General

Lens Used:

All Sony lenses, Konica Minolta Maxxum/Dynax Alpha Lenses

Camera Type:

Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses

Image Capture

Sensor:

23.5 x 15.7mm (APS-C size) interlace scan CCD with primary colour filter

Sensitivity:

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Lo 80, Hi 200

Dust reduction:

Static-resistant anti-dust coating (Indium Tin Oxide) with Anti-Dust Vibration mechanism

Aspect ratio:

3:2

No. of pixels:

300 - Total: 10.8 megapixels; Effective: 10.2 megapixels
350 - Total: 14.9 megapixels; Effective: 14.2 megapixels

Recording

D-Range Optimiser:

Off, Standard/Advanced

Delete function:

Single, multiple or all frames in a folder / memory card can be deleted. Folders can be deleted in the File Browser.

Noise reduction:

Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec

Image quality modes:

Standard, Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG (fine)

Colour modes:

sRGB, Adobe RGB

No. of recorded pixels:

L (14MP): 4,592 x 3,056; M (7.7MP): 3,408 x 2,272; S (3.5MP): 2,288 x 1,520

File Format:

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG (DCF 2.0 compliant, Exif 2.21 supported)

A/D conversion:

12 bit

Format function:

FAT 12, 16, 32

Recording media:

Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Compact Flash Type I & II (MicroDrive)

White Balance

Settings:

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Colour Temperature/Colour Filter, Custom

Super SteadyShot

Compensation:

Approx. 2.5EV - 3.5EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Display:

Indicator inside viewfinder

System:

CCD-shift mechanism

Display

Other display functions:

Enlarged view (maximum zoom : L size -12x, M size - 9x, S size - 6x), overexposure / underexposure warning, slideshow, image orientation (automatic rotation mode on/off)

Image display modes:

Single image (image only, image + information, image + information + histogram), index (4 / 9 / 25 images), tabbed browsing

Information display:

Navigation display functions, enlarged text view, camera orientation adjustment

LCD monitor:

2.7-inch low temperature polysilicon TFT display, 230,400 total pixels

AF System

AF illuminator:

Built-in, Flash type, range: 1 - 5m

Sensitivity range:

0EV to +18EV, ISO 100 equivalent

Sensor:

CCD line sensors (9 points)

Type:

TTL phase-detection system

Eye-start AF:

Selectable via main menu

Main functions:

Focus areas selection (wide area / 9-point local frame selection / fixed centre spot focus), predictive focus for moving subjects, auto-tracking focus point, focus lock (by half pressing shutter button or via the spot AF button)

Focus modes:

Single-shot, Automatic, Continuous, Manual

AE System

AE lock:

Automatically activated with AF lock, available with AE lock button

Exposure compensation:

+/- 2.0EV (0.3EV/0.7EV steps selectable)

Metering range:

EV2 - EV20 (+4EV to +20EV with spot metering), ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens

Metering sensor:

40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Metering type:

Direct TTL metering (40- segment honeycomb-pattern metering, multi-segment metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering)

Scene selector:

Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night View/ Portrait

Exposure modes:

Program AE (Auto mode / P-Mode, with program shift), aperture-priority AE (A-Mode), shutter-priority AE (S-Mode), manual (M-Mode)

Built-In Flash

Flash compensation:

+/- 2.0EV (0.3EV / 0.7 EV increments)

Guide no.:

GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash modes:

Automatic, Fill flash, Rear sync, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync

Effective area:

18mm lens coverage equivalent (same focal length)

Flash metering and control:

ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash metering

Shutter

Flash sync speed:

1/160 sec.

Speed range:

1/4000 sec. -30 sec., bulb

Type:

Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Viewfinder

Diopter control:

-3.0 to +1.0m-1

Pentaprism:

Quick return mirror

Type:

Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach mirror

Shooting

Continuous shooting rate:

Max.2.5 fps with viewfinder, max. 2 fps in live view mode (approx.) (350); Max.3 fps with viewfinder, max. 2 fps in live view mode (approx.) (300)

White balance bracketing:

3 frames, H/L selectable

Exposure bracketing:

Single or continuous shot (3 frames), 0.3EV / 0.7EV increments

Other functions:

After-view, depth-of-field preview, zone-matching

Digital effect control modes:

Adjustment functions: 8 modes (standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Evening, Night / Night Portrait, Monochrome, Adobe RGB), contrast, saturation and sharpness settings (+/- 2 steps) are also possible

Self-timer:

10 sec., 2 sec.

Continuous shooting limit:

JPEG: unlimited (depending on media write speed and capacity), RAW: 4 frames, RAW+JPEG 3 frames

Others

Printing output control:

Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge, DPOF Setting

Power

Battery performance:

Approx. 730 images with viewfinder, approx. 410 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)

External power source:

AC adaptor - ACVQ900AM (optional)

Power display:

5 levels

Battery:

NPFM500H

Connectivity

Video output:

NTSC / PAL selectable

Compatible OS:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP*SP2, Windows Vista, Macintosh Mac OS X (v.10.1.3 and later)

PC interface:

USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / PTP mode)

Size

Weight Approx.:

582g (not including battery or accessories)

Dimensions (WxHxD):

Approx. 130.8 x 98.5 x 74.7mm