Not only does the rear monitor have touch control but the layout of the devices makes the camera control smooth and easy.

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The control layout is essentially the same as all NEX shooters, aside from a few deviations compared to the F3 -- the pop-up flash and its release button are closer to the center, while the playback button is now near the top-center.

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There are indeed fewer buttons around the main control knob for the nav system, but the overall layout does not feel like much of an improvement, despite being more organized than before.

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To a standard silicon layout from ARM, Luminary adds functions like Ethernet connections, flash memory and motion-control hardware.

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