| Sony α 100 |
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| Type |
Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Sensor |
23.6 × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD |
| Maximum resolution |
3872 × 2592 pixels |
| Lens type |
interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount |
| Shutter |
electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter speed range |
30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync |
| Exposure Metering |
40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring |
| Exposure Modes |
full manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames brcketting |
| Metering modes |
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Focus areas |
9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor, TTL CCD line sensors |
| Focus modes |
manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock |
| Continuous Shooting |
3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 RAW |
| Viewfinder |
optical, spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror |
| ASA/ISO range |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Lo 80, Hi 200 |
| Flash |
Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM), GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet/ 12 meters) |
| Custom WB |
Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom |
| WB bracketing |
3 frames |
| Rear LCD monitor |
230k pixel, 2.5-inch TFT LCD |
| Storage |
CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with included adapter) |
| Battery |
7.2V, 1600 mAh |
| Weight |
545 g |
Another notable feature is an automatically vibrating CCD to remove dust each time the camera is shut off. The A100 shipped from Sony and resellers by the end of July 2006 with MSRP prices of US$1000 with the 18–70 mm f/3.5–f/5.6 kit lens and US$900 body only.
