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The Sony A550 DSLR Camera Body gives you the best body in the buisness. This camera has features like 14.2MP, CMOS image sensor, two types of Live View, Face De...more

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  • 14.2MP
  • CMOS image sensor
  • two types of Live View
  • Face Detection

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The Sony A550 DSLR Camera Body gives you the best body in the buisness. This camera has features like 14.2MP, CMOS image sensor, two types of Live View, Face Detection, Smile Shutter™ technology, tiltable 3.0" LCD, up to 7 fps continuous shooting, and SteadyShot INSIDE™ image stabilization.

Lens Addition

The A550 Lens Mount gives you choices. Add a Sony A lens, or a Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens.

Point Of View

The A550 has Sony's tiltable LCD so you can frame high and low-angle shots that would otherwise be hit or miss. This LCD tilts up or down 90 degrees to help you capture those difficult shots.

Memory Choice

The A550 gives you a choice of memory. Use the Dual memory card slot for Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media or the SD and SDHC memory card.

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Detailed Specifications

  • DSLR Camera Model

    • Series a550
    • Model DSLR-A550

    • Viewfinder

    • 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

      LCD Display

    • 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 Xtra Fine™ LCD4 (921,600 pixels)

      Operating Conditions

    • Operating Temperature : 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)

      Service and Warranty Information

    • Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor

      Weights and Measurements

    • Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 137 X 104 X 84mm (W/H/D, excluding protrusions)
    • Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 597g (without battery, memory card, accessories)

      Power

    • Battery Type : NP-FM500H
    • Number of Shots : Approx. 950 images with viewfinder, approx. 480 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)

      Flash

    • 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

      Inputs and Outputs

    • 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)

      Convenience

    • 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"

      General

    • 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. 14.2 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. 14.6 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 (12M): 4592 X 2576 M (6.3M): 3344 X 1872 S (2.9M): 2288 X 1280
    • Still Actual 3:2 : L (14M): 4592 X 3056 M (7.4M): 344 X 2224 S (3.5M): 2288 X 1520

      Software

    • 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

      Control

    • AF modes : Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)
    • Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, 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

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