5N is slightly more expensive and it has 3 features attractive to me: the touch screen focus, better shutter lag, and the 1080P video recording.

Get 5N if you want it with a touch screen but it really doesn't matter since the camera's buttons are so easy to use and you'll never get lost in operating it.

I guess NEX 5N has a touch screen which I like.

One of the features that i love about the NEX 5n is the touchscreen, this gives you all the options you need in a very small case, for example, you can easily touch on the screen the point of the frame that you want your nex to focus in!

The 5N's capacitive touchscreen is quick and responsive and most of the menus utilize 'momentum' scrolling that makes it easy to scroll through long lists quickly.

I found that I prefer the 5N's touchscreen which aids in focusing and changing menu items on the fly.

The Sony NEX-5N is the best camera I have ever used for under $1000 with amazing still shot performance - including at a high ISO - and unparalleled 1080p video quality with continuous auto-focus.

A few negatives preventing the NEX-5N from achieving perfection are: The size being almost too small for some hands, (I've read that the 7N is slightly larger with better ergonomics, but at double the price, I'll wait), video audio clicking sounds that Sony has acknowledged are not just our imagination (I don't shoot enough "quiet video" for that to matter, but video HD qualtity on my Sony Bravia is stunning)!

Although I did not expect the replacement for NEX 5 to be much better than the C3 except for video and I did not really use video that much and 720p was good enough for me.

The step up to an APS-C format sensor alone provides the potential for greater depth of field control and the 5N's 16.1MP CMOS sensor offers markedly superior low light performance over compact cameras with a 1/2.3" or 1/1.8" sensor, and indeed matches the best results we've seen from its APS-C DSLR competition.

The Sony NEX-5n is built around a 23.5 x 15.6mm APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor that produces an effective resolution of 16.1MP.

Indeed, the compact-sized dimensions of the NEX-5n even hold up quite well against its Micro Four Thirds and Nikon CX competitors as well – at least in terms of the actual camera body.

The C3 has a small edge in several areas including resolution, low light capabilities, battery life, weight, size, color depth, and general image quality.

there are actually models out there with zero video recording issues. My conclusion is that the noise is likely not as pronounced in some models or some buyers may not be as concerned because they love the good quality pics it takes.I myself am leaning more towards keeping the 1st NEX-5N from Amazon since the camera seems to work well and I likely won't record videos as much. I have a few more days to make up my mind before having to ship back for refund.

For more information about this mode please take a look at our 'Hand-held Twilight' example from the NEX-C3 review.