Sony NEX-F3 shares the same guts as its predecessor- the best-in-class NEX-C3. But some subtle changes, aimed at making life easier for beginners, make it a teeny bit larger. Plus, Sony has upped the video capabilities with the F3, adding 1080/24p and 1080/60i AVCHD options, as well as a 1440 x 1080 mode in MP4.

Sony NEX-F3 main specs
Sensor: 16.2 megapixel, APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm)
Max ISO: 16000
Image: Up to 4912 x 2760 pixels
Video: Up to 1920 x 1080/60i/24p
Screen: 921,600 dot, 3" LCD
Price: $600 w/lens

User reviews:
Pros: camera size, built-in flash, picture quality, build quality, camera filters are nice and very good/clear video.
Cons: Minor gripes, one is the cumbersome menu (could use some work on the menu setup & navigation); wish the LCD tilted down further.

FAQ:
I got some Sony Alpha NEX-F3 1080/60i MTS videos, and wanna edit these video files on Mac. Any way to remove the interlacing artifacts of these 1080i videos compatible for you to edit in kinds of video edit programs?

As you know, Sony NEX-F3 can shot videos in 1080/24p and 1080/60i AVCHD. If you wanna edit Sony NEX-F3 1080/60i AVCHD with Apple tools including FCP, FCE, iMovie, iDVD, you would find that the MTS files in 1080i are not compatible for these video edit programs. Thus, you need to deinterlace Sony NEX-F3 1080/60i MTS on Mac first and then transcode AVCHD to Apple ProRes for FCP; AIC MOV for FCE/iMovie on Mac OS X.

According to our using experience, we recommend you the best MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac to you which can help you to deinterlace Sony NEX-F3 1080i AVCHD to 1080p and convert MTS/M2TS to editable format as you want for FCP, iMovie, Adobe Premiere, FCE, etc. Here we show you the guide on how to deinterlace and convert Sony NEX-F3 1080/60i MTS to FCE as an example.

STEP 1: Launch the Mac Sony NEX-F3 AVCHD Converter and load the 1080/60i MTS files to it.
Tip: If you wanna join MTS/M2TS files for Final Cut Express, tick the "Merge into one" box. This Mac AVCHD converter also works as the MTS/M2TS joiner for you.

STEP 2: Click on Format > iMovie and Final Cut Express > Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov) which is the FCE perfectly supported format. Then you can set the output folder as you want.
Tips: You can click the “Settings” icon to make the best settings for editing Sony MTS/M2TS in Final Cut Express on Mac. You’d better set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 to keep the best output quality.

STEP 3: Click Edit button and you can deinterlace Sony 1080i AVCHD for Final Cut Express via ticking the “Deinterlacing” box in the Video Editor interface.

STEP 4: Click Convert button to start deinterlacing and converting Sony NEX-F3 MTS to FCE on Mac OS X with this professional Mac MTS Converter for NEX-F3.

After the short conversion, you can get the output video effortlessly. Later, you can import and edit Sony NEX-F3 MTS/M2TS in FCE on Mac freely without any distorted/glitchy video problem.

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