Colour Options |
Silver, Black. |
What's In The Box |
•AC Adaptor: AC-UUD12 •Accessory shoe cap •Body cap •Eyepiece cup •Lens cap •Lens hood •Lens rear cap •Micro USB cable •Rechargeable Battery NP-FW50 •SEL18135 •Shoulder strap |
Lens Mount |
•E-mount |
Lens Compatibility |
•Sony E-mount lenses |
Sensor Type |
•APS-C |
Sensor |
•APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Exmor® CMOS sensor |
Number Of Pixels (Effective) |
•Approx. 24.2 megapixels |
Number of Pixels (total) |
•Approx. 25.0 megapixels |
Image Sensor Aspect Ratio |
•3:2 |
Anti-Dust System |
•Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism |
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 |
•RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
RAW Output |
•14 bit |
Picture Effect |
•13 modes: Posterization (Colour, B/W), Pop Colour, Retro Photo, Partial Colour (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration |
Creative Style |
•Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia (Contrast -3 to +3 steps, Saturation -3 to +3 steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 steps) (Style Box 1-6 also provided) |
Dynamic Range Functions |
•Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step) |
Colour Space |
•sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe® RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour |
Recording Format |
•XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 |
Video Compression |
•XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
Audio Recording Format |
•XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
Image Size (Pixels), NTSC |
•XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (30p/100 Mbps, 30p/60 Mbps, 24p/100 Mbps, 24p/60 Mbps), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/50 Mbps, 30p/50 Mbps, 24p/50 Mbps, 120p/100 Mbps, 120p/60 Mbps), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps/PS, 60i/24 Mbps/FX, 60i/17 Mbps/FH, 24p/24 Mbps/FX, 24p/17 Mbps/FH), MP4: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps, 30p/16 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30p/6 Mbps) |
Image Size (pixels), PAL |
•XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (25p/100 Mbps, 25p/60 Mbps), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/50 Mbps, 25p/50 Mbps, 100p/100 Mbps, 100p/60 Mbps), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28 Mbps/PS, 50i/24 Mbps/FX, 50i/17 Mbps/FH, 25p/24 Mbps/FX, 25p/17 Mbps/FH), MP4: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28 Mbps, 25p/16 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (25p/6 Mbps) |
High Frame Rate Recording |
•NTSC: 1920 x 1080 (24p/12 Mbps, 30p/16 Mbps), PAL: 1920 x 1080 (25p/16 Mbps) |
Picture Profile |
•Yes (Off / PP1-PP9) Parameters: Black level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1-4, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2, S-Log3), Black Gamma, Knee, Color Mode (Movie, Still, Cinema, Pro, ITU709 Matrix, White&Black, S-Gamut, S-Gamut3.Cine, S-Gamut3), Saturation, Colour Phase, Colour Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset |
Movie Functions |
•Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, AF Tracking Sensitivity, AF Drive Speed, Auto Slow Shutter, HDMI info. Display (On/Off selectable), Time Code/User Bit, Picture Profile, Creative Style, Picture Effect, Rec Control, Dual Video Rec, Marker Setting, PAL/NTSC Selector, Gamma Display Assist |
Colour Space |
•xvYCC standard (x.v.Colour when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour |
Clean HDMI output |
•NTSC: 3840 x 2160 (30p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60i),YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit / RGB 8bit, PAL: 3840 x 2160 (25p) / 1920 x 1080 (50p) / 1920 x 1080 (50i), YCbCr 4:2:2 8 bit / RGB 8 bit |
Compatible Recording Media |
•Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro (M2), SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant), microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card |
Storage Media Slot |
•Multi slot for Memory Stick™ Duo/ SD memory card |
Noise Reduction |
•Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 s, High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable |
Multi Frame NR |
•Auto/ ISO 100 to 51200 |
White Balance Modes |
•Auto WB / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Colour Temperature (2500 to 9900 K) & Colour Filter (G7 to M7: 57 steps, A7 to B7: 29 steps) / Custom / Underwater |
AWB Micro Adjustment |
•G7 to M7 (57 steps), A7 to B7 (29 steps) |
Bracketing |
•3 frames, H/L selectable |
Focus Type |
•Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF) |
Focus Point |
•425 points (phase-detection AF)/169 points (Contrast-detection AF) |
Focus Sensitivity Range |
•EV-1 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) |
AF Mode |
•Automatic AF (AF-A), Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus |
Focus Area |
•Wide (425 points [phase-detection AF], 169 points [contrast-detection AF]) / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expand Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF (Wide / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot [S/M/L] / Expand Flexible Spot) |
Focus type with LA-EA3 |
•Phase-detection/contrast-detection selectable |
Other Features |
•Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock; Eye-Start AF and AF micro adjustment (both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached), AF illuminator (built-in, LED type, range: Approx. 0.30-3 m), AF ON |
Metering Type |
•1200-zone evaluative metering |
Metering Sensor |
•Exmor CMOS sensor |
Metering Sensitivity |
•EV-2 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) |
Metering Mode |
•Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
Exposure Modes |
•Auto (iAuto, Superior Auto), Programmed AE , Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie/High Frame Rate (Programmed AE / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M)) |
Scene Selection |
•Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |
Exposure Compensation |
•+/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps) |
Auto (AE) Bracketing |
•Bracket: Single/Bracket: Cont., 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. |
AE Lock |
•Available with AE lock button. Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Can be disabled from the Menu. |
ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
