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The Sony A550L DSLR Camera and Lens is where outstanding picture quality begins. This camera's features include 14.2MP, CMOS image sensor, two types of Live View, Face Detection, Smile Shutter™ technology, tiltable 3.0" LCD, and up to 7 fps continuous shooting. It comes with a 18-55mm DT zoom lens.
Smile!
The A550L has the world's first Face Detection system to work with fast, high-precision "phase detection" Auto Focus. This feature enhances Quick AF Live View shooting and you'll get the best shot when the camera recognizes faces and applys the proper focus, exposure and white balance. Smile Shutter™ technology automatically takes the shot when your subject smiles.
Point Of View
The A550L means the point of view can be from just about any angle. With Sony's tiltable LCD you can frame high and low-angle shots that would otherwise be hit or miss. The LCD tilts up or down 90 degrees to help you capture a child's first steps or shoot over a crowd. The 3.0"LCD4 features 921,600 pixels and Sony's Clear Photo LCD™ display technology.
Checks and Balances
For critical focus in macro and tripod shooting, the A550L has Manual Focus Check Live View. You get temporary 7x and 14x zoom views to help you focus on extremely fine detail while the 1x view shows 100% framing in the LCD.
Sony DSLR-A550L
Detailed Specifications
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DSLR Camera Model
- Series a550
- Model DSLR-A550L
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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 Xtra Fine™ LCD4 (921,600 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. 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
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, 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
Control