35mm Full-Frame
Digital SLR Camera
For the fine art
of photography
Printed in USA
CA649W
Main specifications of
Preview
Function
Intelligent Previe w / Optical Preview selectable from me nu
LCD Panel
Displays
Shutter speed, ap erture, expos ure compensati on, white balanc e, ISO sensitivit y,
drive mode, batte ry remaining, re maining no. of recor dable images, wit h illumination
Drive
Modes
Continuous shoo ting speed
No. of frames recor dable
Single, Continuous (Hi / Lo selectable), Self-timer (10 sec. / 2 sec. delay selec table),
Mirror Lockup, Remo te Commander
Hi: approx 5 frames per s ec. (max.), Lo: approx. 3 frames pe r sec. (max.
)
Standard: 285, Fine: 105, Extr a Fine: 11, RAW: 12, cRAW: 12, RAW & JPEG: 10, cRAW & JPEG: 10
Specification s are based on the inf ormation avail able at the time of pri nting and are subjec t to change with out notice.
Exif Print, Print Ima ge Matching III, Pi ctBridge
One Rechargeabl e Battery Pac k NP-FM500H, on e CR2025 for Wireles s Remote Commande r
Approx. 880 shots (me asured using CIPA s tandards)
AC Adaptor / Charger AC-VQ900AM (optional)
Supported OS Env ironments
Windows
Macintosh
Windows 2000 Pro fessional / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Mac OS X (v. 10.13 or later)
System
Camera type
Lens mount
Lens compatibilit y
Digital SLR (Single Le ns Reflex) camera for u se with interchan geable lenses
Sony mount
Sony lenses, Minolt a and Konica Minolt a AF lenses
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JPEG (DCF2.0 and Exif 2.21 complian t, DPOF support ed), RAW (Sony ARW 2.1 format), RAW + JPEG
<Aspect ratio 3:2>
L size: 6048 x 4032 (24M), M size: 4400 x 2936 (13M), S size: 3024 x 2016 (6.1M
)
<Aspect ratio 16:9>
L size: 6048 x 3408 (21M), M size: 4400 x 2472 (11M), S size: 3024 x 1704 (5.2M
)
<APS-C size ca pture>
L size: 3984 x 2656 (11M), M size: 2896 x 1928 (5.6M), S size: 1984 x 1320 (2.6M
)
RAW, cRAW (compressed), RAW & JPEG (Fine), cRAW (compressed) & JPEG (Fine),
Extra Fine, Fine, Stan dard
Memory Stick Du o, Memory Stick PR O Duo, Memory Sti ck PRO-HG Duo,
CompactFlash (Type I / Type II, UDMA Mode 5 c ompliant), Microdrive
Dual slot for Memor y Stick Duo / CompactFlash, selecta ble with Quick Na vi or from Setup Men u
Long exposure NR: On /Of f selectable, a vailable at shut ter speeds lon ger than 1 sec.
High ISO NR: High / Normal / Low / Off sel ectable at ISO 1600 or hi gher
sRGB / Adobe RGB s electable from R ecording Menu
13 image styles: Standa rd/ Vivid/ Neutral/ Clear/ Deep/ Light/ Portrait/
Landscape/Sunset /Nigh t View/ Autumn Leaves / B&W/Sepia
Adjustable parameter: Contrast / Saturation / Sharpness / Brightne ss / Zone Match ing
14
6 settings can be re gistered.
