General

Camera Type:

Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses

Lens Used:

All Sony lenses, Konica Minolta Maxxum/Dynax Alpha Lenses

Image Capture

Sensor:

23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C size) interlace scan CMOS with primary colour filter

No. of pixels:

Total: 13.05 megapixels; Effective: 12.24 megapixels

Aspect ratio:

3:2

Dust reduction:

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

Sensitivity:

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (Up to 6400 can be set as expanded ISO range)

Recording

Recording media:

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

Format function:

FAT 12, 16, 32

A/D conversion:

12 bit

File Format:

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF 1.1 print functions supported, Exif 2.21 supported)

No. of recorded pixels:

L (12MP): 4,272 x 2,848; M (6.4MP): 3,104 x 2,064; S (3.0MP): 2,128 x 1,424

Colour modes:

sRGB, Adobe RGB

Image quality modes:

Standard, Fine, Extra fine, RAW, cRAW (Compressed), RAW+JPEG (fine), cRAW+JPEG (fine)

Noise reduction:

Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec

Delete function:

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

D-Range Optimiser:

Off, Standard/Advanced: Auto/Advanced:Level

White Balance

Settings:

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Colour Temperature (2500-9900k with 19-step Magenta/Green Compensation), Custom

Super SteadyShot

System:

CMOS-shift mechanism

Display:

Indicator inside viewfinder

Compensation:

Approx. 2.5EV - 4EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Display

LCD monitor:

3.0-inch low temperature polysilicon TFT display, 921,600 total pixels

Information display:

Navigation display functions, enlarged text view, camera orientation adjustment

Image display modes:

Single image (image only, image + information, image + information + histogram), index (4 / 9 / 16 images), tabbed browsing

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)

AF System

Focus modes:

Auto-focus / manual focus selectable (auto-focus modes: AF automatic selection, one-shot AF, continuous AF, direct manual focus)

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)

Eye-start AF:

Selectable via main menu

Type:

TTL phase-detection system

Sensor:

CMOS line sensors (11 points)

Sensitivity range:

0EV to +18EV, ISO 100 equivalent

AF illuminator:

Built-in, LED type, range: 1 - 7m

AE System

Exposure modes:

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

Scene selector:

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

Metering type:

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

Metering sensor:

40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Metering range:

EV0 - EV20 (+2EV to +20EV with spot metering), ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens

Exposure compensation:

+/- 3.0EV (0.3EV/0.5EV steps selectable)

AE lock:

Automatically activated with AF lock, available with AE lock button

Built-In Flash

Flash metering and control:

ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash metering, manually activated

Effective area:

18mm lens coverage equivalent (same focal length)

Flash modes:

Automatic, Fill flash, Red-eye reduction pre-flash, Rear Sync Flash, Wireless*, High-speed sync*, Slow sync (with AE lock on) *Requires compatible external flash

Guide no.:

GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash compensation:

+/- 3.0EV (0.3EV / 0.5 EV increments)

Shutter

Type:

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

Speed range:

1/8000 sec. -30 sec., bulb

Flash sync speed:

1/250 sec. (1/200 sec. with Super SteadyShot on)

Viewfinder

Type:

Fixed eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism

Pentaprism:

Roof mirror type

Diopter control:

-3.0 to +1.0m-1

Shooting

Exposure bracketing:

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

White balance bracketing:

3 frames, H/L selectable

Continuous shooting rate:

Up to 5 frames per second

Continuous shooting limit:

JPEG: unlimited (depending on media write speed and capacity), RAW: 6 frames, RAW+JPEG 3 frames

Self-timer:

10 sec., 2 sec. (with mirror up), LED and buzzer signals

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

Other functions:

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

Others

Printing output control:

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

Power

Battery:

NP-FM500H

Power display:

5 levels

External power source:

AC adaptor - ACVQ900AM (optional)

Battery performance:

Approx. 650 frames recorded (CIPA measurement)

Connectivity

PC interface:

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

Compatible OS:

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

Video output:

NTSC / PAL selectable

Size

Dimensions (WxHxD):

Approx. 141.7 x 104.8 x 79.7mm

Weight Approx.:

690g (not including battery or accessories)