• Lens Compatibility

        Sony E-mount lenses

      • Lens Mount

        Sony E-mount lenses

      • Sensor Type

        APS-C

      • Number Of Pixels (Effective)

        20.1MP

      • Anti-Dust System

        Charge protection coating on Optical Filter

      • SENSOR

        APS-C type (23.2 x 15.4mm) Exmor® CMOS sensor

      • Image Sensor Aspect Ratio

        3 : 2

      • Number of Pixels (total)

        Approx. 20.4 megapixels

      • Image Quality Modes

        RAW+JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

      • Picture Effect

        Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (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: 5456 x 3632 (20M), M: 3872 x 2576 (10M), S: 2736 x 1824 (5M)

      • Dynamic Range Functions

        Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference level (1.0–6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step)

      • Audio Recording Format

        Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

      • Recording Format

        AVCHD 2.0 / MP4

      • Video Compression

        MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

      • 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

        Long exposure NR: Available for shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable

      • AWB Micro Adjustment

        YesG7 to M7 (15 steps), A7 to B7 (15 steps)

      • White Balance Modes

        Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem2500 to 9900K, C.FilterG7 to M7, A7 to B7, Custom

      • 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

      • TYPE

        Built-in flash

      • Focus Point

        25 points

      • AF Illuminator range

        Approx. 0.5–3.0m ( with E 18–55 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached )

      • 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)

      • ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

        ISO 100-16000

      • 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

      • Viewfinder Type

        0.2 in-type electronic viewfinder (color)

      • Viewfinder Display

        Disp. Basic Info, Histogram

      • Dioptre Adjustment

        -4msup-1/supto +3.5msup-1/sup(diopter)

      • Magnification

        Approx. 0.70x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1m-1(diopter)

      • Brightness Control (Viewfinder)

        Auto, Manual (3 steps between -1 and +1)

      • Eye Point

        Approx. 0.83 inches from the eyepiece, 0.59 inches from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1(diopter)

      • Field Coverage

        100%

      • Real-time Image Adjustment Display

        ON/OFF

      • Total Number of Dots

        230,400 dots

      • Brightness Control (LCD)

        Manual ( 5 steps between -2 and +2 ), Sunny Weather mode

      • Monitor Type

        3.0 in wide type TFT LCD

      • LCD Display

        Graphic Display, Display All Info, Big Font Size Disp, No Disp. Info, Histogram

      • Peaking MF

        Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)

      • Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD)

        ON/OFF

      • 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

      • Flash Sync. Speed

        1/160 sec.

      • Electronic Front Curtain Shutter

        Yes

      • Shutter Speed

        Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps) up to 1/30 in AUTO mode

      • Shutter Type

        Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

      • Steadyshot

        Not supported (image stabilization supported on lens)

      • Flash Modes

        Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync.

      • Flash Compensation

        +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

      • External Flash Compatibility

        Sony α System Flash (Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe and Auto-lock accessory shoe with the adapter (ADP-MAA (Sold separately)))

      • Flash Control

        Pre-flash TTL

      • Continuous Drive Speed (approx. max.)

        3.5 fps (in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode)

      • Drive Modes

        Single Shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay 3 exposures), Bracketing

      • 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 sec, Off), Image orientation (On/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Still), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect

      • Multi Interface Shoe

        Yes

      • PC Interface

        Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB 2.0): Mass storage, MTP

      • Interfaces

        Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Multi Interface Shoe

      • Microphone

        Built-in stereo microphone

      • Speaker

        Built-in, Monaural, Volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7

      • Compatible Standards

        Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

      • Battery Life (Still Images)

        Up to 470 shots

      • Internal Battery Charge

        Yes

      • Battery Life (CIPA, Movies)

        Actual Recording: Approx. 80 minutes (Viewfinder), Approx 80 minutes (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) The maximum time you can shoot continuously is about 20 minutes. (in 1440×1080 12M shooting: limited by 2 GB file size), Continuous Recording:Approx. 150 minutes (Viewfinder), Approx 150 minutes (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) (The maximum time you can shoot continuously is about 20 minutes. (in 1440×1080 12M shooting: limited by 2 GB file size))

      • External Power

        AC Adapter AC-PW20 (sold separately)

      • Supplied Battery

        NP-FW50 W-series Rechargeable Battery Pack

      • Dimensions (W x H x D)

        128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm

      • Weight (with battery and memory card included)

        12.45 oz (body only) / 14.50 oz (with battery and media)

      • Compatible OS

        Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Mac OS X (v10.5–v10.8)

    • Lens hood
    • Lens cap
    • Rechargeable Battery NP-FW50
    • AC Adapter AC-UB10
    • Shoulder strap
    • Micro USB cable
    • SEL1855