Sony NEX-C3 features a 16.2MP seen in the SLT-A35 promising improved battery life. It is directly aimed at offering a compact-camera-like experience to users looking to upgrade to a large-sensor camera. Like the SLT-A35, it features the 'Picture Effects' processing filters. Apart from the improved sensor, important feature additions and refinements that were made to the previous NEX model's firmware have carried over to the C3. The addition of more customization, in the form of assignable left and right buttons on the control dial and 2 more short-cut slots in the custom menu will be very welcome to anyone that wants to go beyond the C3's automatic exposure modes.