| Detailed Specifications |
| CAMERA |
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| Camera Type |
Sony A-mount interchangeable lens digital camera |
| Lens Compatibility |
Sony A-mount lenses |
| IMAGING SENSOR |
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| Sensor Type |
Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm) |
| Processor |
BIONZ™ image processor |
| Anti Dust |
Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism |
| Pixel Gross |
Approx. 24.7 megapixels |
| Effective Picture Resolution |
Approx. 24.3 megapixels |
| Focal Length Conversion Factor |
1.5x |
| Colour Filter System |
RGB primary colour filters |
| EXPOSURE SYSTEM |
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| Metering |
Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering |
| Metering Modes |
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Metering Sensitivity |
-2EV to 17EV (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/1.4 lens) |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-3.0EV?1/3EV steps) |
| Exposure Settings |
AUTO,AUTO Advanced (AUTO+), Scene Selection (SCN), Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama (3D), Continuous Advance Priority AE (10fps), Movie, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M) |
| Scene Mode(s) |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight |
| Picture Effect(s) |
11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature |
| D-Range Optimizer |
Yes: (Auto, Level, Off) |
| Auto Exposure Lock |
Yes (AE Lock button) |
| Colour Temperature |
2500 - 9900 k with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7) |
| Creative Style |
Standard, Vivid, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps)) |
| Exposure Bracketing |
Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, /1/3EV, 2/3EV increments, 3 frames |
| ISO |
Auto (ISO 100-1600); Selectable ISO100 - 16000 equivalent |
| Noise Reduction |
Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low) |
| White Balance Mode |
Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White) , Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom |
| FOCUS CONTROL |
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| Focus System |
TTL phase detection AF (CCD line sensors) |
| Focus Points |
15 points (3 points cross type) |
| AF Modes |
Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C), Automatic AF(AF-A) selectable, Manual Focus |
| Focus Area |
Wide (auto,15 points)/Zone/Spot/Local selectable |
| Focus Sensitivity |
EV -1 to 18 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached) |
| Focus Features |
Predictive control(AF-A, AF-C), Focus Lock, Eye-start AF |
| AF Illuminator |
Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3' - 15' (1m-5m) |
| RECORDING |
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| Media Type |
Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™ media; SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card |
| Colour Space |
sRGB, AdobeRGB |
| Still Image Mode |
JPEG (Standard, Fine, Extra Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG |
| Still Image Size 16:9 |
L size: 6000 x 3376 (20M) M size: 4240 x 2400 (10M) S size: 3008 x1688 (5.1M) |
| Still Image Size 3:2 |
6000 x 4000 (24M) M size: 4240 x 2832 (12M) S size: 3008 x 2000 (6M) |
| Panorama Still Image Size |
Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M) Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M) 3D Sweep Panorama: Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M) Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M) 16:9: 1920 X 1080 (2.1M) |
| Video Format |
AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)) |
| Video Mode |
AVCHD: PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p@12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p@3Mbps |
| Video Signal |
NTSC colour, EIA standards |
| Audio Format |
Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC |
| Microphone/Speaker |
Built-in Stereo Microphone |
| Still Image File Format |
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant) |
| FLASH |
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| Flash Compensation |
±2.0EV?1/3EV steps? |
| Flash Coverage |
FOV coverage up to 18 mm (in the focal length) |
| Recycling Time |
Approx. 3 sec. |
| Flash Bracketing |
0.3/0.7EV steps, 3 frames |
| Flash Metering System |
ADI flash / Pre-flash TTL |
| Flash Modes |
Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode), Wireless, Off |
| Flash Type |
Built-in, Pop-up Auto |
| Guide Number |
10 (in meters at ISO100) |
| LCD DISPLAY |
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| LCD Type |
3.0” TFT Xtra Fine™ LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™ technology |
| Angle Adjustment |
Tilt angle: Up: 150 degrees; Down: Approx. 180 degrees Rotation angle:180 degrees clockwise and 90 degrees counterclockwise. |
| Brightness Control |
Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2) |
| Coverage |
100% |
| Live View |
Continuous Live View (LCD/EVF Auto, selectable) |
| Real-time image adjustment display |
Yes(On/Off) |
| Histogram |
Yes (On/off) |
| Grid Display |
Yes (On/off) |
| Customization |
Grid, Histogram display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback |
| VIEWFINDER |
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| Type |
0.50" XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots) |
| Diopter Adjustment |
-4.0m-1 to +3.0m-1 |
| Field of View |
100% |
| Magnification |
1.09x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 ) |
| DRIVE SYSTEM |
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| Burst Buffer |
JPEG Standard (18 shots) JPEG Fine (17 shots) RAW (13 shots) RAW+JPEG (11 shots) |
| Continuous Shooting Speed |
Continuous (Hi: up to 8fps,Low: up to 3fps) Continuous Priority AE (12fps) |
| Drive Mode |
Single-shot, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Bracket (Continuous/Single/WB/DRO), Remote commander (RMT-DSLR1 Sold Separately) |
| Self-timer |
2-sec. or 10-sec. delay |
| Shutter Speeds |
1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb |
| Shutter Type |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter |
| ADVANCED FEATURES |
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| Auto High Dynamic Range |
Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off) |
| Embedded GPS |
Yes |
| Sweep Panorama |
Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical, and 3D Panorama |
| Face Detection |
On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off |
| Smile Shutter™ technology |
Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps) |
| Image Stabilization |
SteadyShot INSIDE™ in-body image stabilization |
| INTERFACE |
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| Accessory Shoe |
Yes (Alpha) |
| BRAVIA® Sync™ |
Yes, via HDMI® with compatible BRAVIA HDTV |
| DVDirect |
Yes, via USB |
| HD Output |
HDMI® (TypeC mini) |
| Memory Card Slot |
Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card |
| PhotoTV HD |
Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable |
| USB Port(s) |
USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP) |
| SOFTWARE |
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| Supplied Software |
PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2 |
| Operating System Compatibility |
Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-?10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter, and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS. |
| POWER |
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| Battery Type |
InfoLITHIUM® NP-FM500H (7.2V) |
| Number of Still Images |
Approx. 510 images with viewfinder, 560 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard) |
| WEIGHTS & MEASUREMENTS |
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| Dimensions (Approx.) |
Approx. 5-1/4 × 3-7/8 × 3-1/4" (132.1 x 97.5 x 80.7mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions |
| Weight (Approx.) |
Approx. 1 lb 3.1 oz (543g) (excl battery, lens & media) Approx. 1 lb 5.9 oz (622g) (w/battery & media) |