| Camera Type |
Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash |
| Lens Compatibility |
Sony E-mount lenses |
| Imaging Sensor |
Imaging Sensor: Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm) Anti Dust: Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism Pixel Gross: Approx. 16.7 megapixels Effective Picture Resolution: Approx. 16.1 megapixels Focal Length Conversion Factor: 1.5x Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters |
| Optics/Lens |
Lens Mount Type: Sony E-mount lenses Digital Zoom: Approx. 4x (still images and movie) Smart Zoom (M: approx. 1.4x, S:approx. 2x) Smart Zoom Technology: M: approx. 1.4x, S:approx. 2x |
| Lens Compensation |
Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion |
| Viewfinder |
Eye point: Approx. 23mm from the eyepiece, 21mm from the eyepiece frame at 1m (diopter) Brightness control: Auto, Manual (3 steps between -1 and +1) Display: Display basic info; Levels; Histogram Number of dots : 2,359,296 dots Type: 1.3 cm (0.5 type) Electronic viewfinder Diopter Adjustment: -4m-1 to +1.0m-1 (diopter) Field of View: 100% coverage |
| Print Compatible Standards |
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting |
| Flash Sync Speed |
Flash sync speed: 1/160 s |
| Metering System |
"Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor |
| Continuous Shooting |
No. of frame recordable (approx.): Fine: 15 frames, Standard: 16 frames, RAW:11 frames, RAW&JPG: 10 frames
Speed (approx., max.) : Continuous mode: max. 3 fps; Speed Priority Continuous shooting: max. 10 fps |
| Auto Portrait Framing |
Still images: Yes |
| Drive Mode |
Single-shot, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2s delay selectable), Self-timer (10/2s delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracketing, Remote Cdr |
| Self-Timer |
2s or 10s delay (single, continuous 3 or 5 frames) |
| Shutter Speeds |
Still images: 1/4000 to 30s (Bulb) Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps) up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter) |
| Shutter Type |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Focus System |
Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF) with "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor |
| Focus Points |
99 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points (contrast-detection AF) |
| AF Modes |
AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF |
| Focus Area |
Multi Point (99 points(phase-detection AF), 25 points(contrast-AF)), Center-weighted, Flexible Spot |
| Focus Sensitivity |
0 EV to +20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens attached) |
| Manual Focus Assist |
Yes MF assist (4.8x, 9.6x) |
| Focus Features |
Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-Start AF (with LA-EA2(Sold separately) |
| AF Illuminator |
Built-in, LED type (with a range of approx. 0.3-3.0m (with E PZ16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS attached) |
| Interface |
Multi Interface Shoe: Yes Accessory Shoe: Yes (with the adaptor ADP-MAA (Sold separately). Multi Interface Shoe HD Output : HDMI (TypeC mini), BRAVIA Sync, Photo TV HD PhotoTV HD : Yes |
| Media Type |
Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Color Space |
sRGB, AdobeRGB |
| Still Image Mode |
JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG |
| Still Image Size 16:9 |
L: 4912 x 2760 (14M) M: 3568 x 2000 (7.1M) S: 2448 x 1376 (3.4M) |
| Still Image Size 3:2 |
L: 4912 x 3264 (16M) M: 3568 x 2368 (8.4M) S: 2448 x 1624 (4M) |
| Panorama Still Image Size |
Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Vertical: 5,536 x 2,160 (12M) Horizontal Std: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Std: 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M) |
| Video Format |
AVCHD Ver. 2.0 (Progressive), AVCHD, MP4 |
| Video Mode : AVCHD |
PS - 1920 x 1080/60p at 28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i at 24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i at 17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p at 24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p at 17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30fpsat 12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/30fpsat 3Mbps |
| Audio Format |
Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch |
| Microphone/Speaker |
Built-in stereo microphones / Built-in, monaural speaker (volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7) |
| Still Image File Format |
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) |
| Picture EffectS |
11 types (15 variations): 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 |
| Auto Exposure Lock |
AE is locked when the shutter button is half pressed (ON/OFF is available in MENU) |
| Creative Style |
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation (-3 to +3steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3steps) |
| Exposure Bracketing |
With 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, 3EV increments, 3 frames |
| Exposure Compensation |
Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps), Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps) |
| Exposure Settings |
iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection |
| ISO |
Still images: Auto (ISO 100-3200), Selectable (ISO 100-25600)Movies: Auto (ISO 100-3200), Selectable (ISO 100-6400) |
| Metering |
1200-zone evaluative metering |
| Metering Modes |
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Metering Sensitivity |
0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.8 lens) |
| Noise Reduction |
Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low) |
| Scene Modes |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |
| White Balance Mode |
Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem (2500 to 9900K), C.Filter (G7 to M7,A7 to B7), Custom |
| AF Micro Adjustment |
Yes, with LA-EA2 (sold separately) |
| LCD Display |
LCD Type: 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT (921,600 dots) Angle Adjustment: Up: Approx. 90 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees Brightness Control : Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode Real-time image adjustment display : On/Off Peaking : Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow) Customization : Graphic display/Display all info/Big font size display/No display info/Levels/Histogram/Viewfinder |
| Advanced Features |
Face Detection: On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off, Face Selection (maximum 8 detectables) Smile Shutter: selectable from 3 steps Tracking Focus: object tracking Advanced User Interface: Yes Anti Motion Blur: 6-image layering Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0 EV at 1.0 EV step, off) Shooting Tips: Yes Sweep Panorama: Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical (Wide/Standard) |
| Convenience Features |
Still Image Playback Options: Single, 6/12-frame index view, Enlarged display mode, Panorama (Standard), Panorama (Wide): 34x), Auto Review, Image orientation, Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection, Delete, Protect Video Playback Options : Forward/Rewind |
| Flash |
Flash Compensation: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps) Flash Coverage: FOV coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length) Flash Modes: Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync., Rear Sync., Flash Off, Wireless (with external flash sold seperately) Flash Type: Built-in flash. Sony System Flash (Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe and Auto-lock accessory shoe with the adaptor (ADP-MAA (Sold separately) Guide Number: 6 (in meters at ISO 100 equivalent) Recycling Time: Approx. 4 sec |
| Other Features |
Help guide: Yes Area Setting: Yes Clock Function, Setting: Yes Eye-Fi ready: Yes Shop Front Mode: Yes |
| Wi-Fi |
PlayMemories Camera Apps: Yes Send to Computer: Yes View on Smartphone: Yes View on TV: Yes |
| Operating System Compatibility |
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Mac OS X (v10.3-10.8) |
| Battery |
Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM NP-FW50 (7.2V) |
| Number of Still Images |
Approx. 270 images (Viewfinder), Approx. 360 images (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) |
| Power Consumption (in Operation) |
Still images:approx. 2.5W (w/ E PZ16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) Movies: approx.3.9W(w/ E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) |
| Power Consumption (ViewFinder Operation) |
Still images: approx. 3.3W (with E PZ16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) Movies: approx.4.1W(with E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) |
| Dimensions WxHxD |
4.7 x 2.6 x 1.7" (119.9 x 66.9 x 42.6mm) |
| Weight |
Approx. 10.1 oz (287g) excl battery & media 12.2 oz (345g) w/battery & media |