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 color filter
R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm)
35.8 x 23.9 mm
Camera
Effective Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 24.3
White balance bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable
Total Sensor Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 24.7
ISO Sensitivity Setting
ISO100 - 25600 equivalent
White balance: types of color 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, Color Temperature & Color Filter, Custom
Automatic White Balance
YES
White balance: custom setting
YES
SteadyShot INSIDE
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)
NO
Camera-shake warning (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
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
AF Illuminator range (ft)
Approx. 1–7
SENSOR
19 points (11 points cross type)
AF Area: Multi Point
NO
AF Area: Flexible Spot
NO
AF Modes
Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, Depth Map Assist Continuous AF
AF Illuminator
YES (with built-in LED)
TTL phase-detection system
YES
AF Area: Center-Weighted
NO
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)
YES
AF Area: Wide focus area
YES (auto with 19 areas)
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV
-1 to 17
AF Area: Spot
YES
Auto Exposure System
Exposure: Program Auto
YES
Exposure: Shutter priority
YES
AE Bracketing
With 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, 3/5 frames (2.0 EV, 3.0 EV: only 3 frames) selectable
Exposure: Scene selection
YES
Sweep Panorama
YES
Anti-Motion Blur
NO
Exposure: Aperture priority
YES
Light metering: Spot
YES
Light metering: Center-Weighted
YES
Exposure: Automatic
YES
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 (s)
1/8000–30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed; s
1/250
TYPE
Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); s
1/250
Flash Control
Flash Metering System
ADI/Pre-flash TTL
Flash Mode
Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync. Slow Speed sync.
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 +3.0 diopter
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
3 in/7.5 cm Wide
Monitor Type
TFT drive
Recording
3D Panorama size: Max. degrees of sweep angle (Focal length:16 mm/18 mm)
NO
Color Space (sRGB)
YES
Noise Reduction (Multi Frame NR)
YES
Color Space (Adobe RGB)
YES
Video Compression
MPEG-4 AVC, H.264
Still Image quality
RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Extra fine, Standard
Number of Continuous Advance
Extra fine: 14 images/Fine: 18 images/Standard: 20 images/RAW & JPEG: 11 images/RAW: 13 images
Color mode/DEC/Creative styles
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)
On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Movie recording mode - MP4
1440 x 1080 (Approx. 30 fps/25 fps, Progressive) Approx. 12 Mbps (Average bit rate)/VGA (640 x 480, Approx. 30 fps/25 fps, Progressive), Approx. 3 Mbps (Average bit rate
Movie Recording Format
AVCHD/MP4
Recording Format
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
Movie recording mode - AVCHD
1920 x 1080 (60 p/50 p recording 28 Mbps, 60 i/50 i 24 Mbps, 60 i/50 i 17 Mbps, 24 p/25 p 24 Mbps, 24 p/25 p 17 Mbps)
Image Size S (pixels)
2640 x 1760 (4.6 M)
Audio Recording Format
Dolby Digital (AC-3)/MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)
6000 x 4000 (24 M)
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)
max. 6 fps
Panorama size: Max. degrees of sweep angle (focal length 16 mm/18 mm)
Wide: horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23 M), vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12 M), Standard: horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15 M), vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4 M)
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 (10 M)
Drive Mode
Single, Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Bracket (continues, single, white balance bracket, DRO bracket)
Dynamic Range Optimizer
Off, Auto
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)
YES
Playback/Edit
Index Playback
YES
White/Black Out Alert
YES
Image Rotation
YES
Auto Image Rotation
YES
Enlarge (Maximum magnification)
L size: 16.7x, M size: 11.8x, S size: 8.3x
General
Exif
Exif Ver.2.3
GPS
YES
Depth-of-Field Preview
YES
PictBridge
NO
Folder Name Mode
Standard and Date
Zone Matching
NO
Remote Release Terminal
YES
Exif Print
YES
Histogram Indicator
YES
File Number Memory
On/Off selectable
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator
YES
Beep Sound
On/Off selectable
Indicator of remaining memory space
NO
IR Remote Control
NO
PRINT Image Matching III
YES
Menu Language
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
YES
Jacks
HD/HDMI® Out
YES
USB Mode
Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
Video Out
NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
YES
Power/Others
Weight (oz) (Body only)
Approx. 25.86
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)
Approx. 410 shots (Viewfinder)/approx. 500 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
Supplied Battery
NP-FM500H
Battery System
NP-FM500H
Dimensions
Width (in)
5.79
Depth (in)
3.09
Height (in)
4.38
What's In The Box
- Body cap
- Rechargeable battery
- USB cable
- Eyepiece cup
- Battery charger
- Shoulder strap
- Accessory shoe cap