Sony ALCF49S User Manual

Interchangeable-lens
digital camera

Magazine-style photos made easy.

The solid and dependable 3000 feels good in your hands and brings out

the beauty of every memorable scene. You’ll enjoy stunning image quality

thanks to a large Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with 20.1 eective megapixel

resolution* and ISO 16000 sensitivity. Confident, worry-free shooting is ensured

by a comfortable grip and clear, easy-to-view Tru-Finder electronic viewfinder.

Moreover, interchangeable-lens freedom combines with system expandability

and numerous advanced features like Auto Object Framing to broaden your

creative horizons. Whether capturing still images or movies, the

right choice for shooting pleasure.

* Approx.

3000 is the

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Exmor® APS HD CMOS sensor with approx. 20.1

eective megapixels and ISO 16000 sensitivity

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Tru-Finder and comfortable, dependable grip

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Multi Interface Shoe and Multi Terminal

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Creative functions such as Picture Eect, Auto Object

Framing and more

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E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (SEL1855), 1/320 sec., F5.6, ISO 100, Auto white balance

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Sharp, clean results bursting with color.
Sony technology helps capture the magic of any moment.

E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (SEL1855), 1/160 sec., F11, ISO 100, Auto white balance

Two keys to outstanding photos and movies

You won’t see them but they are there: Sony’s 20.1 megapixel* Exmor™
APS HD CMOS sensor and blazing-fast BIONZ™ image processing engine.
Every scene is captured beautifully, from corner to corner, with fine details
and rich tonal gradations. The sensor’s large size delivers high sensitivity,
attractive defocusing eects, and low noise in wide-ranging shooting
situations including dimly lit environments. Impressive 20.1-eective­megapixel resolution and advanced BIONZ image processing also bring
every detail to life.

* Eective pixels (approx.)

Sony is the world’s No. 1 manufac­turer of image sensors for digital
cameras and video recorders (based
on Sony research from April 2012 to
March 2013 that shows Sony has a
50% market share)

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Large image sensor

The AP S-C size sensor on the 300 0 is more t han
13x larg er than t he 1/2. 3-size s ensor s commonly
found on compact digital cameras.

E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (SEL1855), 1/40 sec., F5.6, ISO 3200, Auto white balance

Wide-ranging sensitivity from ISO 100 to 16000

Even in dim lighting, you can shoot beautiful photos with natural
tonal gradations and low noise — without using a flash. Auto ISO
provides outstanding results in most lighting situations and you can
select settings manually to suit particular occasions. Excellent low­light performance is made possible by cut ting-edge features like the
same area-specific noise reduction as found on the

99.

Area-specific noise reduction

This intelligent technology — initially introduced on Sony Series cameras starting
with 99 — adjusts the level of noise reduction for dierent areas of the image.

Flat areas

Edges

Textures

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