Sonya NEX5n is better, Canon IXUS, Nikon J 1 or GF series. I use it at home, and sometimes I collect some painting materials.

These models you mentioned are not of the same grade at all.

The most important factor that determines the image quality is the size of the sensor. The bigger the sensor, the better the image quality, especially when the light is insufficient.

The sensor area of NEX5N is 365mm? ;

The sensor area of Canon IXUS series is 23.2mm? ;

The sensor area of Nikon J 1 is 1 16.2mm? ;

Is the sensor area of Panasonic GF series 225mm? .

To be exact, popularly speaking, the picture quality of NEX5N is much better than other models in the case of insufficient light.

There is a picture with the truth, and the test sample above-resources:

The performance of Sony NEX5N in ISO 1600 (the environment with obviously insufficient light);

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The performance of IXUS3 10HS, the strongest of Canon IXUS series, in ISO 1600;

http://2 16. 18.2 12.226/PRODS/500 hs/full RES/500 hshsli 1600 . jpg

Performance of Nikon J 1 in ISO 1600;

http://2 16. 18.2 12.226/PRODS/Nikon j 1/full RES/j 1 hsli 0 100 NR 1D。 The file extension of encoded image stored in jpeg file exchange format.

The latest GF3 performance of Panasonic GF series in ISO 1600;

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Even the performance of NEX5N in ISO 1600 is better than that of Nikon J 1 in ISO 100 (in case of sufficient light):

ф o1000 sample of nikang J 1

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The picture quality of NEX5N can be said to be better than most APS-C SLR, even comparable to the famous Canon Quan Huafu SLR invincible rabbit. If you are interested in this, you can use the keyword "NEX5N, invincible rabbit" to search for online comparison posts.

Of course, we can't say that other machines are worthless. Canon IXUS series positioning is a cheap home card machine, Nikon J 1 has fast focusing speed and continuous shooting speed, but other image quality, control and lens group are poor. Panasonic GF3 mainly focuses on the touch screen operation interface.

What you care about most is the image quality, so among these models, you only have one choice-NEX5N.

Well, I have painted oil paintings and so on. If you have any questions, please ask.