| Specifications |
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| Imaging Device: 10.2 (effective) APC CCD Sensor; 23.6 x 15.8 mm; RGB primary color filter |
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| Chipset: Bionz™ Processor LSI with Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO/DRO+) |
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Recording Media:
Memory Stick® Duo/Memory Stick PRO™ Duo media (via MSAC-MCF1N adaptor);
CompactFlash™ Type I/ CompactFlash Type II / Microdrive™ media |
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| Shutter Speed: 30 ~ 1/4000 sec, with Bulb |
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| Exposure: Manual Exposure: Yes, w/EV indicator |
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| EV Compensation: ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps |
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| ISO: Auto/160/200/400/800/1600 |
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| LCD: 2.5-inch (measured diagonally) TFT (230k pixels) LCD with Clear Photo ™ design; Eye-start Auto-focus sensor |
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| Display: Histogram: Yes, Live, RGB Playback |
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| Microphone/Speaker: No/ No |
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| Red-Eye Reduction: Yes: On/ Off |
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| White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash ( with custom White Balance color temperature adjustments) |
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| Burst Mode: Continuous burst mode at 3 FPS to limit of media; Up to 6 RAW images in burst. |
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| Color Mode(s): Black & White, Standard, Vivid, Adobe RGB (Except for Adobe RGB, all other color modes use the sRGB color space) |
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| Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View/Night Portrait |
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| Self Timer: Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off) |
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| Still Image Mode(s): Normal (JPEG Fine/Standard), High-speed Burst (JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG), RAW (.ARW) |
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| Memory Stick PRO™ Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to 4GB media capacity; does not support Access Control security function |
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| Flash Modes: Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM) |
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| Flash Effective Range: GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet/ 12 meters) |
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| Output(s): Video: Yes, NTSC/PAL Selectable |
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| USB Port(s): Yes, Supports USB 2.0 Hi-speed |
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| Battery Type: NP-FM55 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery ( |
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| Battery Capacity: 7.2V, 1600 mAh; CIPA standard: approx. 750 pictures3 |
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| Supplied Software: Picture Motion Browser for Sony v1.1 (Windows), Image Data Converter SR Ver. 1.1 (Windows & Macintosh), USB Driver |
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| Operating System Compatibility: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home and Professional; Macintosh® |
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| OS X (v 10.3 or later). OS must be installed at the factory. |
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| Limited Warranty: 1 Year Parts & Labor |
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| Weight: 1 lb., 3 oz (545 g) body, not including battery, lens and media |
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| Dimensions (WHD): (WHD) 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ x 2 7/8″ (133 x 95 x 71 mm) |
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| SAL1870 DT18-70mm F3.5-5.6 Lens Specifications: |
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| DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Standard Zoom |
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| DT Lens Design for optimum DSLR performance |
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| Superb wide-angle to mid-range telephoto shots |
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| Aspherical Lens Elements for wide-angle accuracy |
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| ED Glass for telephoto shots with well defined colors |
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| Circular Aperture for pleasing defocused effects |
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| Focal Length – 35mm Equivalent: 18-70 mm |
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| Focal Length – APS: 27-105 mm |
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| Angle of View – 35mm Equivalent: N/A |
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| Angle of View – APS: 76ﾟ- 23ﾟ |
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| Min Focus Distance: 1’ 2.4″ (38 cm) |
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| Aperture – Maximum: f3.5-5.6 |
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| Aperture – Minimum: f22-36 |
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| Maximum Magnification: 0.25X |
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| Lens Construction: 11 elements in 9 groups with 7 aperture blades |
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| Filter Diameter: 55 mm |
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| Dimensions: 2-5/8 x 3-1/8” (66 x 77 mm) |
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| Weight: 8.3 oz (235 g) |
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| Supplied Accessories: Front and rear lens cap, SH0006 lens hood |
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| Supplied Accessories: |
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| NP-FM55 Lithium-Ion Battery |
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| BC-VM10 Battery Charger |
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| Video Cable |
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| USB Cable |
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| Sony Picture Package software |
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| Sony Image Data Converter .SRF software |
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| Shoulder strap with eyepiece cap and Remote Commander clip |
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| MSAC-MCF1N MS-Duo to CF Adaptor |
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| Body cap |
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| Accessory shoe cap |
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| Image Data Converter SR Ver.1.1/Picture Motion Browser Ver.1.1 CD-ROMs |
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| NOTE: No Memory Stick media or adapters are included. |
Sony Announce α (alpha) A100 DSLR and 18-70mm Lens
News just in from Sony, their much anticipated first DSLR offspring from their Sony-Konica-Minolta mashup, the Sony Alpha A100 DSLR plus 18-70mm lens kit. Judging from the pictures it looks pretty nice, pretty much standard DSLR fare. Only practical hands on experience would tell if it is usable and comfortable.
10mp puts it in competition, in purely sensor terms, with Nikon D200, D2X, Canon 5D, etc, although it is very strange the ISO starts at a wopping 160 – where is the ISO 50 and 100? It goes up to 1600 maximum. Not a huge problem but not a competitor to pro-level cameras that currently have greater range and also steps in between. Remains to be seen what the noise is like, presumably it is so good at 200 they do not see the need to go any further but as a ISO 100 user on a camera with great noise control I think they have missed a trick. The sensor is a 1.5x crop, like Nikon.
The kit lens is a pretty standard walk-around zoom, pretty bog standard. I don’t expect anyone to be jumping for joy but neither will too many people be disappointed, it would have been nice for them to come out with a real knock-out lens to get people talking.
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