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DSLR-A100
10.2 effective megapixel Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) camera. Body only. Enjoy all the benefits of superb Sony imaging quality and Super SteadyShot in-body image stabilisation with your collection of Sony or Konica Minolta a-mount lenses.
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Technical specifications DSLR-A100
Please be aware that the features/specifications can differ from country to country.
Lens Mount|
Sony α mount |
YES |
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Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta |
YES |
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All types of Sony α lenses |
YES |
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Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses |
YES |
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Image sensor colour filter |
Primary color |
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Size (mm) |
23.6 x 15.8 |
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Total sensor Pixels (Mega Pixels) |
10.8 |
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Effective Pixels (Mega Pixels) |
10.2 |
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A/D Conversion (Bit depth) |
12 |
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Automatic White Balance |
YES |
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White balance: preset selection |
Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash |
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White balance: custom setting |
YES |
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White balance: types of color temperature |
2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation |
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White balance bracketing |
3 frames, Selectable 2 steps |
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YES, (Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 equivalent) |
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System: Sensor-shift mechanism |
YES |
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Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder) |
YES |
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Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder) |
YES |
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Super SteadyShot capability |
Approximately 2 EV - 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed(varies according to shooting conditions and lens used) |
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Super Steady Shot compatibility |
All Sony DSLR lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta |
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TTL phase-detection system |
YES |
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Sensor |
CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) |
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Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV |
0 - 18 |
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Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) |
YES |
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AF area: wide focus area |
YES (Auto with 9 areas) |
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AF Area: Spot |
YES (center cross sensor) |
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AF Area: Local focus area selection |
YES (9 local areas) |
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AF Modes |
Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus |
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Predictive Focus Control |
YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C) |
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Focus Lock |
YES (with Shutter button or AF button) |
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YES (with built-in flash) |
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AF Illuminator range (meters) |
5.0 |
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Light metering type |
TTL |
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Light metering cell |
40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC |
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Light metering: Multi segment |
YES |
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Light metering: Spot |
YES |
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Light metering: Center weighted |
YES |
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Exposure: Automatic |
YES |
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Exposure: Program Auto |
YES (with Program Shift) |
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Exposure: Shutter priority |
YES |
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Exposure: Aperture priority |
YES |
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Exposure: Manual |
YES |
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Exposure: Scene selection |
YES |
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AE Lock |
YES |
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Exposure compensation |
YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3EV steps) |
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With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames; (in "Drive mode setting") |
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Type |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
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Shutter Speed Range (seconds) |
1/4000 - 30 and bulb |
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Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off); second |
1/160 |
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Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On); second |
1/125 |
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Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) |
12.0 |
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Flash Metering System |
ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering |
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Flash Compensation |
YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3EV steps) |
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Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) |
3.0 |
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Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM) |
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YES (with optional Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM) |
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Slow Synchronization |
YES (instant access with AEL button) |
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Red-Eye Reduction |
YES |
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Flash Popup |
Manual |
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Automatic Flash |
YES (with AUTO, P and Scene selection mode) |
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Type |
Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type |
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Focusing Screen |
Spherical Acute Matte |
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Field of View (%) |
95.0 |
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Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) |
0.83x |
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Eye Relief |
Approximately 20 mm from the eyepiece; 16 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter |
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Diopter Adjustment |
-2.5 - +1.0 diopter |
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Drive Mode |
Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Single-frame advance AE bracketing, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing |
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Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) |
3 fps (Test condition: L size, Fine, Manual focus, Shutter speed over 1/250 sec) |
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Number of Continuous Advance |
RAW : max. 6 frames; RAW+JPEG: Max.3 frames ; JPEG L/M/S: No limit (depending on media write speed and shooting condition etc). |
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Recording Media |
CF Type I and Type II (MicroDrive); MS Duo and MS Pro Duo (with MS Duo adapter for CF slot) |
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Recording Format |
Jpeg, RAW |
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RAW (pixels) |
10M: 3880 x 2600 |
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Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) |
10M: 3872 x 2592 |
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Image Size M (pixels) |
5.6M: 2896 x 1936 |
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Image Size S (pixels) |
2.5M: 1920 x 1280 |
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Still Image quality |
RAW, RAW+JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG) |
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Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) |
Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 Second |
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Delete Function |
Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder / memory card can be deleted.Folders can be deleted in the File Browse mode |
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Color Space (sRGB) |
YES |
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Color Space (Adobe RGB) |
YES |
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Color mode / DEC / Creative styles |
STD, VIVID, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View/Night Portrait, Black & White, Adobe RGB. Except for Adobe RGB, all other color modes use the sRGB color space. |
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Dynamic Range Optimizer |
YES, (Off / Standard-mode / Advanced-mode) |
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Date/Time Print |
YES |
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Information Display |
YES |
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White/Black Out Alert |
YES |
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YES (4,9 or 16 frames and folder browser function) |
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Enlarge (Maximum magnification) |
x12(L) x9(M) x6(S) |
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Image Rotation |
YES |
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Auto Image Rotation |
YES |
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Battery Remaining Indicator |
YES |
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InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator |
NO |
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Histogram Indicator |
YES |
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2.21 |
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Exif Print |
YES |
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PictBridge |
YES |
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Menu Language |
English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portugese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian |
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Zone Matching |
YES |
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Depth-of-Field Preview |
YES |
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PRINT Image Matching III |
YES |
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Remote Release Terminal |
YES |
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DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) |
YES |
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Indicator of remaining memory space (CF) |
YES |
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Beep Sound |
On / Off selectable |
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File Number Memory |
On/ Off selectable |
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Folder Name Mode |
Standard and Date |
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Operating Temperature (degrees C) |
0 - 40 |
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Battery System |
LITHIUM Ion NP-FM55H |
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Supplied Battery |
LITHIUM Ion NP-FM55H |
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Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) |
750 |
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Weight (g) |
545.0 |
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Width (mm) |
133.1 |
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Height (mm) |
94.7 |
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Depth (mm) |
71.3 |
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