Price (Body only) |
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Body material |
Magnesium Alloy |
Sensor |
• 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Interline interlaced CCD • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 6.31 million total pixels • 6.1 million effective pixels • 12-bit ADC |
Image sizes |
• 3008 x 2000 • 2256 x 1496 • 1504 x 1000 |
File formats |
• RAW (12-bit) (approx. 9.8 MB per image) • RAW + JPEG (Fine) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - (Extra Fine, Fine, Standard) |
Color space |
• sRGB (Natural) • sRGB (Natural+) • Adobe RGB |
Lenses |
Minolta A-type bayonet mount |
FOV crop |
1.5x |
Anti-Shake |
• CCD-Shift Anti-shake system with LED indicator in viewfinder • Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2 – 3 steps in shutter speed |
Auto Focus |
• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) • Wide focus area, any area selectable (of 9) • EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range • Predictive focus control for moving subjects • Auto-tracking focus point display |
Focus modes |
• Single-shot AF • Continuous AF • Automatic AF • Manual focus |
AF assist |
• Yes, via flash • 5.0 m range |
Shooting modes |
• Full Auto • Programmed AE (with shift) • Shutter priority AE • Aperture priority AE • Manual |
Metering modes |
• 14-segment Honeycomb pattern • Center-Weighted • Spot |
Metering range |
• EV 0 to 20 (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens) |
AE Lock |
• AE-L button • Half-press shutter release |
AE Bracketing |
• 3 or 5 frames • 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps |
Exposure compen. |
• -3.0 to +3.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps • -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
Exposure steps |
• 0.5 EV • 0.3 EV |
Sensitivity |
• Auto • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 |
Shutter |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
Shutter Speed |
• 30 to 1/4000 sec • Bulb |
Flash X-sync |
• 1/160 sec (with AS off) • 1/125 sec (with AS on) |
Aperture values |
Depends on lens |
DOF preview |
Unknown |
White balance |
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Color temperature (Kelvin) • Manual (Custom) |
Image parameters |
• Contrast (-2 to +2) • Saturation (-2 to +2) • Sharpness (-2 to +2) • Hue (-2 to +2) |
Noise reduction |
On / Off (exposures longer than 1 sec) |
Viewfinder |
• Eye-level fixed pentaprism • Spherical Acute Matte (G-type) focusing screen (interchangeable) • Magnification approx. x0.9 • 95% frame coverage • Diotric adjustment (-3.0 to +1.0) • Eye-relief 25 mm from eyepiece • Eyepiece cup removable • Viewfinder info bar |
LCD monitor |
• 2.5" TFT LCD • 207,000 pixels |
Flash |
• Built-in pop-up flash (manual release) • Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control • Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m), 17 (ISO 200/m) • Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/160 sec (AS off), 1/125 sec (AS on) Flash modes: Flash compensation |
Flash modes |
• Fill Flash • Flash Cancel • Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash) • Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash • Rear Flash Sync. • High Speed Sync. |
Flash compensation |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps |
External flash |
Program Flash 5600HS(D), 3600HS(D), 2500D, Macro Ring Flash 1200* with flash sync. terminal |
Continuous shooting |
• RAW / RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 9 frames • JPEG Extra Fine: 3 fps, up to 12 frames • JPEG Fine: 3 fps, up to 15 frames • JPEG Standard: 3 fps, up to 19 frames |
Self-timer |
• 10 sec • 2 sec |
Interval timer |
• Interval time: 30 seconds/1-10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes • 2 -240 frames • Start timer is equipped. (Setting: 0.5 to 24H, in 0.5 increments) |
Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out • DC-IN • Remote terminal |
Video out |
Selectable NTSC or PAL |
Storage |
Compact Flash Type I/II |
Power |
• NP-400 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery • Battery charger included • Optional AC adapter • Optional Vertical Control Grip VC-7D |
Dimensions |
150 x 106 x 78 mm (5.9 x 4.2 x 3.1 in) |
Weight (no batt/lens) |
760 g (1.68 lb) |