Minolta 350 System User Manual

Specifications for α350

Model Name α350

System

Camera type Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lens

Lens compatibility Sony α lenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses

Image Sensor

Sensor type APS-C type (23.5 x 15.7 mm), with RGB primary colour filters

No. of pixels Approx. 14.2 (effective) / 14.9 (total) megapixels

Anti-Dust system Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism

ISO sensitivity range AUTO, 100 to 3200 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index)

Recording

Recording format JPEG (DCF2.0, Exit 2.21), RAW (Sony ARW 2.0 format), RAW + JPEG

Image quality modes RAW, RAW + JPEG, Fine, Standard

CompactFlash (Type I, Type II), Microdrive

Media

Noise reduction

Colour space sRGB, Adobe RGB

* Separately sold “Memory Stick Duo Adapter for CompactFlash Slot AD-MSCF1” is
necessary to use Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO­HG Duo.
Long exposure NR: On/Off selectable, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.
High ISO NR: On/Off selectable, available at ISO 1600 or higher

Other features Creative Style, D-Range Optimizer (Off, Standard, Advanced)

White Balance

Modes

Bracketing 3 exposures, H/L level selectable

Focus Control

Type TTL phase detection system

No. of focus point 9 points

Modes AF/MF selectable, AF modes: Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF

Focus area Wide, Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)

Other features

Exposure Control

Metering

Exposure

Viewfinder

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
Colour Temperature / Colour filter, Custom

Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator (Built-in flash, Range:
Approx. 1-5m)

Type: TTL metering
Sensor: 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Sensitivity range: EV 2 – 20 (EV 4 – 20 in spot metering mode),
(at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)
Modes: Multi segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Modes: Program AE (AUTO, AUTO – Flash Off, P),
Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual,
Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night portrait / Night
view)
Exposure compensation: +/-2 EV (in 1/3 stop increments)
Bracketing: 3 continuous or single exposures selectable, in 0.3 or 0.7-stop increments

Type Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror

Coverage 95%

Magnification 0.74 x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1)

LCD Monitor

Type 2.7-inch type, variable angle, TFT

Total number of dots 230,400 dots

Live View

Type Pentamirror tilt system

Image sensor Dedicated for live view

Metering 1200-zone evaluative

Sensitivity EV 2 – 17 (at ISO 1000 with F1.4 lens)

Coverage 90%

Smart Teleconverter function 1.4x or 2x selectable

Other functions Histogram display, real-time image-adjustment display

Shutter

Type Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Speed range 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb

Flash sync speed 1/160 sec.

Super SteadyShot® (Image Stabilization)

Type Image-sensor shift mechanism

Compensation effect

Built-in flash

Pop-up Auto

Guide number 12 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash coverage 18mm (focal length printed on the lens body)

Control ADI, Pre-flash TTL

Drive

Modes Single, Continuous, Self-timer (10 sec. / 2 sec. delay selectable)

Continuous shooting speed Max. 2.5 fps with viewfinder, max. 2 fps in live view mode

No. of frames recordable

Power

Power source

Others

Dimension (WxHxD) Approx. 130.8 x 98.5 x 74.7 mm (5-1/4 x 4 x 3 in.) (excl. protrusions)

Weight Approx. 582 g (1 lb 4.5 oz) (w/o battery, memory card, accessories)

Equivalent to approx. 2.5 to 3.5 steps in shutter speeds (varies according to shooting
conditions and lens used)

JPEG (L size, Fine): until memory card is full, RAW: 4 frames,
RAW+JPEG: 3 frames

One Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FM500H
* NP-FM55H for DSLR-A100 is not usable.