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Sony Alpha A230L Digital SLR Camera With 18-55 mm Lens
 
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Sony Alpha A230L Digital SLR Camera With 18-55 mm Lens

by Sony
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Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

  • 10.2 Megapixel APS-size CCD image sensor for ultra-fine detail
  • Included SAL1855 18-55mm standard zoom lens
  • SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization; Eye-Start
  • 2.7 inch Clear Photo LCD Plus display
  • Compatible with Memory Stick PRO Duo; Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo; SD/SDHC media (sold separately)

Technical Details


Lens Mount
Sony α mount: YES
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta: YES
Lens Compatibility
All types of Sony α lenses: YES
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses: YES
Image Sensory
Image sensor type: CCD Sensor
Image sensor colour filter: R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm): 23.6 x 15.8 (APS-C size)
Camera
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels): Approx. 10.8
Effective Pixels (megapixels): Approx. 10.2
Automatic White Balance: YES
White balance: preset selection: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
White balance: custom setting: YES
White balance: types of color temperature: NO
White balance bracketing: NO
ISO Sensitivity Setting: ISO100 - 3200 equivalent
SteadyShot INSIDE
System: CCD-shift mechanism: YES
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder): YES
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder): YES
SteadyShot INSIDE capability: Approximately 2.5 EV - 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)
SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility: All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot
Anti-Dust
Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism): YES
Auto Focus System
TTL phase-detection system: YES
Sensor 9 points with centre cross sensor: Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV 0 - 18
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable): YES
AF Area (Wide focus area): YES (auto with 9 areas)
AF Area (Spot): YES (center cross sensor)
AF Area (Local focus area selection): YES (9 local areas)
AF Modes: Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus
Predictive Focus Control: YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)
Focus Lock: YES
AF Illuminator: YES (with built-in flash)
AF Illuminator range (meters): 5
Auto Exposure System
Light metering type: TTL
Light metering cell: 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Light metering: Multi segment: YES
Light metering: Spot: YES
Light metering: Center weighted: YES
Exposure: Automatic: YES
Exposure: Program Auto: YES
Exposure: Shutter priority: YES
Exposure: Aperture priority: YES
Exposure: Manual: YES
Exposure: Scene selection: YES
AE Lock: NO
Exposure compensation: YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV step)
AE Bracketing: With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames; (in "Drive mode setting")
Shutter
Type: Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds): 1/4000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off); second: 1/160
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On); second: 1/160
Flash
Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100): 10
Flash Metering System: ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Flash Compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps selectable)
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds): 4
Flash Mode: Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash
Wireless flash mode: YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)
Slow Synchronization: YES
Red-Eye Reduction: YES
Flash Popup: YES
Automatic Flash: YES (with AUTO and Scene selection mode)
Viewfinder
Type: Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type
Focusing Screen: Spherical Acute Matte
Field of View (%): 95
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity): 0.83x
Eye Relief: Approx. 16.5mm from the eyepiece lens
Diopter Adjustment: -2.5 to +1.0 diopter
Type: NO
Other: NO
LCD screen
Screen Size (inches): 2.7
Monitor Type: Clear Photo LCD Plus
LCD Total Dot Number: 230.400
LCD on/off: YES
Brightness adjustable: YES
Tilting screen: NO
Recording
Drive Mode: Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Self-timer Continuous, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, Remote commander
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum): Max.2.5 fps (approx.)
Number of Continuous Advance: JPEG (L size, Fine): Until memory card is full, RAW: 6 images, RAW+JPEG: 3 images
Recording Media: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ HX/ SD memory card/ SDHC memory card
Recording Format: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable
RAW (pixels): 3872 x 2592
Image Size
L - JPEG (pixels): 3872 x 2592 (10M)
Image Size M (pixels): 2896 x 1936 (5.6M)
Image Size S (pixels): 1920 x 1280 (2.5M)
Still Image quality: RAW, RAW+JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR): On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR): On/Off, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above
Delete Function: Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder
Color Space (sRGB): YES
Color Space (Adobe RGB): YES
Color mode/DEC/Creative styles: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W, AdobeRGB
Dynamic Range Optimizer: Off, Standard / Advanced
Date/Time Print: With PictBridge
Playback/Edit
Information Display: YES
White/Black Out Alert: YES
Index Playback: YES (25, 9, 4 or 5 last frames filmstrip)
Enlarge (Maximum magnification): L size: 12x, M size: 9.1x, S size: 6.1x
Image Rotation: YES
Auto Image Rotation: YES
General
Battery Remaining Indicator: YES
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator: YES
Histogram Indicator: YES
Exif: 2.21
Exif Print: YES
PictBridge: YES
Menu Language: English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian
Zone Matching: NO
Depth-of-Field Preview: NO
PRINT Image Matching III: YES
Remote Release Terminal: NO
IR Remote Control: YES (with RMT-DSLR1)
DPOF(Digital Print Order Format): YES
Indicator of remaining memory space (CF): YES
Beep Sound: On/Off selectable
File Number Memory: On/Off selectable
Folder Name Mode: Standard and Date
Operating Temperature (degrees C): 0 - 40
Jacks
Video Out: NO
HD/HDMI™ Out: YES, HDMI™ mini connector
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed: YES
USB Mode: Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge)
Power/Others
Battery System: NP-FH50
Supplied Battery: NP-FH50
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition): Approx. 510 images
Weight (g): Approx. 450
Dimensions
Width (mm): 128
Height (mm): 97
Depth (mm): 67.5
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