Sony NEX-5N review

Comes with touchscreen and two million more pixels

Sony NEX-5N
Lens-heavy, the Sony NEX-5N is one of three new NEX compact system cameras

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As part of our image quality testing for the Sony NEX-5n, we've shot our resolution chart with the Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens mounted.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 200 the Sony NEX-5n is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 100

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 100

ISO 100, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

ISO 200, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 400

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 400

ISO 400, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 800

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 800

ISO 800, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 1600

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 3200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 3200

ISO 3200, score: 20 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 6400

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 6400

ISO 6400, score: 18 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 12800

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 12800

ISO 12800, score: 16 (see full image)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 25600

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 25600

ISO 25600, score: 16 (see full image)

Raw images

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 100

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 100

ISO 100, score: 22 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 200

ISO 200, score: 22 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 400

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 400

ISO 400, score: 22 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 800

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 800

ISO 800, score: 22 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 1600

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 20 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 3200

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 3200

ISO 3200, score: 18 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 6400

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 6400

ISO 6400, score: 18 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 12800

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 12800

ISO 12800, score: 16 (see full images)

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 25600

Sony nex-5n resolution iso 25600

ISO 25600, score: 16 (see full images)

Gavin Stoker
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When not wrestling wild bears or leaping tall buildings in a single bound, Gavin Stoker can be found editing British Photographic Industry News, the UK's longest running and only photo trade title. He has over 25 years of camera testing and reviewing under his belt.