Modes: Off / Standard / Advanced Auto / Advanced (Lv 1 to 5
)
DRO Advanced Bra cketing: 3 frames, Hi / L o selectable
SteadyShot INSIDE
®
(Image Stabilization
)
Type
Indications
Compensation effect
Image-sensor s hift mechanis m
SteadyShot sca le and camera-s hake warning in the vi ewfinder
Equivalent to appro x. 2.5 to 4 steps in shutte r speeds
(
varies accordin g to shooting cond itions and lens us ed)
Flash Control
External flash un its
Control
Flash compensat ion
Modes
Flash bracketin g
Sync terminal
system flash units (optional)
ADI, Pre-flash T TL
3 / 5 frames, +/- 3 E V (0.3 / 0.5 EV steps se lectable
)
Autoflash, Fill-flas h, Rear Sync, Wirele ss
16
, Slow Sync, High-sp eed Sync
3 / 5 frames, 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 2.015 EV step selectabl e
Built in, adaptable to th e sync terminal of t he opposite pola rity
Shutter
Type
Speed range
Flash sync speed
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
1/8000 to 30 sec., Bulb
1/200 sec. with Stead yShot INSIDE, 1/250 s ec. without Stea dyShot INSIDE
LCD Monitor
Type
Total number of dots
Coverage
Brightness adjustment
3.0-inch
10
Extra Fine LCD
921,600 dots
100%
Adjustable in +/- 5 step s
Viewfinder
Type
Field coverage
Magnification
Diopter adjustme nt
Eye point
Focusing screen
Area displayed
Other displays
Eyepiece shutter
Fixed eye-level, pe ntaprism
Approx. 100 %
Approx. 0.74 x (with 50mm lens at infin ity, -1m
-1
)
-3.0 to +1.0 m-1
Approx. 20 mm from the e yepiece (at -1 m
-1
)
Spherical acute matte screen (Type G). User-replaceab le Type L (grid type) and
Type M (super-spherica l acute matte ty pe) available (both types optio nal
)
AF area, spot AF area, s pot metering area, sh ooting area for asp ect ratio 16:9, APS-C size area
Flash compensation, flash charging, wirel ess flash, high-s peed sync, manu al focus, focus sig nal,
shutter speed, ap erture, EV scale, A E lock, shot-re maining counter, came ra shake warning,
SteadyShot sca le, aspect ratio 16:9
Built in
Type: TTL metering
Cell: 40-segment h oneycomb-p attern SPC
Range: EV 0 – 20 (EV 2 – 20 in spot metering mo de
)
(
at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens
)
Modes: Multi Segme nt, Center-weighte d, Spot
Modes: Auto, Program Auto (P, with program shift), Aperture prio rity (A), Shutter priorit y (S), Manual (M)
Exposure compe nsation: +/-3 EV, 0.3 / 0.5 EV ste ps selectable
Bracketing: 3 / 5 frame s selectable, si ngle or contin uous selecta ble, 0.3 / 0. 5/ 0.7 / 2.0
15
EV steps selectable
White Balance
Modes
Bracketing
Auto, Daylight, Shad e, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluor escent, Flash
Color Temperature (2500 – 9900K) with color filter (19-step magenta / green c ompensation),
Custom (3 settings can be re gistered
)
3 frames, Hi / Lo level sel ectable
Single (with or witho ut shooting infor mation, with 4 prev ious / following im ages,
RGB histogram & highl ight / shadow warning), 4 / 9 / 25-fram e index view,
enlarged display m odes (max. zoom rati o: L size: 19x, M size: 14x, S size: 9.4x)
Number of recordable frames for single media (Aspect ratio 3:2, image size L 24MB / M 13MB / S 6.1MB)
When you shoot with a spect ratio set to [16:9], or with AP S/C size Capture function [On], you can re cord more frames tha n shown above.
However, when you record a n image in RAW format w ith 16:9 aspect ratio, numb er of recordable fra mes is the same as wit h 3:2 aspect ratio.
For further de tails, please vis it our website and go to ”S upport.”
Recording
Image format
Image size
Image quality mod es
Media
Card slot
Noise reductio n
Color space
Creative Style
D-Range Optimize r
Exposure
Metering
Exposure contr ol
Others
Dimension (WxHxD
)
Weight
Operating temperature
Approx. 156.3 x 116.9 x 81.9 mm (6-1/8 x 4-5/8 x 3-1/4 in.
) (
excl. protrusions
)
Approx. 850 g (1 lb 14 oz
) (
w/o battery, memor y card, access ories
)
0 – 40 degrees C (32 – 104 degrees F
)
Print
Compatible stan dards
Power
Power source
Battery performance
External power s ource
Playback
Modes
USB2.0 Hi-Speed, Mas s Storage / Multi LUN / PTP / PC Remote Con trol
NTSC / PAL selectab le
HDMI mini connect or, 1080i / 720p / SD selectable (optional HDMI cab le required)
Wired control: Remo te Commander RM -S1AM / RM -L1A M (optional)
Wireless contro l: with supplied Remo te Commander
PhotoTV HD suppor ted
Interface
Computer interf ace type
Video output
HDMI output
Remote control
Others
The body cap of 90 0 uses polyamide 11 vegeta ble-based p lastic derived f rom castor oil.
