Specifications
Sensor
Number of Pixels (Effective)
Approx. 42.4 megapixels
Number of Pixels (Gross)
Approx. 43.6 megapixels
Number of Pixels (total)
43.6 MP
Sensor type
35mm full frame (35.9 x 24.0mm), Exmor R™ CMOS sensor, aspect ratio 3:2
Lens
Lens type
ZEISS® Sonnar T*, 8 elements in 7 groups (3 aspherical elements including AA lens)
Max. Magnification (Standard/Macro)
0.15x (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,3m-∞"), 0.26x (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,2m-0,35m")
ANGLE OF VIEW (35 MM FORMAT EQUIVALENT)
Aperture Type
Iris diaphragm (9 blades)
Focal length
f=35mm
Focus Range (From the Focal Plane)
AF approx. 30cm to infinity (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,3m-∞"), approx. 20cm to 35cm (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,2m-0,35m")
Digital Zoom (Still Image)
Up to 8x
Digital Zoom
Still images: 42M approx. 4x, 18M approx. 6.2x, 11M approx. 8x, Movie: approx. 4x
Optical Variable Low-Pass Filter
Yes
Focus Range (From the Front of the Lens)
AF approx. 24cm to infinity (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,3m-∞"), approx. 14cm to 29cm (When the macro switching ring is set to "0,2m-0,35m")
Filter diameter
49 mm
Focal Length (f=) 35mm format equivalent
Still images 3:2 : f=35mm, Still images 16:9 : f=37mm, Still images 1:1 : f=44mm, Still images 4:3 : f=38mm, Movie 16:9 : f=44mm (SteadyShot On), f=37mm (SteadyShot Off)
F-number (Maximum Aperture)
F2
Clear Image Zoom (Still Image)
Still images: 2x, Movie: 2x
LCD
Screen type
7.5cm (3.0 type)(4:3) / 1,228,800 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD
MF Assist Magnification
5.0x, 12.5x
Adjustable Angle
Up approx. 109 degrees, down approx. 41 degrees, at max.
Display Selector (Finder/Lcd)
Auto/EVF/Monitor
Brightness Control
Auto / Manual (5 steps) / Sunny Weather mode
Viewfinder
Field Coverage
100%
Magnification
Approx. 0.74x (with 50 mm lens equiv. at infinity, -1m-1)
Dioptre Adjustment
-4.0 to +3.0m-1
Viewfinder Screen Type/Number of Dots
0.39-type electronic viewfinder (OLED), 2,359,296 dots
Brightness Control
Auto/Manual (5 steps)
Viewfinder
0.39-type electronic viewfinder(OLED)
Eye Point
Approx. 19 mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.4 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard)
Camera
Uncompressed RAW
Yes
Continuous Shooting Speed (maximum) (with max. recording pixels)
Speed priority continuous shooting: approx. 5fps, Continuous shooting: approx. 2.5fps (AF-S)*2*3
Number of Recognised Scenes
Still images: Superior Auto: 44, Intelligent Auto: 33 Movie: 33
Focus Area
Wide (399 points for phase-detection AF, 25 points for contrast-detection AF), Centre, Flexible Spot (S/M/L), Expand Flexible Spot, Lock-on AF (Wide, Centre, Flexible Spot (S/M/L), Expand Flexible Spot)
Shooting Mode
AUTO (Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto), Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, MR (Memory Recall) 1/2/3, Movie Mode (Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure), Panorama, Scene Selection
STEADYSHOT (STILL IMAGE)
Electronic type (for movies)
Creative Style
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box
Focus Mode
Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
WB Micro Adjustment
Yes (G7 to M7 (57 steps), A7 to B7 (29 steps))
ISO Sensitivity (Movie)
ISO 100-25600 equivalent (1/3 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-25600 equivalent, selectable upper/lower limit)
Drive Modes
Single, Continuous shooting, Speed priority continuous shooting, Self-timer, Self-timer (cont.), Cont.-bracketing*4, Single-bracketing*4, White balance bracketing*4, DRO bracketing*4, LPF bracketing*4
Focus Type
Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
Shutter Speed
Program Auto (30-1/4000* sec.), Aperture Priority (30-1/4000* sec.), Shutter Priority (30-1/4000* sec.), Manual Exposure (Bulb, 30-1/4000* sec.), iAuto (4-1/4000* sec.) *At F5.6 or greater aperture value. Fastest limit at F2 is 1/2000 sec.
Raw Output
14 bit
Scene Selection
Portrait, Sports Action, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Handheld Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur
Dynamic Range Functions
Off, Dynamic Range Optimiser (Auto/Level 1-5), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step)
Light Metering Mode
Multi Pattern, Center Weighted, Spot
Minimum Illumination
Auto: 1.5lux(Shutter Speed 1/30 sec.)
