Specifications
Lens Mount
Sony α mount
YES
Sony E-mount
NO
Lens compatibility
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
YES
All types of Sony E lenses
NO
All types of Sony α lenses
YES
Image Sensory
Image sensor type
Exmor® APS HD CMOS sensor
Image sensor colour filter
R, G, B, Primary colour
Size (mm)
23.2 x 15.4 mm (APS-C size)
Camera
Effective Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 20.1
White balance bracketing
3 frames, Selectable 2 steps
ISO Sensitivity Setting
ISO100 – 16000 equivalent
White balance: types of colour temperature
2500 – 9900 k (G7 to M7,15-step) (A7 to B7,15-step)
White balance: preset selection
Auto / Daylight / Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent / Fluorescent, Flash
Automatic White Balance
YES
White balance: custom setting
YES
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 20.4
SteadyShot INSIDE
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)
NO
SteadyShot INSIDE capability
Approx. 2.5 to 4.5 steps in shutter speeds *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
System: Sensor-shift mechanism
YES
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)
NO
Anti-Dust
Charge protection coating
YES
Auto Focus System
Focus Lock
YES
Predictive Focus Control
YES
AF Area: Local focus area selection
YES
Contrast AF system
NO
Eye Start AF System (on/off selectable)
YES
AF Area: Multi Point
NO
AF Area: Flexible Spot
NO
Sensor
15 points (3 points cross type)
AF Illuminator range (metres)
Approx. 1-5
AF Modes
Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF
AF Illuminator
YES (built-in, Flash type)
TTL phase-detection system
YES
AF Area: Center Weighted
NO
AF Area: Wide focus area
YES (auto with 15 areas)
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV
-1 to 18
AF Area: Spot
YES
Auto Exposure System
Exposure: Program Auto
YES
Exposure: Shutter priority
YES
Light metering: Center weighted
YES
AE Bracketing
With 0.3 EV, 0.7 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, 3 frames
Superior Auto
YES
Exposure: Scene selection
YES
Sweep Panorama
YES
Exposure: Aperture priority
YES
Light metering: Spot
YES
Exposure: iAUTO
YES
Exposure: Automatic
YES
Anti Motion Blur
NO
AE Lock
YES
Light metering type
1200-zone evaluative metering
Exposure compensation
YES, +/- 3.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Exposure: AUTO+
NO
Light metering: Multi segment
YES
Exposure: Manual
YES
Light metering cell
Exmor® APS HD CMOS sensor
Shutter
Shutter Speed Range (seconds)
1/4000 – 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); second
1/160
Type
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Flash Sync Speed; second
1/160
Flash
Flash Metering System
ADI / Pre-flash TTL
Flash Mode
Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync, Red-eye reduction
Flash Compensation
+/- 2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Flash Pop-up
Auto
Red-Eye Reduction
YES
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)
4
Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in metres at ISO 100)
10
Wireless flash mode
YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)
Viewfinder
Magnification (with 50 mm lens at infinity)
0.88x
Field of View (%)
100
Focusing Screen
NO
Diopter Adjustment
-4.0 to +4.0m-1
Eye Relief
Approx. 26.5 mm from the eyepiece (Magnification setting: Maximum) Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece (Magnification setting: Standard)
Type
Electronic, Xtra Fine
Live View
Live View
YES
LCD screen
LCD Total Dot Number
460800
Tilting screen
YES
Brightness adjustable
YES
Screen Size
6.7 cm (2.7 type)
Monitor Type
TFT
Recording
Noise Reduction (Multi Frame NR)
YES
Video Compression
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Still Image quality
RAW, RAW+JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Number of Continuous Advance
Tele-zoom Continuous Advance priority AE — Fine: 16 images/Standard: 19 images, Continuous shooting — Fine: 7 images/Standard: 8 images/RAW & JPEG: 5 images/RAW: 6 images
Dynamic Range Optimiser
Off, Auto, Advanced: Level
Colour mode/DEC/Creative styles
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness
Movie recording mode — MP4
1440 x 1080 (Approx. 25fps, 12 Mbps (Average bit-rate)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)
On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Movie Recording Format
AVCHD / MP4
Image Size L — JPEG (pixels)
5456 x 3632 (20M)
Recording Format
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), RAW & JPEG
Image Size S (pixels)
2736 x 1824 (5M)
Colour Space (Adobe® RGB)
YES
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)
max. 8fps
Movie recording mode — AVCHD
1920 x 1080 (50i 24 Mbps, 50i 17 Mbps, 25p 24 Mbps, 25p 17 Mbps)
Audio recording format
Dolby® Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
Panorama size: Max. degrees of sweep angle (focal length 16 mm/18 mm)
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)
Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo™, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
Image Size M (pixels)
3872 × 2576 (10M)
Colour Space (sRGB)
YES
Drive Mode
Single, Continuous, 10 s and 2 s Self-timer, Bracket (continuous, single, white balance bracket)
3D Panorama size: Max. degrees of sweep angle (Focal length: 16 mm/18 mm)
NO
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)
YES
Playback/Edit
Index Playback
YES
Image Rotation
YES
Enlarge (Maximum magnification)
L: 15x, M: 11x, S: 7.7x
General
Exif
YES
PictBridge
NO
Zone Matching
NO
Exif Print
YES
Histogram Indicator
YES
Indicator of remaining memory space
YES
IR Remote Control
NO
PRINT Image Matching III
YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
YES
Jacks
USB Mode
Mass-storage, MTP
Video Out
NO
HD/HDMI Out
YES
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
YES
Power/Others
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)
Approx. 690 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 700 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Weight (g) (Body only)
Approx. 492
Supplied Battery
NP-FM500H
Battery System
NP-FM500H
Dimensions
Width (mm)
128.6
Depth (mm)
77.7
Height (mm)
95.5
What's In The Box
- Lens SAL18552, Lens cap, Power cord, Rechargeable Battery NP-FM500H, Battery Charger BC-VM10A, Shoulder strap, Body cap, Eyepiece cup, Micro USB cable