Specifications
Lens
Lens compatibility
Sony E-mount lenses
Lens Mount
Sony E-mount lenses
Sensor
Image Sensor Aspect Ratio
3:02
Anti-Dust System
Charge protection coating on Optical Filter
Number of Pixels (total)
Approx. 20.4 megapixels
Sensor
APS-C type (23.2 x 15.4 mm) Exmor® CMOS sensor
Image Sensor
Sensor type
APS-C
Number Of Pixels (Effective)
20.1 MP
Recording (still images)
Image Quality Modes
RAW+JPEG JPEG Fine JPEG Standard
Picture Effect
Posterisation (Colour, B/W) Pop Colour Retro Photo Partial Colour (R,G,B,Y) High Contrast Mono Toy Camera Soft High-key Soft Focus HDR Painting Rich-tone Mono Miniature
Creative Style
Standard Vivid Portrait Landscape Sunset B/W (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: 5456 x 3064 (17M) M: 3872 x 2176 (8.4M) S: 2736 x 1536 (4.2M)
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: 5,456 x 3,632 (20M) M: 3,872 x 2,576 (10M) S: 2,736 x 1,824 (5M)
Dynamic Range Functions
Off, Dynamic Range Optimiser (Auto/Level) Auto High Dynamic Range: Off Auto Exposure Difference Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0EV step)
Recording (movie)
Audio Recording Format
Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Recording Format (Movie)
AVCHD 2.0 / MP4
Video Compression
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Storage Media
Compatible Recording Media
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card SDHC memory card SDXC memory card
Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction
Long exposure NR: On/Off selectable, available for shutter speeds longer than 1 s High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable
White balance
AWB Micro Adjustment
Yes
G7 to M7 (15 steps), A7 to B7 (15 steps)
White Balance Modes
Auto WB Daylight Shade Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Flash C.Tem
2,500 to 9,900K C.Filter G7 to M7, A7 to B7 Custom
Focus
AF Mode
AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF
Focus Type
Contrast-detection AF
Focus Sensitivity Range
EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
Other Features
Tracking Focus Focus lock
Focus Area
Multi Point (25 points)/Center weighted/Flexible Spot
Focus Mode
Autofocus DMF (Direct Manual Focus) Manual Focus
Focus Point
25 points
AF Illuminator range
Approx. 0.5–3.0 m (with E 18–55 mm F3.5–5.6 OSS lens attached)
Exposure
Auto (AE) Bracketing
With 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, 3 EV increments, 3 frames
Metering Mode
Multi-segment Center weighted Spot
Exposure Compensation
Still images: +/- 3.0 EV (1/3 EV steps); Movies: +/- 2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Metering Sensor
Exmor® APS HD CMOS sensor
AE Lock
AE is locked when the shutter button is half pressed (ON/OFF is available in MENU)
Metering Type
1200 — zone evaluative metering
Metering Sensitivity
EV 0 to EV 20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
Scene Selection
Portrait Landscape Macro Sports action Sunset Night portrait Night view Hand-held Twilight Anti Motion Blur
Exposure Modes
iAUTO Superior Auto Programmed AE (P) Aperture priority (A) Shutter-speed priority (S) Manual (M) Sweep Panorama Scene Selection
Exposure
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100-16000
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type
0.2-type electronic viewfinder (colour)
Viewfinder Display
Disp. Basic Info, Histogram
Dioptre Adjustment
-4 m
sup -1 /sup to +3.5 m sup-1 /sup (diopter) Magnification
Approx. 0.70x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1(diopter)
Brightness Control (Viewfinder)
Auto Manual (3 steps between -1 and +1
Eye Point
Approx. 21 mm from the eyepiece, 15 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 m-1(diopter)
Field Coverage
100%
Real-time Image Adjustment Display
ON/OFF
LCD Screen
Total Number of Dots
230,400 dots
Brightness Control (LCD)
Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode
Monitor Type
7.62 cm (3) wide type TFT LCD
LCD Display
Graphic Display Display All Info Big Font Size Disp No Disp. Info Histgram
Peaking MF
Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Colour: White/Red/Yellow)
Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD)
ON/OFF
Other Features
Lens Compensation
Peripheral Shading Chromatic Aberration Distortion
Image processor
BIONZ™
Smart zoom (Still Image)
M: approx. 1.4x S: approx. 2x
Face Detection
On/On (Regist. Faces) Off Face registration Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8)
Digital zoom (Still Image)
Approx. 4x
Smile Shutter
Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
Digital zoom (Movie)
Approx. 4x
Clear Image Zoom
Approx. 2x
Shutter
Flash Sync. Speed
1/160 s
Electronic Front Shutter Curtain
Yes
Shutter Speed
Still images: 1/4,000 to 30 s, Bulb Movies: 1/4,000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps) up to 1/30 in AUTO mode
Shutter Type
Electronically-controlled vertical-traverse focal-plane type
Image stabilisation
SteadyShot
Not supported (image stabilisation supported on lens)
Flash Control
Flash Modes
Flash off Autoflash Fill-flash Slow Sync. Rear Sync. Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable) Hi-speed sync
Flash Compensation
+/- 2.0 V (1/3 V steps)
Flash Control
Pre-flash TTL
Type
Built-in flash
External Flash Compatibility
Sony α System Flash (Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe and Auto-lock accessory shoe with the adaptor [ADP-MAA (sold separately)])
Drive
Continuous Drive Speed (approx. max.)
3.5fps (in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode)
Drive Modes
Single Shooting Continuous shooting Speed Priority Continuous shooting Self-timer (10/2 s delay selectable) Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 s delay 3 exposures) Bracketing
Playback
Playback Modes
Single (with or without shooting information RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning) 6/12-frame index view Enlarged display mode (L: 15.1x, M: 10.7x, S: 7.6x) Panorama (Standard): 19x, (Wide): 29x Auto Review (10/5/2 s, Off) Image orientation (On/Off selectable) Slideshow Panorama scrolling Folder selection (Still) Forward/Rewind (movie) Delete Protect
Interface
Multi Interface Shoe
Yes
PC Interface
Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0): Mass-storage, MTP
Interfaces
Micro USB Terminal, Multi Interface Shoe
Audio
Microphone
Built-in stereo microphone
Speaker
Built-in, Monaural, Volume settings in eight steps between 0 and 7
Print
Compatible Standards
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting
Power
Internal Battery Charge
Yes
External Power
AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)
Battery Life (CIPA, Movies)
Actual Recording: Approx. 80 minutes (Viewfinder), Approx. 80 minutes (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is about 20 minutes. (in 1,440 x 1,080 12M shooting: limited by file size of 2 GB) Continuous Recording: Approx. 150 minutes (Viewfinder), Approx. 150 minutes (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) (The maximum length of time you can shoot continuously is about 20 minutes. (in 1,440 x 1,080 12M shooting: limited by file size of 2 GB)
Power
Battery Life (Still Images)
Up to 480 shots
Supplied Battery
NP-FW50 W-series Rechargeable Battery Pack
Size and Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D)
90.9 x 128 x 84.5 mm
Weight (with battery and memory card included)
353 g (Body Only)/411 g (With battery and media)
Compatible OS
Compatible OS
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista® SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Mac® OS X (v10.5-v10.8)
What's In The Box
- Lens hood
- Lens cap
- Rechargeable Battery NP-FW50
- AC Adapter AC-UB10
- Shoulder strap
- Micro USB cable
- SEL1850