• Lens Compatibility

        Sony E-mount lenses

      • Camera Type

        Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash

      • Anti-Dust System

        Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism

      • Effective no. of Pixels

        Approx. 24.3 mega pixels

      • Type

        APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm) "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor

      • Total no. of Pixels

        Approx. 24.7 mega pixels

      • Picture Effects

        Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera (Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key, Soft Focus (High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting (High/Mid/Low)

      • Recording Format

        JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

      • Dynamic Range

        Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step))

      • Image Size (Aspect Ratio 3:2)

        L: 6000 x 4000(24M), M: 4240 x 2832(12M), S: 3008 x 2000(6.0M)

      • Image Size (Aspect Ratio 16:9)

        L: 6000 x 3376(20M), M: 4240 x 2400(10M), S: 3008 x 1688(5.1M)

      • Creative Style

        Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box(1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))

      • Image Quality Modes

        RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

      • Color Space

        sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Color

      • Recording Format

        AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4

      • Audio Recording Format

        AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

      • Video Compression

        AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

      • Memory Stick

        Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo

      • SD Memory Card

        SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant)

      • High ISO NR

        Normal/Low/Off

      • Long exposure NR

        On/Off , available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.

      • Modes

        Auto/ Daylight/ Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent/ Fluorescent/ Flash / Underwater/ Color Temperature & color filter / Custom

      • Focus Area

        Wide (179 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points(contrast-detection AF)) / Zone / Center-weighted / Flexible Spot (S/M/L)

      • Sensitivity Range

        EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

      • Other Features

        Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-Start AF (only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached(Sold separately))

      • Autofocus Mode

        AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus

      • Type

        Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF) *3

      • Exposure Bracketing

        Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, With 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, 3/5 frames (1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV : only 3 frames) selectable

      • Exposure Modes

        iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Movie (Programmed AE (P)/Aperture priority (A)/Shutter-speed priority (S)/Manual (M)), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection

      • Exposure Compensation

        +/- 5.0EV(1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)

      • Sensitivity Range

        EV0 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

      • AE Lock

        Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. (Auto/On/Off selectable) 

      • ISO Sensitivity

        Still images: ISO 100-25600 equivalent (1/3 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-25600, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-12800 equivalent (1/3 EV step)/AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)

      • Metering System Type

        1200-zone evaluative metering

      • Metering Modes

        Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

      • Scene Selection

        Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur

      • Adjustable Angle

        Up by approx. 90 degrees, Down by approx. 45 degrees

      • Brightness Control

        Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

      • Total no. of Dots

        921,600 dots

      • LCD Monitor Type

        7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT

      • Real-time Image Adjustment

        On/Off

      • Histogram

        Yes

      • Face Detection

        Up to 8 faces detectable automatically

      • Precision Digital Zoom

        Approx. 4x

      • Smile Shutter

        Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)

      • Shooting Tips

        Yes

      • Help Guide

        Yes

      • Type

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

      • Shutter Speeds

        Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)

      • Flash Sync. Speed

        1/160 sec. *4

      • Magnification

        Approx. 1.07x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.70x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1

      • Diopter Control

        -4.0 to +3.0m-1 diopter

      • Eye Relief

        Approx. 23mm from the eyepiece lens, 21.4mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard)

      • Field of View

        100%

      • Type

        1.0 cm (0.39 type) OLED Electronic viewfinder (color)

      • Self-Timer

        10/2 sec delay selectable, 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable

      • Shooting Modes

        Single Shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, (Bracket: Cont. / Bracket: Single / White Balance bracket / DRO bracket)

      • No. of Frame Recordable (Approx.)

        JPEG Fine L: 49 frames, JPEG Standard L: 49 frames, RAW: 21 frames, RAW&JPG: 21 frames *6 *7

      • Continuous Shooting (Approx.)

        Continuous shooting: Hi: 11 fps, Mid: 6 fps, Lo: 2.5 fps *4

      • Slideshow

        Yes

      • 12/30-frame Index View

        Yes

      • Enlarged Display Mode

        L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x, Panorama (Standard): 19.2x, Panorama (Wide): 29.1x

      • Single

        Yes (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning)

      • Image Orientation

        Manual/Off selectable

      • Compatible OS (USB Connection)

        Windows Vista *8  SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X (v10.6-v10.9)

      • HD Output

        HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD, 4K Still Image PB

      • PC Interface

        Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote

      • Speaker

        Built-in, monaural

      • Microphone

        Built-in stereo microphone

      • Guide No.

        6 (in meters at ISO 100)

      • Flash Compensation

        +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)

      • Control

        Pre-flash TTL

      • Red-eye Reduction

        on/off selectable

      • Type

        Built-in flash

      • Flash Modes

        Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync *5, Wireless control *5

      • Flash Coverage

        16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)

      • Recycling Time

        Approx. 4 sec

      • Compatible Standards

        Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

      • External Power

        AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)

      • Battery

        One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50

      • Battery Performance

        Still Image: (Approx. 310 shots (Viewfinder)/Approx. 360 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)), Movies(actual recording): (Approx. 60 min (Viewfinder)/Approx. 60 min (LCD monitor)(CIPA standard)) *9 *10, Movies(continuous recording):(Approx. 90 min (Viewfinder)/Approx. 90 min (LCD monitor)) *9 *11

      • Weight (With Battery & Memory Stick PRO Duo)

        Approx. 344 g

      • Dimensions (W x H x D)

        Approx. 120.0 x 66.9 x 45.1 mm

      • Weight (Body Only)

        Approx. 285 g

  • Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
    *3 When using phase‑detection AF, limited lenses will be compatible initially. Expansion is planned by body firmware update.
    *4 With compatible Sony external flash
    *5 With compatible external flash
    *6 Varies according to shooting conditions or memory card used
    *7 Continuous drive (Hi) in Drive mode
    *8 Starter Edition is not supported.
    *9 Continuous movie recording is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications).
    *10 Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom , stand‑by and power off.
    *11 The total movie recording time. When the limit of the continuous movie recording time (29 minutes) is reached, let the camera continue movie recording by pressing the MOVIE button again. No other operation such as zoom are performed.