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have decided to purchase NEX-5RY (twin lens) at sony centre lowyat priced at RM2,999. I think that was an attractive price.
will go over the weekend to purchase.

This post has been edited by rsralf: Dec 28 2012, 10:17 AM

Guys, just want to check whether there is possibility to make the shutter/press button on 5R to be silent? I noticed that the 'click' sound is quite loud, and it kinda disturbing when i snapped photos at a silent/quiet room..

Thanks for helping.

Hi mls_gamer, i have tried to go to the setting & couldn't find the option in NEX-5R, could only find options to mute the beep, and the audio recording during movie recording.. mind to share the option name?

hi romulus, i have tried the front curtain shutter. there is no difference to the 'clicking' sound whether it's turned on or off. It's still loud..

This make me wonder if NEX-5R is not suitable for taking photos at a quiet occasion like during seminar/talk, or taking sleeping baby photos because of the loud shutter button sound.. The sounds do make me feel as if i'm a professional photographer (lol) but there are certain situations especially during talk when audiences are focusing on the speaker, I snap their pictures from the back, audiences turn around and look at me (they lose concentration because of me )

thanks for the info.. i guess nothing can be done about it.. if only i can muffle the sound, it would be perfect.

overall i'm quite satisfied my 5R. best purchase ever

i am satisfied with the wi-fi capability since transferring photos from 5R to iphone is easy. of course please don't expect to transfer 600 photos within 5 minutes like a pc does. it takes longer time. i can't remember how long it takes but the wi-fi does it job & i'm satisfied with that..

Actually it will be easier if you select only the photos you want from 5R & transfer the selected photos to the iphone. transferring one or 2 photos are quite fast.. However, if you have 600 photos in your camera, the process of marking/selecting the photos are quite tedious. As such, i prefer copying all photos to my iphone and make selection from there.

I love 5R's touchscreen. I own a Lumix before & the touchscreen is too responsive that accidental brush on the screen will end up automatically capturing the image. It annoys me coz i had to delete the unwanted photos quite often. I think for 5R, the kind of tap required at the touchscreen is just slightly firmer than a tap on iphone. As i have an iphone, i had no problem with 5R screen. And i personally prefer a slight firm tap after all the craziness dealing with the lumix.

This post has been edited by rsralf: Feb 8 2013, 12:38 PM

mine didn't cancel out the extra 3 months warranty.. I purchased mine on 31 Dec 2012, and warranty expired on 30 Mar 2015.
However, i did not do the registration myself, the sony center registered it for me.

Is the Sony Center you mention above is located in Low Yat too? If not, do check out the best price there. I got quite a good offer there when i purchased mine. Otherwise you will have to decide whether the RM150 difference is worthy for the additional 1 year + 3 months warranty coverage.

Can't advice on the colour since i choose the silver color for easy maintenance.

This post has been edited by rsralf: Feb 12 2013, 10:23 AM

Guys, I note that the Sony Alpha Experience 2013 in March allow us (member) to bring a friend. Does the friend need to own a Sony camera too? If he/she does not have a camera or if he/she has other brand's camera, can I bring him/her along to this programme?

sorry about that, but i am unable to find the organizer's phone number at the website, hence i posted the question to the forum in case anyone has similar experience before. anyway, thanks for answering.

Guys, I chanced upon some info that there are shops in Japan providing rental services for lens. Do we have such shop in Malaysia?

This post has been edited by rsralf: Aug 6 2013, 04:16 PM