Sensor Type |
1/2.3 type (7.82mm) Exmor R CMOS sensor |
Number of Pixels (Effective) |
Approx. 18.2 Megapixels |
Lens type |
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* Lens, 11 elements in 10 groups (5 aspheric elements) |
F-number (Maximum Aperture) |
F3.5 (W) - 6.4 (T) |
Focal length (f=) |
f=4.25-118 mm |
ANGLE OF VIEW (35 MM FORMAT EQUIVALENT) |
84 deg.-3 deg. 30 min.(24-720 mm ) |
Focus Range (From the Front of the Lens) |
Auto: AF (W: Approx. 5 cm (0.16 ft) to Infinity, T: Approx. 250 cm (8.20 ft) to Infinity/Program Auto: AF (W: Approx. 5 cm (0.16 ft) to Infinity, T: Approx. 250 cm (8.20 ft) to Infinity |
Optical Zoom |
28x |
Clear Image Zoom (Still Image) |
18 M Approx. 60x/10 M Approx. 80x/5.0 M Approx. 113x/VGA Approx. 459x/13 M (16:9) Approx. 60x/2.1 M (16:9) Approx. 153x |
Clear Image Zoom (Movie) |
4K: Approx. 45x, HD: Approx. 60x |
Digital Zoom (Still Image) |
18 M Approx. 120x/10 M Approx. 161x/5.0 M Approx. 226x/VGA Approx. 459x/13 M(16:9) Approx. 120x/2.1 M (16:9) Approx. 306x |
Digital Zoom (Movie) |
Approx. 120x |
Screen Type |
7.5cm (3.0type) (4:3) / 921,600 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD |
Adjustable Angle |
Up by approx. 180 degrees |
Display Selector (Finder/Lcd) |
Auto/EVF |
MS Assist Magnification |
7.7x, 15.3x |
Touch Panel |
Yes |
Screen Type/Number of Dots |
0.2-type electronic viewfinder(OLED), 638,400 dots |
Field Coverage |
100%, 4K Movie: Approx. 97% |
Magnification |
Approx. 0.5x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1m -1 (diopter) (35 mm equiv.) |
Eye Point |
Approx. 20 mm from the eyepiece, 19.2 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m -1 (diopter) (CIPA standard) |
Dioptre Adjustment |
-4.0 to +3.0m -1 |
Brightness Control |
Auto, Manual (5 steps) |
Image Processing Engine |
Yes (BIONZ X) |
STEADYSHOT (STILL IMAGE) |
Optical |
STEADYSHOT (MOVIE) |
Yes (Intelligent Active Mode, Optical type with electronic compensation, Anti-Rolling type) |
Focus Type |
Contrast detection AF |
Focus Mode |
Single-shot AF, Continuous AF(Movie Only), DMF, Manual Focus |
Focus Area |
Wide, Centre, Flexible Spot (S/M/L), Expanded Flexible Spot |
LOCK ON AF |
yes |
Light Metering Mode |
Multi Pattern, Centre Weighted, Spot, Entire Screen Avg, Highlight |
Exposure Compensation |
+/- 3.0 EV, 1/3 EV step |
ISO Sensitivity (Still Image)(Recommended Exposure Index) |
Auto (ISO80-3200, selectable with upper/lower limit), 80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (Extendable to ISO6400), Multi-Frame NR: Auto (ISO80-3200 same as selected range in Auto), 100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400 /12800 |
ISO Sensitivity (Movie) |
Auto (ISO80-3200, selectable with upper/lower limit), 80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (Extendable to ISO6400) |
Minimum Illumination (Movie) |
Auto: 9 lux (Shutter Speed 1/30) |
White Balance Modes |
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor.: Warm White, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Day White, Fluor.: Daylight, Flash, C.Temp./Filter, Custom1, Custom2, Custom3, Custom Setup |
WB Micro Adjustment |
G7-M7 (57 steps), A7-B7 (29 steps) |
Shutter Speed |
iAuto (4" - 1/2000)/Program Auto (1" - 1/2000)/Aperture Priority (8" - 1/2000)/Shutter Priority (30" - 1/2000)/Manual (30" - 1/2000) |
Aperture |
iAuto (F3.5-F6.3(W))/Program Auto (F3.5-F6.3(W))/Manual (F3.5-F8.0(W))/Aperture Priority (F3.5-F8.0(W))/Shutter Priority (F3.5-F6.3(W)) |
Image Control |
Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Creative Style, Colour Space, Quality (RAW/RAW&JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard)/JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard) |
Noise Reduction |
high ISO NR: Normal/Low, Multi Frame NR: Auto, ISO100-12800 |
Dynamic Range Functions |
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level 1-5), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step) |
Shooting Mode |
Auto (Intelligent Auto/Superior Auto), Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, MR (Memory Recall) 1, 2, Movie Mode (Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection |
Scene Selection |
Portrait, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Handheld Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur, Pet, Gourmet, Fireworks, High Sensitivity |
Continuous Shooting Speed (maximum) (with max. recording pixels) |
Spd Priority Cont. Approx. 10 fps, Cont. Shooting Approx. 3 fps |
Self-Timer |
Off/10sec./5sec./2sec./3 consecutive shots with 10sec. 5sec. or 2sec./5 consecutive shots with 10sec. 5sec. or 2sec. |
Drive Modes |
Single, Continuous shooting, Spd Priority Cont, Self-timer, Self-timer(cont.), Cont.-bracketing, Single-bracketing, White balance bracketing, DRO bracketing |
