DSLR-A100W

10.2 effective megapixel Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) camera. Twin lens kit with Standard Zoom (DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6) and Telephoto Zoom (75-300mm F4.5-5.6). Superlative optical quality from wide angle to super-telephoto to cover virtually any shooting situation.

Features

• Compatible with more than 20 a-mount lenses from Sony and Carl Zeiss plus Konica Minolta lenses with A-type bayonet mount
• 10.2 effective megapixel sensor with high-performance BIONZ image processor
• APS-C sized primary colour CCD
• Super SteadyShot optical image stabilisation in camera body reduces camera shake with all lenses
• D-range Optimiser for automatic image enhancement and contrast optimisation
• 2.5-inch 230k pixel Clear Photo LCD Plus screen
• High capacity lithium ion battery allows up to 750 shots (CIPA measurement)
• Dual anti-dust system protects CCD sensor during lens exchange

Technical specifications

Lens Mount

Sony a mount
YES

Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
YES


Lens Compatibility

All types of Sony a lenses
YES

Minolta & Konica Minolta a/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
YES


Image Sensory

Image sensor colour filter
Primary color

Size (mm)
23.6 x 15.8


Camera

Total sensor Pixels (Mega Pixels)
10.8

Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels)
10.2

A/D Conversion (Bit depth)
12.0

Automatic White Balance
YES

White balance: preset selection
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash

White balance: custom setting
YES

White balance: types of color temperature
2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation

White balance bracketing
3 frames, Selectable 2 steps

ISO Sensitivity Setting
YES (Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 equivalent)


Super SteadyShot

System: CCD-shift mechanism
YES

Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder)
YES

Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)
YES

Super SteadyShot capability
Approximately 2 EV - 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Super Steady Shot compatibility
All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonnet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta


Anti-Dust

Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism)
YES


Auto Focus System

TTL phase-detection system
YES

Sensor
CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)

Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV
0 - 18

Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)
YES

AF area: wide focus area
YES (Auto with 9 areas)

AF Area: Spot
YES (center cross sensor)

AF Area: Local focus area selection
YES (9 local areas)

AF Modes
Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus

Predictive Focus Control
YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)

Focus Lock
YES (with Shutter button or AF button)

AF Illuminator
YES (with built-in flash)

AF Illuminator range (meters)
5.0


Auto Exposure System

Light metering type
TTL

Light metering cell
40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Light metering: Multi segment
YES

Light metering: Spot
YES

Light metering: Center weighted
YES

Exposure: Automatic
YES

Exposure: Program Auto
YES (with Program Shift)

Exposure: Shutter priority
YES

Exposure: Aperture priority
YES

Exposure: Manual
YES

Exposure: Scene selection
YES

AE Lock
YES

Exposure compensation
YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3EV steps)

AE Bracketing
With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames; (in "Drive mode setting")


Shutter

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

Shutter Speed Range (seconds)
1/4000 - 30 and bulb

Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off); second
1/160

Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On); second
1/125


Built-In-Flash

Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)
12.0

Flash Metering System
ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering

Flash Compensation
YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3EV steps)

Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)
3.0

Flash Mode
Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM)

Wireless flash mode
YES (with optional Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM)

Slow Synchronization
YES (instant access with AEL button)

Red-Eye Reduction
YES

Flash Popup
Manual

Automatic Flash
YES (with AUTO, P and Scene selection mode)


Viewfinder

Type
Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type

Focusing Screen
Spherical Acute Matte

Field of View (%)
95.0

Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity)
0.83x

Eye Relief
Approximately 20 mm from the eyepiece; 16 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter

Diopter Adjustment
-2.5 - +1.0 diopter


LCD screen

Screen Size (inches)
2.5

Monitor Type
TFT

LCD Total Dot Number
230000.0

LCD on/off
YES

Brightness adjustable
YES


Recording

Drive Mode
Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Single-frame advance AE bracketing, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing

Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)
3 fps (Test condition: L size, Fine, Manual focus, Shutter speed over 1/250 sec)

Number of Continuous Advance
RAW : max. 6 frames; RAW+JPEG: Max.3 frames ; JPEG L/M/S: No limit (depending on media write speed and shooting condition etc).

Recording Media
CF Type I and Type II (MicroDrive); MS Duo and MS Pro Duo (with MS Duo adapter for CF slot)

Recording Format
Jpeg, RAW

Image Size L - RAW (pixels)
10M: 3880 x 2600

Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)
10M: 3872 x 2592

Image Size M (pixels)
5.6M: 2896 x 1936

Image Size S (pixels)
2.5M: 1920 x 1280

Still Image quality
RAW, RAW+JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG)

Noise Reduction
Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 Second

Delete Function
Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder / memory card can be deleted. Folders can be deleted in the File Browse mode

Color Space (sRGB)
YES

Color Space (Adobe RGB)
YES

DEC (Digital Effect Control): Color mode
STD, VIVID, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View/Night Portrait, Black & White, Adobe RGB. Except for Adobe RGB, all other color modes use the sRGB color space.

Dynamic Range Optimizer
YES, (Off / Standard-mode / Advanced-mode)

Date/Time Print
YES


Playback/ Edit

Information Display
YES

White/Black Out Alert
YES

Index Playback
YES (4,9 or 16 frames and folder browser function)

Enlarge (Maximum magnification)
x12(L) x9(M) x6(S)

Image Rotation
YES

Auto Image Rotation
YES


General

Battery Remaining Indicator
YES

Battery remaining time indicator (InfoLITHIUM)
NO

Histogram Indicator
YES

Exif
2.21

Exif Print
YES

PictBridge
YES

Menu Language
English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portugese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian

Zone Matching (Hi and Lo ISO setting)
YES

Depth-of-Field Preview
YES

PRINT Image Matching III
YES

Remote Release Terminal
YES

DPOF(Digital Print Order Format)
YES

Indicator of remaining memory space (CF)
YES

Beep Sound
On / Off selectable

File Number Memory
On/ Off selectable

Folder Name Mode
Standard and Date

Operating Temperature (degrees C)
0 - 40


Jacks

Video Out
YES (PAL or NTSC)

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
YES

USB Mode
Mass Strage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge)


Power/ Others

Battery System
LITHIUM Ion NP-FM55H

Supplied Battery
LITHIUM Ion NP-FM55H

Stamina (battery life) with the supplied battery(s) in normal shooting condition
750

Weight (g)
545.0


Dimensions

Width (mm)
133.1

Height (mm)
94.7

Depth (mm)
71.3


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