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Getting it Right The Second Time
When Sony started shipping the NEX 3 and NEX 5 in July, 2010 reviewer and user comments fell into two distinct categories. The first praised these new cameras for their small size, innovative design, terrific sensor, and high image quality. The second category was filled with the sound of curses and the gnashing of teeth as reviewers and users alike struggled with what may be charitably described as among the worst user interface designs ever in a digital camera.
I won't repeat the litany of woes here. You can read them in myNEX 5 First Impressions Reportand again in myNEX VG-10 Camcorder Review. In short – jumbled organization (related functions located on different menus), no shortcut keys, buried functions requiring multiple pressing or wheel scrolling to access, and forgetful menus that never returned to the last place where you where, and which dead-ended after many choices, without cycling back to the top of the list.
But, praise be, at Pho...

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