build quality
- Excellent 2.4 million-dot OLED EVF in compact
- slimline body
- 920K dot tilting rear screen
- Very high-resolution 24MP CMOS sensor with impressive high-ISO performance
- Exceptionally 'deep' feature set including Auto HDR...
Cons:
- Out-of-camera JPEGs don't show off the 24MP sensor to its best extent
- Auto ISO limited to maximum of 1600
- Top-plate dials indistinguishable by touch (most problematic when using EVF
- Mystifying default control setup ( e.g .
14 years ago
Sony NEX-7 Review
the camera displayed exceptionally good image quality and sharpness, along with an enjoyable easy operator interface.
Pros:
- access to E-mount lenses
- Carl Zeiss and (via an adaptor) Sony A-mount optics
14 years ago
Sony NEX-7
All the usual NEX traits: outstanding image and video quality, lethargic autofocus, iffy focus from the kit lens. Sumptuous ergonomics only just help it to justify the high price
14 years ago
Sony NEX-7 review
The 24.3 megapixel, 1920x1080 video shooting, APS-C sensor-incorporating Sony NEX-7 is the priciest interchangeable lens compact to date. Luckily for Sony then it's arguably the best, with a performance that should satisfy the semi pro.
Pros:
- Packed with features
- Adjustable screen
- Electronic OLED viewfinder
Cons:
- Expensive
- Bulkier than rivals
- No in-body image stabilisation
14 years ago
Sony NEX-7 review
The next step in Sony's evolution of its NEX interchangeable-lens-but-no-bulky-internal-mirror camera system is technically brilliant: an amazingly detailed and clean image sensor shoehorned into a reasonably compact camera body that's incredibly well built and full of features (an excellent...
14 years ago
We've seen a growing number of camera manufacturers entering the compact system camera (CSC) market and as a result, companies like Sony are now looking at new ways of further expanding this increasingly popular camera format.
14 years ago
Sony Alpha NEX-7
With a lot to like and just a little to dislike, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 comes up a winner, albeit an expensive one.
Pros:
- The Sony Alpha NEX-7 delivers excellent raw photo and solid video quality in a package that's beautifully and functionally designed
- yet relatively compact.
Cons:
- As with many competing products
- the camera's JPEG algorithms need some optimization
- some aspects of operation feel a little laggy
- and it's missing some useful features
14 years ago
Despite the occasional shortfall, the NEX-7 is a very pleasant camera to use, especially when you've customised it to your particular way of shooting. The built-in OLED viewfinder is a real bonus, providing a bright, clear view, and having a hotshoe and input for an external microphone both add to...
14 years ago
Loved the camera, but not for me
I finally got an NEX-7; however, I turned it a few days later. The camera is overall amazing, and one can tell Sony gathered feedback from pro photographers and implemented their input into the NEX-7.
Pros:
- Amazing pictures with vivid colors
- tri-button layout for manual photography
- RAW
- modern sleek design
- best sensor in its class
Cons:
- Lack of lenses
- not the best auto-focus in its class
- no touch screen
- art filters don't work in RAW
- the video record button can be clicked by accident several times a day
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