<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
α	I-Algorithm
NEX-5	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
launched	O
on	O
11	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mirrorless	B-Device
interchangeable	I-Device
lens	I-Device
camera	I-Device
with	O
the	O
body	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
model	O
fairly	O
compact	O
point-and-shoot	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
larger	O
sensor	O
size	O
(	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
)	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
some	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
major	O
competitors	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
are	O
the	O
cameras	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
micro	B-Operating_System
4/3	I-Operating_System
standard	O
created	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
and	O
Olympus	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
low	O
end	O
Canon	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
even	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
α	I-Algorithm
DSLRs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
shoot	O
1920×1080i	O
at	O
60	O
frame/s	O
in	O
AVCHD	O
or	O
1440×1080p	O
at	O
30	O
frame/s	O
in	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sized	O
sensor	O
has	O
an	O
ISO	O
sensitivity	O
up	O
to	O
12,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NEX-5	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sister	O
,	O
the	O
NEX-3	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Handycam	I-Device
NEX-VG10	I-Device
use	O
a	O
new	O
lens	O
mount	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
for	O
NEX	B-Algorithm
series	I-Algorithm
and	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
E-mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
post-November	O
2010	O
firmware	O
version	O
3	O
installed	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
(	O
roughly	O
US$200	O
)	O
Sony	O
LA-EA1	O
adapter	O
,	O
the	O
NEX	B-Algorithm
series	I-Algorithm
of	O
cameras	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
electronically	O
control	O
the	O
aperture	O
and	O
autofocus	O
of	O
Sony	O
SSM/SAM	O
A-mount	O
lenses	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
aperture	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Sony/Minolta	O
A-mount	O
lenses	O
with	O
manual	O
focus	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
adapters	O
enable	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Canon	O
FD-mount	O
,	O
Canon	O
EF-mount	O
(	O
without	O
aperture	O
control	O
)	O
,	O
Contax	O
G	O
,	O
M42	O
screw	O
mount	O
,	O
Konica	O
Hexanon	O
AR-mount	O
,	O
Minolta	O
SR-mount	O
(	O
MC/MD	O
)	O
,	O
Leica	O
M	O
and	O
screw	O
mount	O
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F-mount	O
(	O
non-G	O
)	O
,	O
Pentax	O
K-mount	O
(	O
non-DA	O
)	O
,	O
Olympus	O
OM	O
mount	O
,	O
T2	O
screw	O
mount	O
and	O
Minolta/Konica	O
Minolta/Sony	O
A-mount	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
third-party	O
mechanical	O
adapters	O
also	O
provide	O
circular	O
control	O
rings	O
that	O
provide	O
some	O
mechanical	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
aperture	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
G	O
,	O
Pentax	O
DA	O
and	O
Canon	O
EF	O
lenses	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
mechanical	O
aperture	O
control	O
ring	O
on	O
their	O
lens	O
barrels	O
.	O
</s>
