Support for DSLR-A500

Specifications for DSLR-A500

Lens Mount

Sony α mount

YES

Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta

YES

Lens Compatibility

All types of Sony α lenses

YES

Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses

YES

Image Sensory

Image sensor type

CMOS Sensor

Image sensor colour filter

R, G, B, Primary color

Size (mm)

23.5 x 15.6 (APS-C size)

Camera

Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)

Approx. 12.9

Effective Pixels (megapixels)

Approx. 12.3

Automatic White Balance

YES

White balance: preset selection

Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash

White balance: custom setting

YES

White balance: types of color temperature

2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation

White balance bracketing

3 frames, Selectable 2 steps

ISO Sensitivity Setting

ISO200 - 12800 equivalent

SteadyShot INSIDE

System: Sensor-shift mechanism

YES

SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)

YES

Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)

YES

SteadyShot INSIDE capability

Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility

All Sony DSLR lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta

*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot

Anti-Dust

Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism)

YES

Auto Focus System

TTL phase-detection system

YES

Sensor

9 points with centre cross sensor

Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV

0 - 18

Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)

YES

AF Area: Wide focus area

YES (auto with 9 areas)

AF Area: Spot

YES (center cross sensor)

AF Area: Local focus area selection

YES (9 local areas)

AF Modes

Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus

Predictive Focus Control

YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)

Focus Lock

YES (with Shutter button or AF button)

AF Illuminator

YES (with built-in flash)

AF Illuminator range (meters)

Approx. 1-5

Auto Exposure System

Light metering type

TTL

Light metering cell

40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Light metering: Multi segment

YES

Light metering: Spot

YES

Light metering: Center weighted

YES

Exposure: Automatic

YES

Exposure: Program Auto

YES

Exposure: Shutter priority

YES

Exposure: Aperture priority

YES

Exposure: Manual

YES

Exposure: Scene selection

YES

AE Lock

YES

Exposure compensation

YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV step)

AE Bracketing

With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames

Shutter

Type

Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Shutter Speed Range (seconds)

1/4000 - 30 and bulb

Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off); second

1/160

Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On); second

1/160

Flash

Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)

12

Flash Metering System

ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering

Flash Compensation

+/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps)

Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)

4

Flash Mode

Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash

Wireless flash mode

YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)

Slow Synchronization

YES

Red-Eye Reduction

YES

Flash Popup

Auto

Automatic Flash

YES (with AUTO and Scene selection mode)

Viewfinder

Type

Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror

Focusing Screen

Spherical Acute Matte

Field of View (%)

95

Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity)

0.80x

Eye Relief

Approx.19mm from the eyepiece lens

Diopter Adjustment

-2.5 to +1.0 diopter

Live View

Type

YES - Quick AF and Manual Focus Check Live View

Other

Smart Tele Converter / Face detection / Smile shutter *with Quick AF LV mode

LCD screen

Screen Size

3

Monitor Type

Clear Photo LCD

LCD Total Dot Number

230.400

LCD on/off

YES

Brightness adjustable

YES

Tilting screen

YES - 2 way tilt

Recording

Drive Mode

Single, Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing, Remote commander

Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)

Max.5 fps with viewfinder, max. 4 fps in live view mode (approx.)

Number of Continuous Advance

JPEG (L size, Fine): 12 images, RAW: 6 images, RAW+JPEG: 3 images

Recording Media

Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD memory card, SDHC memory card

Recording Format

JPEG (DCF Ver.2.0，Exif Ver.2.21, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible, RAW (Sony ARW 2.1 format), RAW + JPEG

RAW (pixels)

4272 x 2848

Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)

4272 x 2848 (12M)

Image Size M (pixels)

3104 x 2072 (6.4M)

Image Size S (pixels)

2128 x 1416 (3M)

Still Image quality

RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Standard

Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)

On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second

Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)

On/Off, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above

Delete Function

Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder

Color Space (sRGB)

YES

Color Space (Adobe RGB)

YES

Color mode/DEC/Creative styles

Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W

Dynamic Range Optimizer

Off, Auto, Advanced: Level

Date/Time Print

With PictBridge

Playback/Edit

Information Display

YES

White/Black Out Alert

YES

Index Playback

YES (9, 4)

Enlarge (Maximum magnification)

L size: 13.4x, M size: 10.1x, S size: 6.7x

Image Rotation

YES

Auto Image Rotation

YES

General

Battery Remaining Indicator

YES

InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator

YES (in %)

Histogram Indicator

YES

Exif

2.21

Exif Print

YES

PictBridge

YES

Menu Language

English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian

Zone Matching

NO

Depth-of-Field Preview

NO

PRINT Image Matching III

YES

Remote Release Terminal

YES

IR Remote Control

YES (with RMT-DSLR1)

DPOF(Digital Print Order Format)

YES

Indicator of remaining memory space (CF)

YES

Beep Sound

On/Off selectable

File Number Memory

On/Off selectable

Folder Name Mode

Standard and Date

Operating Temperature (degrees C)

0 - 40

Jacks

Video Out

NO

HD/HDMI™ Out

HDMI™ mini connector (Type C), BRAVIA Sync (Sync menu), PhotoTV HD

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

YES

USB Mode

Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge)

Power/Others

Battery System

NP-FM500H

Supplied Battery

NP-FM500H

Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)

Approx. 1000 images with viewfinder, approx. 520 images in live view mode

Weight (g)

Approx. 597

Dimensions

Width (mm)

137

Height (mm)

104

Depth (mm)

84