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Review on Sony Alpha camera NEX-3 Kit 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6, black by Mateusz Sowa ᠌

Revainrating 1 out of 5

The worst purchase in my life, don't repeat my mistake

After a week of use, I wrote a request for the return of the goods. It took 15 minutes for the sales assistant to clearly explain the difference between what Sony gives out and what the picture should actually be. I do not recommend buying. The price is 2 times higher than that of a "business soap dish", and the quality of the pictures is comparable to the camera of a budget phone.

Pros
  • It takes good pictures at dusk, the image is tolerably clear and not blurred. Good quality with digital zoom.
Cons
  • Some write that the disadvantage of this model range is the menu. This is not entirely true. You can quickly get used to the menu. The main drawback of the entire Alpha NEX lineup is the quality of the shots. During the day I took about 200 pictures in parallel, taking pictures with a simple Panasonic video camera. So: the quality of the pictures from the camcorder was much better. Therefore, the main claim to Sony is the quality of the pictures. No matter how I tried in different modes, experimenting with shutter speed, aperture and color, the result was much worse than even with soap dishes. Namely: 1. When shooting landscapes, the background is always blurry and indistinct. 2. Color rendition is very lame, especially the background. Instead of a clearly defined gray outline, it gives off blurry smoky dirty greens. Indoors, the picture, on the contrary, gives off yellowness. in this case, the way out is to put it on the "retro" mode, where the picture is made paler in advance. A sunny morning in warm colors gives off a cold "serine". A beautiful sunset, even with the "sunset" function, is pale and does not convey the entire color palette of the sky. 3. The "sport" mode practically does not work. 4. The "panorama" mode produces underexposed blind shots. 5. Even on a bright sunny day, the picture is somehow colorful and fuzzy. 6. Shades of white are poorly captured and there is no contrast between shades of white. 7. The blue sky is whitish, and the shadows are even darker.