Specifications
Lens Mount
Sony A-mount
YES
Lens compatibility
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
YES
All types of Sony A-mount lenses
YES
Image Sensory
Image sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Image sensor colour filter
R, G, B, Primary colour
Size (mm)
35.8 x 23.9 mm
Camera
Effective Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 24.3
White balance bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable
ISO Sensitivity Setting
ISO100 – 25600 equivalent
White balance: types of colour temperature
2500 – 9900 k (G7 to M7,15-step) (A7 to B7, 15-step)
White balance: Mode
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight), Flash, Colour Temperature & colour filter, Custom
Automatic White Balance
YES
White balance: custom setting
YES
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 24.7
SteadyShot INSIDE
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)
NO
SteadyShot INSIDE capability
Approx. 2.5 EV – 4.5 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
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
19 points (11 points cross type)
AF Illuminator range (metres)
Approx. 1–7
AF Modes
Single-shot AF (AF-S), Automatic AF (AF-A), Continuous AF (AF-C), Depth Map Assist Continuous AF (AF-D) selectable
AF Illuminator
YES (with built-in LED)
TTL phase-detection system
YES
AF Area: Center Weighted
NO
AF Area: Wide focus area
YES (auto with 19 areas)
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV
-1 to 18 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
AF Area: Spot
YES
Auto Exposure System
Exposure: Program Auto
YES
Exposure: Shutter priority
YES
Light metering: Center weighted
YES
AE Bracketing
With 1/3EV, 1/2EV, 2/3EV, 2.0EV, 3.0EV increments, 3/5frames (2.0EV, 3.0EV: only 3 frames) selectable
Exposure: Scene selection
YES
Sweep Panorama
YES
Exposure: Aperture priority
YES
Light metering: Spot
YES
Exposure: Automatic
YES
Anti Motion Blur
NO
AE Lock
YES
Exposure: AUTO
YES
Light metering type
1200-zone evaluative metering
Exposure compensation
YES (+/-5.0 EV, 1/3, 1/2 EV step selectable)
Light metering: Multi segment
YES
Exposure: Manual
YES
Light metering cell
Exmor® CMOS Sensor
Shutter
Shutter Speed Range (seconds)
1/8000 – 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); second
1/250
Type
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Flash Sync Speed; second
1/250
Flash Control
Flash Metering System
ADI / Pre-flash TTL
Flash Mode
Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync. Slow Speed sync., Hi-speed sync., Wireless
Flash Compensation
+/-3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
Flash Pop-up
NO
Red-Eye Reduction
YES
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)
NO
Wireless flash mode
YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)
Viewfinder
Magnification (with 50 mm lens at infinity)
0.71x
Field of View (%)
100
Focusing Screen
NO
Diopter Adjustment
-4.0 to +3.0m-1
Eye Relief
Approx. 27 mm from the Eyepiece lens
Type
Electronic
Live View
Live View
YES
LCD screen
Rotating screen
YES
LCD Total Dot Number
1,228,800
Tilting screen
YES
Brightness adjustable
YES
Screen Size
7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive
Monitor Type
TFT drive
Recording
3D Panorama size: Max. degrees of sweep angle (Focal length:16 mm/18 mm)
NO
Video Compression
AVCHD Ver. 2.0 compliant / MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Still Image quality
RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Number of Continuous Advance
Extra fine: 14 images/Fine: 18 images/Standard: 20 images/RAW & JPEG: 11 images/RAW: 13 images
Dynamic Range Optimiser
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step)
Colour mode/DEC/Creative styles
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia
Movie recording mode — MP4
1440 x 1080 (Approx.30fps/25fps) Approx.12 Mbps(Average bit rate) / VGA (640 x 480, Approx. 30fps/25fps), Approx. 3 Mbps (Average bit rate)
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)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)
On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Movie Recording Format
AVCHD Ver. 2.0(Progressive), AVCHD, MP4
Image Size L — JPEG (pixels)
6000 x 4000 (24M)
Recording Format
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), RAW and JPEG
Image Size S (pixels)
2640 x 1760 (4.6M)
Colour Space (Adobe® RGB)
YES
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)
max. 10/8fps
Movie recording mode — AVCHD
1920 x 1080 (60p/50p recording 28 Mbps, 60i/50i 24 Mbps, 60i/50i 17 Mbps, 24p/25p 24 Mbps, 24p/25p 17 Mbps)
Audio recording format
Dolby® Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards (UHS-I compliant)
Image Size M (pixels)
3936 x 2624 (10M)
Colour Space (sRGB)
YES
Drive Mode
Single, Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Bracket (continuous, single, white balance bracket, DRO bracket)
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)
YES
Playback/Edit
Index Playback
YES
White/Black Out Alert
YES
Enlarge (Maximum magnification)
L size: 16.7x, M size: 11.8x, S size: 8.3x
General
Exif
Exif Ver. 2.3
GPS
YES
Exif Print
YES
Histogram Indicator
YES
File Number Memory
On/Off selectable
Indicator of remaining memory space
NO
PRINT Image Matching III
YES
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
YES
Jacks
USB Mode
Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
Video Out
NO
HD/HDMI Out
YES
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
YES
Power/Others
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)
Approx. 410 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 500 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Weight (g) (Body only)
Approx.733
Supplied Battery
NP-FM500H
Battery System
NP-FM500H
Dimensions
Width (mm)
147
Depth (mm)
78.4
Height (mm)
111.2
What's In The Box
- Power cord, Rechargeable Battery NP-FM500H, Shoe Adaptor, Battery Charger BC-VM10A, Shoulder strap, Body cap, Accessory shoe cap, Eyepiece cup, USB cable, CD-ROM