LOCK ON AF
Yes
Metering Type
1200-zone evaluative metering
Picture Effect
Still Image: Toy camera, Pop Colour, Posterisation, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Colour, High Contrast Mono., Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration, Movie: Toy camera, Pop Colour, Posterisation, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Colour, High Contrast Mono.
Panorama (Shooting)
Sweep Panorama
Noise Reduction
Long exposure NR: On/Off, available of shutter speeds longer than 1 s, High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off, Multi Frame NR: Auto/ISO 100-102400
Image Control
Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Creative Style, Colour Space (sRGB/Adobe RGB), Quality (RAW/RAW & JPEG/Extra fine/Fine/Standard)
Self-Timer
10 sec., 5 sec., 2 sec., 3 or 5 consecutive shots with 10 sec. 5 sec. or 2 sec. delay selectable, Bracketing shots with 10 sec. 5 sec. or 2 sec. delay selectable
White Balance Modes
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor.: Warm White, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Day White, Fluor.: Daylight, Flash, C.Temp., Filter, Custom
Flash Red-Eye Correction
On / Off
ISO Sensitivity (Still Image)(Recommended Exposure Index)
ISO 100-25600 (1/3 EV step) (expandable to ISO 50/64/80/32000/40000/51200/64000/80000/102400), AUTO (ISO 100-102400, selectable upper/lower limit), Multi Frame NR: ISO 100-102400 (1 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-102400, selectable upper/lower limit)*1
Auto Image Rotation
Yes
Minimum Illumination (Movie)
Auto: 1.5 lux (Shutter Speed 1/30 s)
Image Processing Engine
BIONZ™
Aperture
F2-22
Exposure Compensation
+/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Flash
AF Illuminator
Auto/Off
Flash Mode
Flash Off / Autoflash / Fill-flash / Slow Sync. / Rear Sync. / Wireless (with optional compliant flash)
Bracketing
Bracket: Cont., Bracket: Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 2/3, or 1.0 EV increments.
Recording
Number of Recording Pixels (Image Size)
3:2 : L: 42M (7952 x 5304) / M: 18M (5168 x 3448) / S: 11M (3984 x 2656), 4:3 : L: 38M (7072 x 5304) / M: 16M (4592 x 3448) / S: 9.4M (3536 x 2656), 16:9 : L: 36M (7952 x 4472) / M: 15M (5168 x 2912) / S: 8.9M (3984 x , 240), 1:1 : L: 28M (5296 x 5296) / M: 12M (3440 x 3440) / S: 7.1M (2656 x 2656), Sweep Panorama : Standard (3872 x 2160 / 8192 x 1856) / Wide (5536 x 2160 / 12416 x 1856)
Colour Space (Still)
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Still Image Number of recorded pixels (Image Size)
[3:2] L: 42M (7,952 x 5,304) / M: 18M (5,168 x 3,448) / S: 11M (3,984 x 2,656), [4:3] L: 38M (7,072 x 5,304) / M: 16M (4,592 x 3,448) / S: 9.4M (3,536 x 2,656), [16:9] L: 36M (7,952 x 4,472) / M: 15M (5,168 x 2,912) / S: 8.9M (3,984 x 2,240), [1:1] L: 28M (5,296 x 5,296) / M: 12M (3,440 x 3,440) / S: 7.1M (2,656 x 2,656), [Sweep Panorama] Standard (3,872 x 2,160 / 8,192 x 1,856) / Wide (5,536 x 2,160 / 12,416 x 1,856)
Recording Format
Still images: JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), Movie: XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compatible, MP4
Compatible Recording Media
Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro*6, Memory Stick Micro (Mark2)*6, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, microSD Memory Card*6, microSDHC Memory Card*6, microSDXC Memory Card*6 (*5)
Movie Recording Mode (NTSC)
AVCHD (up to 1,920 x 1,080/60p at 28 Mbps) / MP4 (up to 1,920 x 1,080/60p at 28 Mbps)
Movie Recording Mode
NTSC: AVCHD: 28M PS (1920 x 1080/60p) / 24M FX (1920 x 1080/60i) / 17M FH (1920 x 1080/60i) / 24M FX (1920x1080/24p) / 17M FH (1920 x 1080/24p), XAVC S HD: 60p 50M (1920 x 1080/60p) / 30p 50M (1920 x 1080/30p) / 24p 50M (1920 x 1080/24p) / 120p 50M (1280 x 720/120p), MP4: 28M (1920 x 1080/60p) / 16M (1920 x 1080/30p) / 6M (1280x720/30p);PAL: AVCHD: 28M PS (1920 x 1080/50p) / 24M FX (1920 x 1080/50i) / 17M FH (1920 x 1080/50i) / 24M FX (1920 x 1080/25p) / 17M FH (1920 x 1080/25p), XAVCS HD: 50p 50M (1920 x 1080/50p) / 25p 50M (1920 x 1080/25p) / 100p 50M (1280 x 720/100p), MP4: 28M (1920 x 1080/50p) / 16M (1920 x 1080/25p) / 6M (1280 x 720/25p)
Recording Format (Movie Audio)
XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch (Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator), MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Interface
