Sony Alpha NEX-5A/S 14.2MP Digital Camera with 16mm Lens (Silver) for $549.00

The NEX-5 has all picture quality of a DSLR, yet it's about half the size, half the weight and far less complex. Pulling off this minor miracle took some clever innovations in glass, silicon and software code. Sony Alpha NEX-5 Overview Bigger Sensor, Better Pictures In technical terms, the APS-C image sensor is 13 times the size of the typical sensor.