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The Sony A500 DSLR Camera Body provides the basis for maximum shooting versatility. This camera features 12.3MP, CMOS image sensor, two types of Live View, Face Detection, Smile Shutter™ technology, tiltable 3.0" LCD, up to 5 fps continuous shooting, and SteadyShot INSIDE™ image stabilization.
Smile!
The Sony A500 DSLR Camera Body comes with Quick AF Live View. Enhanced with Face Detection and Smile Shutter™ technology, you'll get the best shot by recognizing faces and optimizes focus, exposure and white balance. Smile Shutter technology automatically takes the shot when your subject smiles. These features make the difference between missed shots and a cherished memory.
Count Your Shots!
The Sony A500 DSLR Camera can take approximately 1000 images with viewfinder and 520 images in live view mode (CIPA standard). Thats a lot of smiling!
Low Light Wonder
The Sony A500 DSLR Camera works great in low light. Thats because Sony's Exmor™ CMOS image sensor employs new low-noise processing, for uncommonly clear pictures. Add that to the BIONZ™ image processor with chroma noise reduction, and it will help you achieve low noise all the way up to ISO 12800, without sacrificing resolution.
Sony DSLR-A500
Detailed Specifications
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DSLR Camera Model
- Series a500
- Model DSLR-A500
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- Diopter Adjustment : -2.5 - +1.0m-1
- Eye relief : Approx. 19 mm from the eyepiece, Approx. 15 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter
- Field of View : 95%
- Focusing Screen : Spherical Acute Matte Screen
- Magnification : 0.80x (with 50mm lens at infinity)
- Type : Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror
Viewfinder
- Angle Adjustment : Yes(upward by up to 90 degrees, downward by up to 90 degrees)
- Brightness Control : Auto Brightness Control (Auto setting in 2 steps, manual setting in 5 steps)
- Coverage : 100% (Playback), 90% (Live View)
- Type : 3” TFT Clear Photo Plus™ LCD4 (230,400 pixels)
LCD Display
- Operating Temperature : 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)
Operating Conditions
- Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor
Service and Warranty Information
- Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 137 X 104 X 84mm (W/H/D, excluding protrusions)
- Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 597g (without battery, memory card, accessories)
Weights and Measurements
- Battery Type : NP-FM500H
- Number of Shots : Approx. 1000 images with viewfinder, approx. 520 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)
Power
- Flash Compensation : ±2EV (in 1/3 EV-stop increments)
- Flash Coverage : 18mm in focal-length of lens attached
- Flash Metering System : ADI flash (automatic change for Pre-flash TTL)
- Guide Number : 12 (in meters at ISO100)
- Modes : Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear sync, Wireless
- Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.
- Type : Auto Pop-up
Flash
- HD Output : HDMI
- Memory Card Slot : Dual memory card slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media SD and SDHC memory card
- Tripod Mount : Yes, 1/4"-20
- USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, PTP)
Inputs and Outputs
- Anti-dust function : Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism
- BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
- Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W Setting Adj. for; Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness
- Dynamic Range Optimizer : DRO; off, Auto/Level (Lv1-5) Auto HDR; off, Auto Exp. (Up to 3EV between 1.0-3.0EV in 0.5EV steps)
- Live View : Quick Auto Focus Live View Manual Focus Check Live View
- Scene Mode(s) : Flash Off, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night portrait
- User Interface : Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu
Convenience
- Camera Type : Sony α Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and inter-changeable lenses
- Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
- Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 12.3 megapixels
- Imaging Sensor : APS-C size Exmor™ CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
- Lens Mount Type : Sony α lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens
- Pixel Gross : Approx. 12.9 megapixels
- Processor : BIONZ™ image processor
- Recording Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media , SD and SDHC memory card
- Recording Mode : RAW, RAW+JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
- Still Actual 16:9 : L (10M): 4272 X 2400 M (5.4M): 3104 X 1744 S (2.5M): 2128 X 1192
- Still Actual 3:2 : L (12M): 4272 X 2848 M (6.4M): 3104 X 2072 S (3.0M): 2128 X 1416
General
- Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later
- Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 4.3.01 Image Data Converter SR 3.1 Image Data Lightbox SR
Software
- AF modes : Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)
- Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Self-timer, Bracketong; Cont./ WB, Remote Commander
- Exposure Compensation : ±2EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- Exposure settings : Auto, Auto Flash Off, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)
- Focus Area : Wide (Up to 9 active focus points), Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)
- Focus Features : Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator
- Focus Points : 9 points
- Focus Sensitivity : EV0 - 18 (ISO100)
- Focus System : TTL phase detection system
- ISO : Auto, 200 to 12800
- Metering : TTL metering w/ 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
- Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
- Metering Sensitivity : 2EV to 20EV (4EV to 20EV with Spot metering), (at ISO 100 conversion with F1.4 lens)
- Scene Selection Modes : Flash Off, Portrait,Landscape,Macro,Sports action,Sunset,Night portrait
- White Balance : Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color temp.,Color Filter, Custom
Control