It Flips and captures 226 Degrees

Sony NEX-5/NEX-3

The new NEX-5/NEX-3 ultra-compact digital cameras from Sony feature Sweep Panorama for a wider view of landscapes and extra-wide scenes. Unique to Sony, Sweep Panorama lets you create breathtaking panoramic images with a huge angle of view. It’s beautifully simple to use: just press the shutter button and sweep the NEX-5/NEX-3 camera from side to side, or up and down. You can even view amazing 3D panoramas on compatible BRAVIA™ 3D TV sets.

Capture high-resolution, extra-wide panorama.Just press the shutter button and sweep the camera.Camera automatically joins a high-speed burst of frames to capture a huge field of view.Enjoy breathtaking 3D panoramas on compatible BRAVIA™ TV he biggest departure is the controls. At the back of the camera, the controls have been stripped down to a scroll wheel and two soft keys. The bottom soft key gives you access to 80 screens of shooting tips. The top soft key is a menu button, and the options vary depending on what mode you're in.

The click and scroll wheel corresponds with an onscreen wheel to cycle through options. In most modes, pressing the centre of the wheel calls up the background defocus function. This previews the way your picture will look when you alter the depth of field, for that lovely SLR-style blurred background

Then experience the results as detail-packed 23 megapixel panoramas with a huge 226 degree effective angle of view. Source