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Sony’s NEX Mirrorless Cameras Are the Smallest in the World

Sony has at last made good on its promise of mirrorless, interchangeable-lens compact cameras. We saw some mock-ups of the slab-like cameras back in February, and now Sony’s answer to the Micro Four Thirds and Samsung’s NX1 is here. First, the NEX-3 and N

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/sonys-nex-mirrorless-cameras-are-the-smallest-in-the-world/

Sony seems to have concentrated on making a solid, fairly gimmick-free offering. The 14.6 MP sensor is back-lit (the circuitry is on the back rather than the front of the chip) for good low-light performance (up to ISO 12,800), the LCD is a 3-inch 900,000 pixel monster and the processor is Sony’s Bionz (Bionic Fonz) chip found in its DSLRs.