Sony Alpha 100

Sony α100
Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens interchangeable, Sony A-mount / Konica Minolta A-mount
Sensor/Medium
Sensor 23.6 mm × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution 3872 × 2592 pixels (10.2 Megapixels)
ASA/ISO range Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Lo 80, Hi 200
Storage CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with included adapter)
Focusing
Focus modes manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock
Focus areas 9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor, TTL CCD line sensors
Exposure/Metering
Exposure modes full manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames brcketting
Exposure metering 40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring
Metering modes Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Flash
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)
Shutter
Shutter electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range 30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Continuous shooting 3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 RAW
Viewfinder
Viewfinder optical, spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror
Image Processing
Custom WB Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing 3 frames
General
Rear LCD monitor 230k pixel, 2.5-inch TFT LCD
Battery 7.2 V, 1600 mAh
Weight 545 g (19.2 oz)

Sony α100 (DSLR-A100) is the first digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) marketed by Sony. It is successor to previous Konica Minolta DSLR models (primarily the Maxxum/Dynax 5D and 7D) through Sony's purchase of the Konica Minolta camera division. The α100 retains similar body design and claimed improvements on Konica Minolta's Anti-Shake sensor shifting image stabilization feature, renamed Super SteadyShot. It uses a 10.2 megapixels APS-C size CCD sensor. Another notable feature inherited from Konica Minolta is Eyestart, which provides for automatic autofocus activation by detecting the presence of the photographer's eye on the viewfinder, thus quickening camera response.

Another notable feature is an automatically vibrating CCD to remove dust each time the camera is shut off. The α100 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. The camera retains the same autofocus lens mount that was introduced with the Minolta Maxxum 7000 in 1985, allowing the continued use of the millions of existing Minolta AF lenses.

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