Image Sensor
Sensor type
Effective pixels
Total pixels
Aspect ratio
Anti-Dust fun ction
ISO sensitivity
(recommended
exposure index)
35mm-film format (35.9 x 24.0 mm), Exmor
™
CMOS sensor
Approx. 24.6 megapixe ls
Approx. 25.7 megapixels
3:2
Charge protectio n coating on low- pass filter, image -sensor shift m echanism
ISO 200 – 3200 in 1/3 EV step s (ISO 100 – 6400 can be set as expanded ISO range
)
ISO Auto Range: ISO 200 – 1600, ISO 400 – 1600, ISO 400 – 800, ISO 200 – 800,
ISO 200 – 400 select able
TTL phase detect ion system
CCD line sensors
9 points (center dual- cross type) wit h 10 assist points
EV 0 – 18 (at ISO 100)
Single-shot AF (AF-S), Automatic AF (AF-A), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Foc us (DMF),
Manual Focus (MF)
Wide, Spot, Local (9 local focus areas , selectable wit h multi selector
)
AF micro adjustme nt (+/- 20-step incre ments for up to 30 dif ferent lenses), predictive cont rol,
focus lock, AF illu minator (LED, Range: approx. 1 – 7 m, Auto / O ff selectable
)
Focus Control
Type
Sensor
No. of focus points
Sensitivity range
Modes
Focus areas
Other features
16GB2GB 4GB 8GB
Quality
Standard
Fine
Extra fine
cRAW & JPEG
RAW & JPEG
cRAW
RAW
Memory Stic k Duo™
Capacity
L
294
196
85
55
41
M
477
334
152
63
45
S
766
582
275
68
48
77
52
L
582
388
168
110
81
M
944
662
302
125
89
S
1517
1152
545
135
95
154
103
L
1169
779
339
221
164
M
1896
1330
606
251
180
S
3048
2315
1094
273
191
309
208
L
2369
1579
687
449
333
M
3844
2697
1229
509
365
S
6179
4694
2219
553
388
627
423
16GB2GB 4GB 8GB
Quality
Standard
Fine
Extra fine
cRAW & JPEG
RAW & JPEG
cRAW
RAW
CompactFlash™ card
Capacity
L
296
197
86
56
41
M
481
337
153
63
45
S
773
587
277
69
48
78
52
L
593
395
172
112
83
M
962
675
308
127
91
S
1547
1175
555
138
97
157
105
L
1185
790
343
224
166
M
1922
1348
614
254
182
S
3090
2347
1109
276
194
313
211
L
2370
1580
687
449
333
M
3844
2697
1229
509
365
S
6180
4694
2219
553
388
627
423
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PRO-HG Duo, Picture Station, S-Frame, SteadyShot INSIDE, VAIO, Xtra Fine LCD, and the Sony, BIONZ, Exmor CMOS Sensor, Full HD 1080, PhotoTV, Picture Station, S-Frame and VAIO logos
are trademarks of Sony. PlayStation and the PlayStation logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Adobe is a trademark or registered trademark or Adobe
Systems incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. HDMI, the HDMI logo and
HIgh-Definition Multimeida Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. Intel, Intel Core, MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Microdrive is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are
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specifications are subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate. Screen images simulated.
1
Effective megap ixels (approx.).
2
Stabilization eff ect varies acc ording to lens and sh ooting conditi ons.
3
Available in winter 20 08/2009.
4
Not waterproof or s plashproof.
5
D-Range Optimiz er Advanced- use techholog y provided by Apic al Limited.
6
Mac OS not support ed.
7
Compatible oper ating system: fac tory preinstall ed only.
8
64-bit editions a nd Starter (Editi on) are not supporte d.
9
Compatible Sony B RAVIA HDTV and HDM I cable (sold separa tely) required for P hotoTV HD viewing.
Specificati ons of the BRAVIA HDT V shown vary ac cording to marke t region.
10
Viewable area, mea sured diagonall y.
11
Accepts high-s peed Compact Flash UDMA, Mem ory Stick PRO -HG Duo™,
Memory St ick PRO Duo™ and Memory Stick D uo media.
12
For use with DSLR-A9 00, an applicati on update is require d.
Please a ccess http://s upport.d-ima ging.sony.co.jp/w ww/accy/gps / for more informat ion.
13
DT lenses are not reco mmended for use wi th 35mm full-fra me sensors due to th eir differing
imag e circle size, which m ay affect light m etering accura cy in certain sho oting situatio ns.
14
Saturation cann ot be set for B&W and Se pia.
15
2.0 EV bracketing limite d to 3 frames.
16
HVL-F58AM, HVL-F56AM, H VL-F42AM, HVL-F36AM sup ported;
full mul ti-flash funct ionality requir es at least one HV L-F58AM unit.