Sony NEX 5 + 18-55 Lens

Wrapped in a tough magnesium body, the Sony NEX-5 teams breathtaking looks with serious performance. This amazing compact digital camera captures stunning images with DSLR-like picture quality. It offers the convenience of interchangeable lenses – all without the size and weight of a DSLR. It’s compact, beautifully styled and brilliantly easy to use, with exciting features like Sweep Panorama and HD video shooting.

Don't be intimidated by complicated buttons and menus. The camera is simplicity itself to operate, with an intuitive on-screen interface, control dial and soft keys. It's brilliantly easy to make one-handed adjustments of camera settings. Turn the control dial and see depth of focus changes previewed live on the big, bright 3-inch XtraFine TruBlack LCD.

The NEX-5 features a DSLR-sized 14.2 effective megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. Far bigger than the sensor in simple point-and-shoot compact cameras - you'll really see the difference with richly detailed, low-noise pictures, even in low light.

When shooting expansive landscapes, tall buildings or large groups of friends – it can be difficult to pack the whole scene into a single panoramic shot. The new Sweep Panorama function lets you capture these amazing wide angles. Simply sweep the camera over the scene and let Sweep Panorama stitch together multiple shots automatically to create one breathtaking wide panoramic photo.

The NEX-5 compact camera shoots sparkling Full HD (1920 x 1080i) video as high-quality AVCHD files to enjoy on your HD television. You can capture smoothly detailed HD videos with quick autofocus to track the action - even while you're zooming. Beautiful background defocus effects add an extra dimension to creative movie shooting.

Why compromise your artistic vision? Select from a choice of compact, beautifully styled E-mount lenses - from ultra-slim wide angle to powerful telephoto zoom (available separately). Or add an optional mount adaptor and enjoy the limitless possibilities of your A-mount lens collection.