Technical specifications
Lens MountSony α mount | YES |
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta | YES |
All types of Sony α lenses | YES |
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses | YES |
Image sensor type | CCD Sensor |
Image sensor colour filter | R, G, B, Primary color |
Size (mm) | 23.6x15.8 (APS-C size) |
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels) | 10.8 |
Effective Pixels (megapixels) | 10.2 |
A/D Conversion (Bit depth) | 12 |
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 | 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation |
White balance bracketing | 3 frames, Selectable 2 steps |
ISO100 - 3200 equivalent |
System: Sensor-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 DSLR lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta |
*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot |
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 (with Shutter button or AF button) |
YES (with built-in flash) | |
AF Illuminator range (meters) | 5 |
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 (with Program Shift) |
Exposure: Shutter priority | YES |
Exposure: Aperture priority | YES |
Exposure: Manual | YES |
Exposure: Scene selection | YES |
AE Lock | YES |
Exposure compensation | YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV step) |
With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames; (in "Drive mode setting") |
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 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) |
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) | 4 |
Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash | |
YES (with optional compatible accessory flash) | |
Slow Synchronization | YES |
Red-Eye Reduction | YES |
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) |
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 |
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) | 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 |
Information Display | YES |
White/Black Out Alert | YES |
YES (9 or 5 last frames filmstrip) | |
Enlarge (Maximum magnification) | x13(L) x10(M) x6.7(S) |
Image Rotation | YES |
Auto Image Rotation | YES |
Battery Remaining Indicator | YES |
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator | YES (in %) |
Histogram Indicator | YES |
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 | YES |
IR Remote Control | NO |
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 |
Battery System | NP-FM500H |
Supplied Battery | NP-FM500H |
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) | 750 |
Weight (g) | Approx. 532 |
Width (mm) | 130.8 |
Height (mm) | 98.5 |
Depth (mm) | 71.3 |
Hi Steve here, great start with lots of information about your kit. The next stage is to put in your own words how you experiment with that kit. The key point really not just 'cut and paste' as I need to be able to know what you are doing personally.
ReplyDeletesee you thursday.