Technical specifications

  Lens Mount
Sony α mount
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta

  Lens Compatibility
All types of Sony α lenses
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses

  Image Sensory
Image sensor type  CCD Sensor
Image sensor colour filter  R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm)
 23.6x15.8mm (APS-C size)

  Camera
Total sensor Pixels (Mega Pixels)  10.8
Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)  10.2
Automatic White Balance
White balance: preset selection  Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
White balance: custom setting
White balance: types of color temperature  2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing  3 frames, Selectable 2 steps
ISO Sensitivity Setting  ISO100 - 3200 equivalent

  Super SteadyShot
System: CCD-shift mechanism
Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder)
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)
Super SteadyShot capability  Approximately 2.5 EV - 3.5 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

  Anti-Dust
Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism)

  Auto Focus System
TTL phase-detection system
Sensor  9 points with centre cross 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 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 (with Shutter button or AF button)
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
Light metering: Spot
Light metering: Center weighted
Exposure: Automatic
Exposure: Program Auto  YES (with Program Shift)
Exposure: Shutter priority
Exposure: Aperture priority
Exposure: Manual
Exposure: Scene selection
AE Lock
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

  Built-In-Flash
Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)  12
Flash Metering System  ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Flash Compensation  +/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps selectable)
Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)  3
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
Red-Eye Reduction
Flash Popup  Automatic in Auto and Scene selection exposure modes. Pop up by pression flash button in other modes
Automatic Flash  YES (with AUTO, P 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. 17.6 mm from the eyepiece
Diopter Adjustment  -2.5 to +1.0 diopter

  LCD screen
Screen Size (inches)  2.7
Monitor Type  Clear Photo LCD Plus
LCD Total Dot Number  230.400
LCD on/off
Brightness adjustable

  Recording
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
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)  3 fps
Number of Continuous Advance
 RAW: max. 6 frames; RAW+JPEG: Max.3 frames; JPEG Fine and Std: No limit (performance depends on media write speed and shooting condition etc)
Recording Media
 Compact Flash Type I / II / MicroDrive slot. Memory Stick Duo / MS Pro Duo and MS-PRO HG with optional adaptor
Recording Format  Jpeg, RAW, RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable
RAW (pixels)  3880 x 2600
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)  3872 x 2592
Image Size M (pixels)  2896 x 1936
Image Size S (pixels)  1920 x 1280
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)
Color Space (Adobe RGB)
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
White/Black Out Alert
Index Playback  YES (9 or 5 last frames filmstrip)
Enlarge (Maximum magnification)  x13(L) x10(M) x6.7(S)
Image Rotation
Auto Image Rotation

  General
Battery Remaining Indicator
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator
Histogram Indicator
Exif  2.21
Exif Print
PictBridge
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
Remote Release Terminal
IR Remote Control  NO
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

  Jacks
Video Out  YES (PAL or NTSC)
HD/HDMI^TM Out  NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
USB Mode  Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge)

  Power/Others
Battery System  NP-FM500H
Supplied Battery  NP-FM500H
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)  750
Weight (g)  Approx. 532

  Dimensions
Width (mm)  130.8
Height (mm)  98.5
Depth (mm)  71.3

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