Front (8.0)
The front of the DSC-T5 doesn’t really look like a camera when the lens cover is closed; it looks more like a promotional cigarette pack. The front face is fairly flat with a slight downgrade toward the right and left edges. Up along the left edge is a polished silver band with the Sony logo embossed at the bottom and the model name, the DSC-T5, embossed at the top. This band opens from the side as a door to the battery compartment. The main portion of the front is a lightly brushed silver, which stands in contrast to the darker brushed silver lens cover. The top half of the cover is rectangular and consumes the upper portion of the camera; it slides downward about a half inch to reveal the lens, flash, and AF illuminator. The lens does not extend from the camera body; it is smaller than a fingernail and surrounded by black printed text: “3.5-4.4/ 6.33-19.0” to advertise the camera’s aperture range and focal length. To the left of the lens is a smaller circle; this is the illuminator. Above this is the tiny flash, which is oval-shaped and very skinny. To the left of the illuminator and below the flash is more printed text: “Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar” and “Optical 3x.”
Back (8.0)
The back of the T5 almost looks like a television set with its large 2.5-inch LCD monitor on the left and the Sony logo emblazoned at the bottom. Above the screen are other embellishments: “5.1 Megapixels” and “MPEG Movie VX.” All of the camera’s controls are crammed in an inch-wide space to the right of the screen. At the top sits the zoom toggle, which is a single oval-shaped button with a ‘W’ on the left and a ‘T’ on the right. Below the left side of the toggle is a small, round button with a screen icon above it; this changes the information on the screen. Directly below this button is a labeled Menu button. To the right of these two buttons is the built-in speaker, which has two long holes that look like a smile and a frown placed within an indentation the shape of a donut. Below this and the Menu button is the multi-selector, which is centered in the inch-wide space. The multi-selector is composed of five buttons: four directional buttons and a round selection button in the center. The outer directional buttons have icons embossed in them. The top button has a flash symbol, while the bottom has a self-timer icon. The right side has a flower icon to access the macro mode and the left side has an arrow symbolizing the instant review function. Below the multi-selector and to the left is a button with a trash icon and an image size icon.
Across the very top of the back, the shiny top surface of the T5 is visible. On this surface and above the LCD is a tiny flash indicator with a flash icon next to it. To its right is the mode switch with its playback, camera, and movie icons.
Left Side (8.0)
The thin left side of the Sony T5 is void of features; there is only a screw towards the top that holds the two lightly brushed silver panels together.
Right Side (8.0)
The right side consists of a polished silver door and a silver eyelet that doesn’t rotate. The door has the word “open” embossed into the left side with arrows pointing to the right. To the right is a long divot that acts as a grip for prying fingers. Along the right edge are several embossed symbols and words, including “Memory Stick Duo Pro” and “InfoLithium.” The door snaps open with the hinge on the left to reveal the skinny compartment that houses the battery and memory card.
Top (7.5)
The top of the Sony T5 is polished silver and slopes downward to the front and back sides, essentially creating a ling, thin, skinny dome. The built-in microphone, which looks like four tiny holes, is located on the left side. To its right and approximately in the center of the top is the power button, which has a tiny LED next to it. To its right is the tiny mode switch and to the right of that is the skinny, rectangular shutter release button.
Bottom (6.5)
The bottom is polished silver like the top, but has three screws holding the camera together. On the left of the bottom is a connection port where the cables hook to the T5. To the right is the tripod mount, followed by a Sony tag and serial number.
