SENSOR TYPE 1/2.3" type (7.76mm) Exmor R™ CMOS sensor
LENS TYPE Sony G Lens
NUMBER OF PIXELS (EFFECTIVE) 18.2MP
F-NUMBER (MAXIMUM APERTURE) F3.5 (W) - 6.5 (T)
FOCAL LENGTH (F=) f=4.3-86 mm
ANGLE OF VIEW (35MM FORMAT EQUIVALENT) 82 deg.-5 deg.(25-500mm)
FOCUS RANGE (FROM THE FRONT OF THE LENS) 5 cm - Infinity (W), 2 m - Infinity (T)
OPTICAL ZOOM 20x
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM (STILL IMAGE) Still Image: 18M Approx.40x / 10M Approx.53x / 5M Approx.75x / VGA Approx.306x / 13M(16:9) Approx.40x / 2M(16:9) Approx.102x;
Movie: Approx.40x
DIGITAL ZOOM (STILL IMAGE)  Up to 306x (VGA)
DIGITAL ZOOM (MOVIE) Approx. 80
SCREEN TYPE 3.0'' (7.5 cm) (4:3) / 460,800 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD
BRIGHTNESS CONTROL Manual (5 steps)
IMAGE PROCESSING ENGINE BIONZ X™
STEADYSHOT (STILL IMAGE) Optical
FOCUS TYPE Contrast detection AF
FOCUS MODE Single-shot AF
LIGHT METERING MODE Multi Pattern, Center Weighted, Spot
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION +/- 2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step
ISO SENSITIVITY (STILL IMAGE)(RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE INDEX) ISO 100-12800
ISO SENSITIVITY (MOVIE) Auto:(ISO 80 Level-ISO 1000 Level) / High Sensitivity:(ISO 80 Level-ISO 2000 Level)
WHITE BALANCE MODES Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Day White, Fluor.: Daylight, Incandescent, Flash, Custom
SHUTTER SPEED iAuto (4" - 1/1600) / Program Auto (1" - 1/1600)
SHOOTING MODE Intelligent Auto, Panorama, Easy Shooting, Scene Selection, Movie Mode(Intelligent Auto/Scene Selection)
SCENE SELECTION High Sensitivity, Handheld Twilight, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Landscape, Portrait, Soft Skin, Anti Motion Blur, Backlight Correction HDR, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet Mode
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED (MAXIMUM) (WITH MAX. RECORDING PIXELS) 10 fps (for up to 10 shots)
SELF-TIMER Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2
PANORAMA (SHOOTING) 360 Sweep Panorama
PICTURE EFFECT Toy camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono., Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration
MINIMUM ILLUMINATION Auto:20lux(Shutter Speed 1/30) / High Sensitivity:10lux(Shutter Speed 1/30)
BUILT-IN FLASH RED-EYE CORRECTION On / Off
FLASH MODE Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
 AF ILLUMINATOR  Auto / Off
FLASH RANGE ISO Auto: Approx. 0.2m to 4.3m (7 7/8 inches to 14 feet 1 3/8 inches) (W) / Approx. 2.0m to 2.4 m (6 feet 6 3/4 inches to 7 feet 10 1/2 inches) (T);
ISO 3200: up to Approx. 6.1 m (20 feet 1/4 inches) (W) / Approx.3.4 m (11 feet 1 7/8 inches) (T)
COMPATIBLE RECORDING MEDIA Memory Stick™ Duo; Memory Stick PRO Duo™; Memory Stick PRO Duo™(high speed); Memory Stick PRO HG Duo™; Memory Stick XC-HG Duo™; Memory Stick Micro; Memory Stick Micro (Mark2); SD Memory Card; SDHC Memory Card; SDXC Memory Card; microSD Memory Card; microSDHC Memory Card; microSDXC Memory Card
RECORDING FORMAT AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible, MP4
MOVIE RECORDING MODE (NTSC) AVCHD (up to 1,920 x 1,080/50p at 28Mbps) / MP4 (up to 1,440 x 1,080/25fps at 12Mbps) / VGA (up to 640 x 480/25fps at 12Mbps)
STILL IMAGE RESOLUTION 3:2 mode: 16M (4,896×3,264) / 8.9M (3,648×2,432) / 4.5M (2,592×1,728)
4:3 mode: 18M (4,896×3,672) / 10M (3,648×2,736) / 5M (2,592×1,944) / VGA;
16:9 mode: 13M (4,896×2,752) / 7.5M(3,648×2,056) / 2.1M (1,920×1,080)
1:1 mode: 13M (3,664×3,664) / 7.5M (2,736×2,736) / 3.7M (1,920×1,920)
Sweep Panorama:Wide (7,152×1,080/4,912×1,920), Standard (4,912×1,080/3,424×1,920), 360 (11,520×1,080)
PANORAMA (RECORDING) Intelligent Sweep Panorama (supports 360 format)
INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), Micro HDMI, Multi/Micro USB Terminal
WI-FI CONNECTIVITY NFC One-touch functionality, Wi-Fi
POWER CONSUMPTION (CAMERA MODE) Approx.1.0W
BATTERY LIFE (STILL IMAGES)(CIPA)  Up to 470 shots / 235 minutes
SUPPLIED BATTERY Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1
PHOTO CREATIVITY Yes
SHOOTING FUNCTIONS Face Detection, Smile Shutter, Grid Line
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Beauty Effect, BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI), 9/25-frame index view, Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, Slideshow, Motion Shot Video
INDEX PLAYBACK 9 / 25 images
PLAYBACK ZOOM Depends on Image Size
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) (APPROX.) 96.0 x 54.9 x 25.7 mm
WEIGHT (CIPA COMPLIANT) 137 g (Body only), 164 g (With battery and media)
IN THE BOX Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1; AC Adaptor AC-UB10C/UB10D; Micro USB cable; Wrist Strap; Instruction Manual