Wireless capabilities
Wi-Fi, NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing, Eyefi
NFC
NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing
WI-FI
Yes (IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz band))
Input and output terminals
Multi / Micro USB Terminal*7, Micro HDMI, Microphone (3.5mm Stereo minijack), Multi Interface Shoe*13
Power
Power Source
DC3.6V (supplied battery)/DC5.0V (supplied AC adaptor)
BATTERY LIFE(STILL IMAGES)(CIPA)
Still images*8 Monitor: approx. 220 shots / approx. 110 min., Viewfinder: approx. 200 shots / approx. 100 min., Movies (actual shooting)*9*10 Monitor: approx. 30 min., Viewfinder: approx. 30 min. (In [MP4 28M] mode, max. continuous shooting time is approx. 20 min. and max. file size is 4GB.), Movies (continuous shooting)*9 Monitor: approx. 50 min., Viewfinder: approx. 50 min. (In [MP4 28M] mode, max. continuous shooting time is approx. 20 min. and max. file size is 4GB.)*11
Supplied Battery
Rechargeable battery pack NP-BX1
USB Charge/USB Power Supply
Yes (supplied AC adaptor)
Power Consumption (Camera Mode)
Approx. 2.5W with LCD monitor and approx. 2.7W with viewfinder (CIPA standard)
Battery System
Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1 (supplied)
Others
Playback Functions
BRAVIA™ Sync (Control for HDMI), Single (with or without shooting information, RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode, Auto Orientation, Slide Show, Panorama scrolling, Auto Review (10s/5s/2s/off), Forward, Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, TRILUMINOS Colour*12 /4K still image playback
Shooting Functions
Smart Teleconverter (approx. 1.4x, 2x), Eye AF, Lock-on AF, Face Detection, Face Registration, Smile shutter, Grid Line, Quick Navi, Digital Level Gauge (pitch and roll), Exposure Bracketing, White Balance Bracketing, DRO Bracketing, Flash Bracketing, LPF bracketing, MF Assist, Peaking, Zebra, Marker Display, Photographer Name & Copyright, ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed, PC Remote Control, Auto Object Framing
Index Playback
9 / 25 images
Operating Temprature
Approx. 0°C to 40°C (32F° to 104F°)
Playback Zoom
Depends on Image Size
Playmemories Camera Apps
Yes*14
Print
Print
Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching (PIM3)
Footnotes
*
*1 REI=Recommended Exposure Index, *2 You may not be able to shoot images in Burst mode depending on the Shooting mode. *3 Speed will be slowing after taking some shots. *4 Self-Timer is available. *5 For movies, compatible Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro (Mark2), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card or microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card (Class 4 or faster speed is recommended) can be used. *6 with Adaptor (optional) *7 Supports Micro USB compatible device. *8 The LCD screen is turned on, shooting once every 30 seconds, the zoom is switched alternately between the W and T ends the flash strobes once every two times, the power turns on and off once every ten times. *9 Continuous shooting is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications,default setting). *10 Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom (except RX1), stand-by, power off. *11 Based on non-stop recording until the limit (29 minutes or 4GB) has been reached, and then continued recording again. Shooting functions such as zoom will not be available. *12 Models capable of extended-gamut recording and HDMI transmission function for both still images and movies. *13 Sony accessories for the Accessory Shoe can be attached. *14 Services vary by country.
Size and Weight
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) (APPROX.)
Approx. 113.3 mm x 65.4 mm x 72.0 mm
WEIGHT (CIPA COMPLIANT)
Approx. 480 g (Body only), Approx. 507 g (with battery and Memory Stick Duo™)
Supplied Accessory
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1, AC Adaptor AC-UUD11/UUD12, Micro USB cable, Shoulder strap, Lens cap, Shoe cap, Cleaning Cloth, Instruction Manual, Battery charger(BC-DCX), Eyepiece cup
What's In The Box
- Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1, AC Adaptor AC-UUD11/UUD12, Micro USB cable, Shoulder strap, Lens cap, Shoe cap, Cleaning Cloth, Instruction Manual, Battery charger(BC-DCX), Eyepiece cup