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Sony α mount
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
All types of Sony α lenses
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
Image sensor type - CMOS EXMOR
Image sensor colour filter - R, G, B, Primary colour
Size (mm) - 23.5x15.6mm (APS-C size)
Total sensor Pixels (Mega Pixels) - 13.03
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) - 12.24
A/D Conversion (Bit depth) - 12
Automatic White Balance
White balance: preset selection - Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
White balance: custom setting
White balance: types of colour temperature - 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing - 3 frames, Selectable 2 steps
ISO Sensitivity Setting
ISO100 - 3200 equivalent, ISO numbers up to ISO6400 can be set as expanded ISO range
System: CCD-shift mechanism
Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder)
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)
Super SteadyShot capability
Approximately 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)
Super Steady Shot compatibility
All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism)
TTL phase-detection system
Sensor - 11 points with central Dual-Cross sensor and F2.8 type sensor
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent)
EV - 0 - 18
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)
AF Area: Wide focus area - YES (auto with 11 areas)
AF Area: Spot - YES (dual-center cross sensor and F2.8 sensor type)
AF Area: Local focus area selection - YES (11 local areas)
AF Modes - Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
Predictive Focus Control - YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)
Focus Lock - YES (with Shutter button or AF button)
AF Illuminator - YES (with built-in flash)
AF Illuminator range (meters) - 7
Light metering type - TTL
Light metering cell - 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Light metering: Multi segment
Light metering: Spot
Light metering: Center weighted
Exposure: Automatic
Exposure: Program Auto - (with Program Shift)
Exposure: Shutter priority
Exposure: Aperture priority
Exposure: Manual
Exposure: Scene selection
AE Lock
Exposure compensation - (+/-3.0 EV, 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)
AE Bracketing - With 0.3 EV / 0.5 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 or 5 frames
(in "Drive mode setting")
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds) - 1/8000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off)
second - 1/250
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On)
second - 1/200
Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) - 12
Flash Metering System - ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Flash Compensation - +/-3.0 EV (0.3EV/0.5EV steps selectable)
Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) - 3
Flash Mode - Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. Wireless off camera flash and high speed synchronization with Flash HVL-F56AM or HVL-F36AM
Wireless flash mode - YES (with optional Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM)
Slow Synchronization - YES (instant access with AEL button)
Red-Eye Reduction - YES
Flash Popup - Manual
Automatic Flash - YES (with AUTO, P and Scene selection mode)
Type - Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type
Focusing Screen - Spherical Acute Matte
Field of View (%) - 95
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) - 0.9x
Eye Relief - Approx. 25 mm from the eyepiece, Approx. 21 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter
Diopter Adjustment - 3.0 to +1.0 diopter
Screen Size (inches) - 3
Monitor Type - TFT Xtra fine with hybrid technology
LCD Total Dot Number - 921.600
LCD on/off
Brightness adjustable
Drive Mode - Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Single-frame advance AE bracketing, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing, D-Range bracketing
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) - Hi: 5 fps Low: 3 fps
Number of Continuous Advance - RAW: max. 17 frames
RAW+JPEG: Max.11 frames
cRAW: 24 frames
JPEG Fine and Std: No limit (performance depends on media write speed and shooting condition etc)
Recording Media - Dual CF and Memory Stick Duo slot. Compatible CF Type I / II / MicroDrive
MS Duo / MS Pro Duo and MS-PRO HG
Recording Format - Jpeg, RAW, cRaw
RAW (pixels) - 4288 x 2856
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) - 4272 x 2848
Image Size M (pixels) - 3104 x 2064
Image Size S (pixels) - 2128 x 1424
Still Image quality - RAW, RAW+JPEG, cRAW, cRAW+JEPG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG), Extra Fine (JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) - On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) - High/Normal/Low, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above
Delete Function - Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder / memory card can be deleted. Folders can be deleted in the File Browse mode
Colour Space (sRGB)
Colour Space (Adobe RGB)
Colour mode/DEC/Creative styles - Standard, Vivid, Neutral, AdobeRGB, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view, Autumn leaves, B/W, Sepia
Dynamic Range Optimizer - Off, Standard / Advanced / Advanced manual (5 lvl) / DRO Brancketing
Date/Time Print - With PictBridge
Information Display
White/Black Out Alert
Index Playback - (4,9 or 25 frames and folder browser function)
Enlarge (Maximum magnification) - x13(L) x10(M) x6.7(S)
Image Rotation
Auto Image Rotation
Battery Remaining Indicator
Battery Remaining Time Indicator (InfoLITHIUM) - (in %)
Histogram Indicator
Exif - 2.21
Exif Print
PictBridge
Menu Language - English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portugese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian
Zone Matching
Depth-of-Field Preview
PRINT Image Matching III
Remote Release Terminal
IR Remote Control - YES
For shooting and viewing with TV (provided)
DPOF(Digital Print Order Format)
Indicator of remaining memory space (CF)
Beep Sound - On/Off selectable
File Number Memory - On/Off selectable
Folder Name Mode - Standard and Date
Operating Temperature (degrees C) - 0 - 40
Video Out -(PAL or NTSC)
HD/HDMI Out
HDMI type C minijack 1920x1080i 59.94/50Hz , 1280x720p 59.94/50Hz, 720x480p 59.94Hz, 720x576p 50Hz
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
USB Mode - Mass Strage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge) / PC Remote
Battery System - NP-FM500H
Supplied Battery - NP-FM500H
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) - 650
Weight (g) - Approx. 690g
Width (mm) - 141.7
Height (mm) - 104.8
Depth (mm) - 79.7
