Lens LENS MOUNT Sony E-mount lenses
  LENS COMPATIBILITY Sony E-mount lenses
Sensor SENSOR TYPE APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm)
Image Sensor NUMBER OF PIXELS (EFFECTIVE) 24.3MP
Sensor NUMBER OF PIXELS (TOTAL) Approx. 24.7 megapixels
  IMAGE SENSOR ASPECT RATIO 3:2
Image Sensor SENSOR TYPE APS-C
Sensor ANTI-DUST SYSTEM Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism
Recording (still images) RECORDING FORMAT (STILL IMAGES) JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
  IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS), 3:2 L: 6000 x 4000(24M),M: 4240 x 2832(12M),S: 3008 x 2000(6.0M)
  IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS), 16:9 L: 6000 x 3376(20M),M: 4240 x 2400(10M),S: 3008 x 1688(5.1M)
  IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS), SWEEP PANORAMA Wide: horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23M), vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15M), vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M)
  IMAGE QUALITY MODES JPEG Fine
    JPEG Standard
    RAW
    RAW & JPEG
Recording (still images) PICTURE EFFECT 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), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolor, Illustration(High/Mid/ Low)
Recording (movie) 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))
  DYNAMIC RANGE FUNCTIONS 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))
  RECORDING FORMAT AVCHD 2.0 / MP4
  VIDEO COMPRESSION AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
  AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
  MOVIE FUNCTIONS AF Tracking Duration, AF Drive Speed, Auto Slow Shutter, HDMI Info. Display
Storage Media COMPATIBLE RECORDING MEDIA Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
Noise Reduction NOISE REDUCTION High ISO NR: Normal/Low
  MULTI FRAME NR Long exposure NR:available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.
White Balance WHITE BALANCE MODES Auto/ ISO 100 to 51200
  AWB MICRO ADJUSTMENT Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White,Cool White,Day White,Daylight), Flash, Underwater/ colour Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & colour filter (G7 to M7(15-step), A7 to B7(15-step)),Custom
  BRACKETING YesG7 to M7, 15-stepA7 to B7, 15-step
Focus FOCUS TYPE 3 frames, H/L selectable
  FOCUS SENSOR Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
  FOCUS POINT "Exmor™" APS HD CMOS sensor
  FOCUS SENSITIVITY RANGE 179 points (phase-detection AF) / 25 points (conotrast-detection AF)
  AF MODE EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
  OTHER FEATURES AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
  AF ILLUMINATOR RANGE Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-Start AF (only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached(Sold separately))
Exposure METERING TYPE Approx. 0.3 - approx. 3.0m (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
  METERING SENSOR 1200-zone evaluative metering
  METERING SENSITIVITY "Exmor™" APS HD CMOS sensor
  METERING MODE EV0 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
  EXPOSURE MODES Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
  SCENE SELECTION iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Movie (Programmed AE / Aperture priority / Shutter-speed priority / Manual ), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection
  EXPOSURE COMPENSATION Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur
  AUTO (AE) BRACKETING +/- 5.0EV(1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)
  AE LOCK 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
  ISO SENSITIVITY (RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE INDEX) Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. (Auto/On/Off selectable)
Viewfinder VIEWFINDER TYPE ISO 100–25600
LCD Screen MONITOR TYPE 0.39"-type electronic viewfinder (color)
Viewfinder NUMBER OF DOTS 3.0" wide type TFT LCD
  BRIGHTNESS CONTROL (VIEWFINDER) 1 440 000 dots
LCD Screen TOTAL NUMBER OF DOTS Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)
Viewfinder COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL 921,600 dots
LCD Screen BRIGHTNESS CONTROL (LCD) Manual (5 steps)