•Still images: ISO 100-25600 (expandable to 51200), AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-25600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 100-6400 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit) |
Viewfinder Type |
•XGA OLED, 1.0 cm (0.39 type) electronic viewfinder (colour) |
Number of Dots |
•2,359,296 dots |
Brightness Control (Viewfinder) |
•Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) |
Color Temperature Control |
•Manual (5 steps) |
Field Coverage |
•100% |
Magnification |
•Approx. 1.07x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.70x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m -1 |
Dioptre Adjustment |
•-4.0 to +3.0m -1 |
Eye Point |
•Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 21.4 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 m -1 (CIPA standard) |
Viewfinder Display |
•Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge |
Real-time Image Adjustment Display |
•On/Off |
Finder Frame Rate Selection |
•Yes (1x, 2x) |
Monitor Type |
•7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT |
Total Number of Dots |
•921,600 dots |
Brightness Control (LCD) |
•Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode |
Adjustable Angle |
•Up approx. 90 degrees, down approx. 45 degrees |
Display Selecter (Finder/LCD) |
•Auto/Manual |
LCD Display |
•Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge / Shooting information for viewfinder mode |
Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD) |
•On/Off |
Focus Magnifier |
•5.9x, 11.7x |
Zebra |
•Yes (selectable level + range or lower limit as custom setting) |
Peaking MF |
•Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, colour: White/Red/Yellow) |
Face Detection |
•On / On (Regist. Faces) / Off, Face registration, Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8) |
Auto Object Framing |
•Yes |
Clear Image Zoom |
•Still / Movie: Approx. 2x |
Smart zoom (Still Image) |
•M: Approx. 1.4x, S: Approx. 2.0x |
Digital zoom (Still Image) |
•L: Approx. 4x, M: Approx. 5.7x, S: Approx. 8x |
Digital zoom (Movie) |
•Approx. 4x |
PlayMemories Camera Apps™ |
•Yes |
Lens Compensation |
•Peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion |
Zoom Ring Rotate |
•Yes |
Image Processor |
•BIONZ X™ |
Others |
•ISO Auto Minimum Shutter Speed, Bright Monitoring, Copyright Info, Set File Name |
Shutter Type |
•Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
Shutter Speed |
•Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 step), NTSC: Up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode), PAL: Up to 1/50 in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode) |
Flash Sync. Speed |
•1/160 sec. |
Electronic Front Curtain Shutter |
•YES (ON/OFF) |
Silent Shooting |
•YES (ON/OFF) |
Steadyshot |
•Not supported (image stabilization supplied by lens) |
Flash Control |
•Built-in flash |
Guide No. |
•6 (in metres at ISO100) |
Flash coverage |
•16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body) |
Control |
•Pre-flash TTL |
Flash Compensation |
•+/-3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps) |
Flash Bracketing |
•3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0 EV increments. |
Flash Modes |
•Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync , Wireless |
Recycling Time |
•Approx. 4 s |
External Flash Compatibility |
•Sony System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe. |
FE level lock |
•Yes |
Wireless Control |
•Yes (wireless flash with lightning ratio control) |
Drive Modes |
•Single shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi+/Hi/Mid/Lo selectable), Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO) |
Self-timer |
•10 s delay/5 s delay/2 s delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 s delay/5 frames after 10 s delay/3 frames after 5 s delay/5 frames after 5 s delay/3 frames after 2 s delay/5 frames after 2 s delay)/Bracketing self-timer (Off/2 s delay/5 s delay/10 s. delay) |
Speed (approx. max.) |
•Continuous mode: 11fps (Hi+), 8fps (Hi), 6fps (Mid), 3fps (Lo) |
No. of recordable frames (approx.) |
•44 frames (JPEG Extra fine L), 47 frames (JPEG Fine L), 55 frames (JPEG Standard L), 21 frames (RAW), 21 frames (RAW&JPEG) |
Playback Modes |
•Single (with or without shooting information, Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 12/30-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (Maximum magnification L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x), Auto Review (10/5/2 s, off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Still / Date / MP4 / AVCHD / XAVC S HD / XAVC S 4K), Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect |
PC Interface |
•Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote |
Multi / Micro USB Terminal |
•Yes |
Wireless LAN (Built-In) |
•Wi-Fi® Compatible, IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz band) Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs |
NFC™ |
•Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing) |
HD Output |
•HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA® Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output, 4K still image playback |
Multi Interface Shoe |
•Yes |
Others |
•Microphone terminal (3.5 mm Stereo minijack) |
Microphone |
•Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M / XLR-K1M / ECM-XYST1M (sold separately) |
Speaker |
•Built-in, monaural |
Compatible Standards |
•Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting |
Custom Function Type |
•Custom key settings, Programmable setting |
Memory Function |
•Yes (2 sets) |
Supplied Battery |
•Rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 |
Battery Life (Still Images) |
•Approx. 350 shots (viewfinder) / Approx. 400 shots (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) |
Battery Life (CIPA, Movies) |
•Actual : Approx. 70 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 75 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard), Continuous : Approx. 115 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 115 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard) |
External Power |
•AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately) |
Dimensions (W x H x D) |
•Approx. 120 x 66.9 x 48.8 mm |
Weight (with battery and memory card included) |
•Approx. 361 g (Body Only) /Approx. 404 g (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo™) |
Operating Temperature |
•32°-104°F / 0-40°C |
Wireless & Network Capabilities |
•NFC One-touch functionality |