Size & Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm
Weight (with battery and memory card included)
Approx. 596 g (Body Only) / Approx. 675 g (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo™)
Lens
Lens compatibility
Sony A-mount lenses, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta lenses confirmed
Lens Mount
A-mount
Sensor
Sensor type
APS-C
Number Of Pixels (Effective)
Approx. 24.2 megapixels
Anti-Dust System
Anti-dust coating on image sensor and image sensor shift mechanism
Sensor
APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm), "Exmor®"CMOS sensor with primary color filters
Image Sensor Aspect Ratio
3:2
Number of Pixels (total)
Approx. 24.8 megapixels
Zoom
Smart zoom (Still Image)
M:Approx. 1.4x, S:Approx. 2x
Digital zoom (Still Image)
L: Approx. 4x, M: Approx. 5.7x, S: Approx. 8x
Digital zoom (Movie)
Approx. 4x
Recording (still images)
Image Quality Modes
RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Picture Effect
13 modes: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key , Soft Focus(High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting(High/Mid/Low), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolor, Illustration(High/Mid/ Low)
Colour Space
sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color
Creative Style
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box(1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))
Image Size (pixels), Sweep Panorama
Wide: horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23M), Vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12M), Standard: Horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15M), Vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M)
Image Size (pixels), 16:9
L: 6000 x 3376 (20M), M: 4240 x 2400 (10M), S:3008 x 1688 (5.1M)
Recording Format (Still images)
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
Image Size (pixels), 3:2
L: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 4240 x 2832 (12M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6M)
Dynamic Range Functions
Off, Dynamic Range Optimiser (Auto/Level(1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range(Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6EV, 1.0EV step))
Recording (movie)
Colour Space
xvYCC standard (x.v.Color™ when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color
Movie Functions
Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, PAL/NTSC Selector, AF Tracking Duration, AF Drive Speed, Auto Slow Shutter、HDMI Info. Display
Image Size (Pixels), NTSC
XAVC S: 1920 x 1080 (30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH), MP4: 1440 x 1080 (30fps/12Mbps), 640 x 480 (30fps/3Mbps)
Recording Format (Movie)
XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compatible, MP4
Video Compression
XAVC S:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Image Size (pixels), PAL
XAVC S: 1920 x 1080 (25p/50Mbps), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50i/24Mbps/FX, 50i/17Mbps/FH, 25p/24Mbps/FX, 25p/17Mbps/FH), MP4: 1440 x 1080 (25fps/12Mbps), 640 x 480 (25fps/3Mbps)
Audio Recording Format
XAVC S:LPCM 2ch AVCHD:Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, MP4:MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Other Features
Lens Compensation
Peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion
Face Detection
On / On (Regist. Faces) / Off, Face registration, Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8)
Auto Object Framing
Yes (Still Images)
Smart Teleconverter
Approx. 1.4x / 2x
Smile Shutter
Yes (selectable from 3 steps)
Clear Image Zoom
Still / Movie: Approx. 2x
Storage Media
Compatible Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant)
Noise Reduction
Multi Frame NR
Auto
Noise Reduction
Long exposure NR: On/Off , available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable
White balance
AWB Micro Adjustment
G7 to M7 (15 steps), A7 to B7 (15 steps)
White Balance Modes
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight), Flash, Colour temperature (2500 to 9900K), Colour Filter (G7 to M7, A7 to B7), Custom (1 / 2 / 3), Custom Set
Bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable
Focus
AF Mode
Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Automatic AF (AF-A) selectable
Focus Type
TTL Phase-detection AF
Focus Sensitivity Range
EV -2 to 18 (at ISO100 equivalent)
Other Features
Predictive control (AF-A, AF-C), Focus lock, AF On
Focus Area
Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF (Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot)
Focus Mode
Autofocus, Manual focus selectable
Type
Built-in, auto pop-up
Focus Point
79 points (15 points cross type)*1, with center F2.8 sensor
AF Illuminator range
Approx. 1 m - 5 m / Approx. 3.3 to 16.4 feet
Focus Sensor
CCD line sensors
Exposure
Auto (AE) Bracketing
Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, With 1/3EV, 1/2EV, 2/3EV, 1.0EV, 2.0EV, 3.0EV increments, 3 /5 frames
Metering Mode
Multi segment, Spot, Center-weighted
Exposure Compensation
+/-5.0 EV (1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable)
Metering Sensor
Exmor® CMOS Sensor
AE Lock
Available with AE lock button. AE is also locked when focus is locked in multi-segment metering mode. ("AEL w/ shutter"(Auto/On/Off) is supported)
Metering Type