Viewfinder FIELD COVERAGE Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode
LCD Screen ADJUSTABLE ANGLE Up by approx. 90 degrees, Down by approx. 45 degrees
Viewfinder MAGNIFICATION Approx. 1.07x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.70x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1mstyle name="sup"-1/style
  DIOPTRE ADJUSTMENT -4.0 to +3.0mstyle name="sup"-1/style
  EYE POINT Approx. 23mm from the eyepiece lens, 21.4mm from the eyepiece frame at -1mstyle name="sup"-1/style(CIPA standard)
LCD Screen REAL-TIME IMAGE ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY (LCD) On/Off
Viewfinder VIEWFINDER DISPLAY Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram
LCD Screen FOCUS MAGNIFIER Yes (5.9x, 11.7x)
  QUICK NAVI Yes
  PEAKING MF Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, colour: White/Red/Yellow)
Other Features FACE DETECTION On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off, Face registeration, Face selection, Max. number of detectable 8,
  CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM Approx. 2x
  SMART ZOOM (STILL IMAGE) M: Approx. 1.4x
  DIGITAL ZOOM (STILL IMAGE) S: Approx. 2x
  DIGITAL ZOOM (MOVIE) L: Approx. 4x;M: Approx. 5.7x;S: Approx. 8x
  PLAYMEMORIES CAMERA APPS™ Approx. 4x
  LENS COMPENSATION YES
  IMAGE PROCESSOR Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion
  SMILE SHUTTER BIONZ X™
Shutter SHUTTER TYPE Yes (selectable from 3 steps)
  SHUTTER SPEED Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
  FLASH SYNC. SPEED Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps) up to 1/50 in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 in Auto slow shutter mode)
  ELECTRONIC FRONT CURTAIN SHUTTER 1/160 sec.
Image Stabilization STEADYSHOT Yes (On/Off)
Flash Control FLASH CONTROL Not supported (image stabilization supported on lens)
  TYPE Pre-flash TTL
  FLASH COMPENSATION Built-in flash
  FLASH MODES +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
  EXTERNAL FLASH COMPATIBILITY Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless control
Drive DRIVE MODES Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe
  CONTINUOUS DRIVE SPEED (APPROX. MAX.) Single, Continuous, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracket: Cont./ Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket
Playback PLAYBACK MODES 11 fps (in High Continuous shooting)
    Single (with or without shooting information), RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 12/30-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x, Panorama (Standard): 19.2x, Panorama (Wide): 29.1x), Image orientation (Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Date/Still/MP4/VCHD), Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, Off)
    Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
Interface PC INTERFACE One-touch remote, One-touch sharing
  NFC™ 4K Still Image PB
  HD OUTPUT BRAVIA Sync (link menu)
    HDMI micro connector (Type-D)
    PhotoTV HD
    Yes
  MULTI INTERFACE SHOE Remote Control (Sold Separately), PC Remote
  OTHERS Multi/Micro USB Terminal
  MULTI INTERFACE SHOE Multi Interface Shoe
Audio MICROPHONE Built-in stereo microphone
  SPEAKER Built-in, monaural
  COMPATIBLE STANDARDS Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting
     
  SUPPLIED BATTERY NP-FW50 W-series Rechargeable Battery Pack
Power BATTERY LIFE (STILL IMAGES) Up to 360 shots
  BATTERY LIFE (MOVIES) Actual Recording: Approx. 60 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 60 min (LCD monitor), Continuous Recording: Approx. 90 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 90 min (LCD monitor)
  EXTERNAL POWER AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)
  INTERNAL BATTERY CHARGE Yes
Size & Weight WEIGHT (WITH BATTERY AND MEMORY CARD INCLUDED) 285 g (Body Only) / 344 g (With battery and media)
  DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) 120 x 66.9 x 45.1 mm
  VIEW ON SMARTPHONE Yes
  VIEW ON TV Yes
WiFi® & NFC WIRELESS & NETWORK CAPABILITIES Downloadable Camera Apps
    NFC One-touch functionality
    Wi-Fi
Compatible OS COMPATIBLE OS Mac OS X (v10.6-v10.8)
    Windows 7 SP1
    Windows 8
    Windows 8.1
    Windows Vista SP2 (Starter Edition is not supported)