Body material * |
Magnesium Alloy chassis, high grade plastic exterior |
Sensor * |
• 23.5 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor 'Exmor' • RGB Color Filter Array •
Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 13.05 million total pixels • 12.25
million effective pixels • On-chip Column A/D Conversion & NR |
Image sizes * |
• 4288 x 2856 (L RAW ) • 4272 x 2848 (L) • 3104 x 2064 (M) • 2128
x 1424 (S) • 4272 x 2400 (L) 16:9 • 2128 x 1200 (S) 16:9
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File qualities / formats * |
• RAW (.ARW 2.0) • Compressed or uncompressed RAW option • RAW + JPEG
Fine • JPEG Extra Fine • JPEG Fine • JPEG Standard |
Dust reduction |
• Static-resistant anti-dust coating • CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism
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Lenses |
• Sony Alpha lenses (also compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount
lenses) |
FOV crop |
1.5x |
Super SteadyShot |
• CCD-Shift 'Super SteadyShot' system • Five level LED shake indicator in
viewfinder • Claimed equivalent to 2.5 – 4 steps in shutter speed * |
Auto Focus * |
• TTL CCD line sensors (11-points, 10 lines with center dual cross sensor)
• EV 0 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range • Predictive focus control for
moving subjects |
AF area selection |
• Wide AF area • Spot AF area (center) • Focus area selection (any of
11) |
Focus modes |
• Single-shot AF • Direct Manual Focus • Continuous AF •
Automatic AF • Manual focus |
AF assist illuminator * |
• Yes (built-in LED lamp) • Range approx 1m - 7m |
Eye-start AF |
Yes, selectable from menu (optionally with grip sensor trigger*) |
Shooting modes |
• Auto • Programmed AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE •
Shutter priority AE • Manual • MR (memory recall) / Custom • Scene
modes (below)
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Scene modes |
• Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Sports Action • Sunset •
Night view/portrait |
Sensitivity |
• Auto (200 - 1600) - upper/lower limit selectable * • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 •
ISO 1600 • Up to ISO 6400 (expanded range) * |
Metering modes |
• Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb pattern) • Center-weighted •
Spot |
Metering range |
• EV 0 to 20 (Multi-segment / Center-weighted) * • EV 2 to 20 (Spot metering) * (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens) |
AE Lock |
• AEL button (customizable) • Half-press shutter release |
AE Bracketing |
• Single or continuous bracketing • 3 or 5 frames • 0.3, 0.5 or 0.7
EV steps * |
Exposure compen. |
• -3.0 to +3.0 EV * • 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps * |
Shutter |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
Shutter Speed * |
• 30 to 1/8000 sec • Bulb |
Flash X-sync * |
• 1/250 sec • 1/200 sec (with Super SteadyShot on) |
Aperture values |
Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps |
DOF preview |
Yes, dedicated button |
White balance |
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten •
Fluorescent • Flash • Color temperature (2500 - 9900 K) • Manual
(Custom) - 3 memories * |
White balance fine tuning |
• Auto (none) • Preset WB: -3 to +3 • Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4 •
Color temperature WB: G9 to M9 (Magenta to Green) |
White balance bracketing |
• 3 frames • Hi or Lo steps |
Dynamic range optimizer |
• Off • Standard • Advanced Auto * •
Advanced • DRO advanced bracketing (3 frames, High/Low selectable) * |
Color space |
• sRGB • Adobe RGB |
Color modes |
• Standard • Vivid • Neutral * • Clear
* • Deep * • Light * • Portrait • Landscape • Sunset • Night
view • Autumn Leaves * • B&W • Sepia * • Adobe RGB |
Image parameters * |
• Contrast (-3 to +3) • Saturation (-3 to +3) • Sharpness (-3 to
+3) • Zone Matching (-1 to +2 steps) • Brightness (-3 to +3 steps)
(Available in all color modes) |
Noise reduction * |
• Long exposure for exposures longer than 1 second • High ISO NR
High/Normal/Low at ISO 1600 or higher • User controllable: On /
Off |
Viewfinder * |
• Eye-level fixed optical glass pentaprism • Spherical Acute Matte
focusing screen (interchangeable) • Magnification approx. 0.9x • 95%
frame coverage • Dioptric adjustment (-3 to +1.0) • Eye-relief 25 mm from
eyepiece, 21 mm from frame • Eyepiece cup removable • Viewfinder info
bar |
LCD monitor * |
• 3.0 " 'Xtra Fine' TFT LCD • 920,000 pixels (640 x 480 x 3 (RGB)) •
270 ppi • Anti-reflective coating |
Flash |
• Built-in pop-up flash (manual release) • Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL,
Manual flash control • Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m) • Angle of coverage 24
mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/250 sec, 1/200 sec (SteadyShot on) * |
Flash modes |
• Auto • Fill Flash • Rear Sync • Slow sync • Manual Flash •
Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash) • Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash • High
Speed Sync. |
Flash compensation * |
-3.0 to +3.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps |
External flash (optional) |
• Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56) • Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36) • Macro
Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM • Ring Light HVL-RLAM • Off camera flash shoe
FA-CS1 AM |
Drive modes |
• Single-frame • Continuous (H/L selectable) * • Self-timer (10 or 2 sec) • Continuous bracket •
Single-frame bracket • White balance bracket • DRO bracket * |
Continuous shooting * |
• H: Approx 5fps max • L: Approx 3fps max • RAW: Up to 18 frames •
cRAW (compressed): Up to 25 frames • RAW+JPEG: Up to 12 frames • JPEG
(XFINE): Up to 16 frames • JPEG (STD/FINE): Unlimited (to card capacity)
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Self-timer |
• 10 sec • 2 sec • Mirror up function (optional)* |
Orientation sensor |
Yes, for shooting, playback and control panel display |
Connectivity * |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage, Multi-LUN or PTP) • Video out (NTSC or
PAL) • HDMI type C mini jack • DC-IN • Remote terminal • PC control
(with supplied software) |
Remote control * |
• Wired: with optional RM-S1AM or RM-L1AM • Wireless: with included
remote control |
Video out |
• AV (Selectable NTSC or PAL) • HDMI (1920 x 1080i, 1280 x 720p, 720 x
580p, 720 x 576p) • 'PhotoTV' HD settings applied with BRAVIA. |
Storage * |
• Compact Flash Type I/II • Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo • Supports
FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32 |
Power * |
• NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (1650 mAh) • Battery
charger included • Optional AC adapter • Batter life Approx 650 shots
(CIPA standard) |
Vertical grip * |
• Vertical Grip VG-C70AM • One or Two NP-FM500H batteries with auto
switchover for power (additional battery is optional). |
Dimensions |
141.7 x 104.8 x 79.7 mm (5.6 x 4.25 x 3.25 in) |
Weight (body) |
• No battery: 690 g (1.5 lb) • With battery: 768 g (1.7 lb) |