1200-zone evaluative metering
Metering Sensitivity
EV-2 to EV17 (at ISO100 equivalent with F1.4 lens attached)
ISO Sensitivity
Still Image: ISO100 - 25600 (1/3 EV step), AUTO ( ISO 100-25600, selectable the lower limit and the upper limit), Movie:ISO100 - 12800 equivalent(1/3 EV step),AUTO ( ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable the lower limit and the upper limit)
Scene Selection
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight
Exposure Modes
AUTO(Intelligent Auto/Superior Auto), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie(P/A/S/M), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Memory recall (MR1/2/3)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type
1.0cm (0.39 type) Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Display
Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram
Dioptre Adjustment
-4.0 to +3.0m-1
Number of Dots
1,440,000 dots
Magnification
Approx.0.88x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx.0.57x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1
Brightness Control (Viewfinder)
Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)
Colour Temperature Control
Manual (5 steps)
Eye Point
Approx. 26.5mm from the eyepiece lens, 23mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard)
Field Coverage
100%
Real-time Image Adjustment Display
On/Off
LCD Screen
Total Number of Dots
460,800 dots
Focus Magnifier
6.8x, 13.6x
Brightness Control (LCD)
Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather
Zebra
Yes
Monitor Type
6.7 cm (2.7 type) TFT drive
LCD Display
Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Shooting information for viewfinder mode
Peaking MF
Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)
Quick Navi
Yes
Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD)
On/Off
Adjustable Angle
Tilt angle: up by approx. 135 degrees, down by approx. to 55 degrees
Shutter
Flash Sync. Speed
1 / 160 sec. *2
Electronic Front Shutter Curtain
Yes (On/Off)
Shutter Speed
Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec/Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 step), up to 1/50 in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 in Auto slow shutter mode)
Shutter Type
Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Image stabilisation
SteadyShot
For still images: Image Sensor-Shift mechanism, For movies: Electronic
Flash Control
Flash Modes
Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Rear sync.,Wireless*3, High Speed sync*3.
Flash Type
Built-in, auto pop-up
Flash Compensation
+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
Flash Control
ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash
External Flash Compatibility
Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor(ADP-MAA, sold separately) for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe
FE Level Lock
Yes
Drive
Continuous Drive Speed (approx. max.)
Continuous Advance Priority AE: Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi: Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo: Max. 2.5fps 1
Speed (approx. max.)
Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE: Maximum 8 frames per second, Continuous shooting Hi: Maximum 5 frames per second, Continuous shooting Lo: Maximum 2.5 frames per second.*4
Drive Modes
Single Shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec. delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec. delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracket: Cont., Bracket: Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket
Playback
Playback Modes
Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25 Images index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 18.8x, M: 13.3x, S: 9.4x, Panorama (Standard): 25.6x, Panorama (Wide): 38.8x), Display Rotation (Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Auto Review (10/5/2 sec,Off), Folder selection (Still), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect
Interface
Multi Interface Shoe
Yes*7
HD Output
HDMI Micro connector (Type-D) , BRAVIA™ Sync(Control for HDMI) , PhotoTV HD , 4K Still Image PB
Multi / Micro USB Terminal
Yes*6
PC Interface
Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
Others
Microphone terminal (3.5 mm Stereo minijack), DC IN Terminal, Remote Control(Wired)
Audio
Microphone
Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-XYST1M/ECM-CG60 (sold separately)
Speaker
Built-in, monaural, Volume settings in 16 steps between 0 and 15
Print
Compatible Standards
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting
Power
Battery Life (Still Images)
Up to 580 shots
External Power
AC Adaptor AC-PW10AM (optional)
Supplied Battery
NP-FM500H Rechargeable battery pack
In The Box
**
*1 The number of points used depends on the lens and shooting mode., *2 With compatible Sony external flash., *3 With compatible external flash., *4 Varies according to shooting conditions or memory card used., *5 Continuous drive (Hi) in Drive mode., *6 Supports Micro USB compatible device., *7 Sony accessories for the Accessory Shoe can be attached.
Footnotes
*
Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.
What's In The Box
- Lens SAL18552, Lens cap, Lens rear cap, Power cord, Rechargeable Battery NP-FM500H, Battery Charger BC-VM10A, Shoulder strap, Body cap, Eyepiece cup, Micro USB cable