Panorama (Shooting) |
Sweep Panorama |
Picture Effect |
[Still Image]:Toy camera, Pop Colour, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Colour, High Contrast Mono., Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration; [Movie]: Toy camera, Pop Colour, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Colour, High Contrast Mono. |
Creative Style |
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia |
Number of Recognized Scenes |
[Still Image]: Superior Auto: 44/iAuto: 33; [Movie]: 44 |
Flash Mode |
Flash Off/Autoflash/Fill Flash/Slow Sync. / Rear Sync. |
Flash Type |
Built-in, manual pop-up |
AF Illuminator |
Auto / Off |
Bracketing |
Yes |
Flash Range |
ISO Auto: Approx. 0.3 m to 5.4 m(11 13/16 in to 17 ft 8 19/32 in)(W)/Approx. 2.5 m to 3.0 m(8 ft 2 27/64 in to 9 ft 10 7/64 in)(T) |
Compatible Recording Media |
Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick Micro (Mark2), microSD Memory Card, microSDHC Memory Card, microSDXC Memory Card |
Recording Format |
[Still Image]: JPEG (DCF Ver.2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), [Movie]: XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver.2.0 compatible |
Recording Format (Movie Audio) |
XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch (Dolby Digital Stereo Creator) |
Colour Space (Still) |
sRGB, Adobe RGB |
DCF/DPOF |
DCF/DPOF/EXIF/MPF |
Still Image Number of recorded pixels (Image Size) |
3:2mode: 16 M (4,896x3,264)/8.9 M (3,648x2,432)/4.5 M (2,592x1,728), 4:3mode: 18 M (4,896x3,672)/10 M (3,648x2,736)/5 M (2,592x1,944)/VGA (640x480), 16:9mode: 13 M (4,896x2,752)/7.5 M (3,648x2,056)/2.1 M (1,920x1,080), 1:1mode: 13 M (3,664x3,664)/7.5 M (2,736x2,736)/3.7 M (1,920x1,920), Sweep Panorama: Wide (12,416x1,856/5,536x2,160), Standard (8,192x1,856/3,872x2,160) |
Movie Recording Mode (NTSC) |
PAL/NTSC Selector: [NTSC] AVCHD: 24 M FX (1,920x1,080/60i)/17 M FH (1,920x1,080/60i), XAVC S 4K: 30p 100 M (3,840x2,160/30p)/30p 60 M (3,840x2,160/30p)/24p 100 M (3,840x2,160/24p)/ 24p 60 M (3,840x2,160/24p), XAVC S HD: 60p 50 M (1,920x1,080/60p)/60p 25 M (1,920x1,080/60p)/30p 50 M (1,920x1,080/30p)/30p 16 M (1,920x1,080/30p)/24p 50 M (1,920x1,080/24p)/120p 100 M (1,920x1,080/120p)/120p 60 M (1,920x1,080/120p) |
Movie Recording Mode (PAL) |
PAL/NTSC Selector: [PAL] AVCHD: 24 M FX (1,920x1,080/50i)/17 M FH (1,920x1,080/50i), XAVC S 4K: 25p 100 M (3,840x2,160/25p)/25p 60 M (3,840x2,160/25p)/XAVC S HD: 50p 50 M (1,920x1,080/50p)/50p 25 M (1,920x1,080/50p)/25p 50 M (1,920x1,080/25p)/25p 16 M (1,920x1,080/25p)/100p 100 M (1,920x1,080/100p)/100p 60 M (1,920x1,080/100p) |
Proxy Recording |
Yes |
Input and Output Terminals |
Multi/Micro USB Terminal , Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), Micro HDMI |
NFC |
NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing |
WI-FI |
Yes(IEEE802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band)) |
Bluetooth |
Yes (Ver. 4.1) |
Power Source |
DC 3.6 V (supplied battery)/DC 5.0 V (supplied AC adaptor) |
Battery System |
NP-BX1 |
Power Consumption (Camera Mode) |
Approx. 1.5 W with LCD monitor and approx. 1.8 W with viewfinder (CIPA standard) |
USB Charge/USB Power Supply |
Yes (with supplied AC Adaptor and supplied Battery) |
BATTERY LIFE(STILL IMAGES)(CIPA) |
Monitor: Approx. 370 / Approx. 185 min., Monitor (When Auto Monitor off is set to 2 sec):Approx. 460 / Approx. 230 min., ViewFinder:Approx. 300 / Approx. 150 min. |
BATTERY LIFE(MOVIES ACTUAL SHOOTING)(CIPA) |
Monitor: Approx. 55 min., ViewFinder:Approx. 55 min. |
BATTERY LIFE(MOVIES CONTINUOUS SHOOTING)(CIPA) |
Monitor: Approx. 95 min., ViewFinder:Approx. 100 min. |
Shooting Functions |
Eye AF, Face Detection, Face Registration, Smile Shutter, Grid Line, Step Zoom/Quick Zoom, Digital Level Gauge, WB Bracketing, DRO Bracketing, MF Assist, Peaking, Zebra, Marker Display, Micref Level, Zoom Assist, My Menu Setting, Self-portrait timer |
Playback Functions |
BRAVIA® Sync (Control for HDMI), 9/25-frame index view, Auto Orientation, Slide Show, Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, Motion Shot Video, Automatic Image Rotation, Cont Shoot Grouping |
TRILUMINOS Color |
Yes |
4K image output |
Yes |
Operating Temperature |
0 degrees C. - +40 degrees C. / 32 degrees F. - 104 degrees F. |
Print |
Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching (PIM3) |
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) (APPROX.) |
102.0 mm x 58.1 mm x 35.5 mm(4 1/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 7/16 in) |
WEIGHT (CIPA COMPLIANT) |
Approx. 242 g (8.6 oz) (Battery and Memory Card are included)/Approx. 216 g (7.7 oz) (Body Only) |
What's In The Box |
Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-BX1, AC Adaptor, Micro USB cable, Wrist Strap, Instruction Manual |