Sony α 200

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Sony α 200
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
Sensor 23.6 × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution 3872 x 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 center cross-hair sensor
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, 17.6mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror
ASA/ISO range Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
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, 2.7-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

Sony α 200 is the third model of Sony α digital cameras. The model offers a slight upgrade from the Sony α 100 and at a lower price. It first shipped in February 2008.

[edit] Major changes

Compare to A100, the major changes were:

  • LCD monitor upgrade from 2.5-inch to 2.7-inch, but same effective pixels
  • X-sync (With Super Steady Shoot On) from 1/125s to 1/160s
  • More Recording Format (RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable)
  • New vertical grip VG-B30AM

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Konica Minolta/Sony α Digital SLR Timeline
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Enthusiast [1] APS-C KM 7D α 700
Entry-level [2] APS-C, high resolution α 350
Entry-level [3] APS-C α 300
APS-C KM 5D α 100 α 200
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