Measurements and specifications
| Type | Entry-level DSLR |
| Announced | 2012-05-17 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 500 |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Resolution | 4928 x 3276 |
| Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) | 16.14 |
| Sensor size (mm) | 15.6 x 23.5 |
| Color filter array | RGB |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 4.77 |
| Bits per pixel | 12.0 |
| Focal length multiplier | 1.50 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| ISO latitude | 100 - 16000 |
| Shutter type | Mechanical |
| Fastest - Slowest speed (s) | 1/4000 - 30.0 |
| Frame rate (fps) | 7 or 5.5 |
| Live view | Yes |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| Firmware | |
| Dust cleaning | Yes |
| Mount type | Sony Alpha |
| Weight (gr) | 448 |
| Battery type | NP-FW506 |
| Battery weight (gr) | 58 |
| Tropicalization | No |
| Camera material | Mixed plastic |
| Mount material | Metal |
| View finder type | Electronic |
| View finder magnification | 1.04 |
| View finder coverage | 100 |
| Mirror lockup | |
| View finder diopter | |
| Monitor type | LCD |
| Monitor size | 2.7 |
| Monitor pixel | 230400 |
| Articulated screen | Yes |
| Touch screen | No |
| Contrast screen | |
| Low-pass filter | |
| Focus mode | Yes |
| Autofocus modes | Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C) selectable, Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus |
| Number of autofocus points | 15 |
| Exposure bracketing | 3 frames in 1/3 or 2/3 |
| Exposure compensation | +/-3, 1/3 EV steps |
| Drive modes | Single, high-speed continuous, low-speed continuous, Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting, self-timer. |
| Buffer size | |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MemoryStick Pro Duo |
| Image format | JPEG, RAW |
| White balance bracketing | Yes, 3 frames, H/L selectable |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 (High Speed), HDMI type C |
| Bluetooth | No |
| 3G | No |
| Sound recording | Dolby Digital (AC-3) |
| External micro | Yes |
| Histogram | Yes |
| GPS | |
| Video | Yes |
| Maximum format image video | 1920 x 1080 / 28 fps |
| Full HD | Yes |
| Live autofocus | Yes |
| Video file format | MP4, AVCHD Ver. 2.0 compliant Video |
| Video codec | |
| Video stabilisation |
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Color response
| Sensitivity metamerism index ISO 17321 |
84 | |||
| White balance scales | R raw | 2.68 | ||
| G raw | 1 | |||
| B raw | 1.64 | |||
| R sRGB | G sRGB | B sRGB | ||
| Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 | R raw | 1.91 | -0.84 | -0.07 |
| G raw | -0.17 | 1.6 | -0.43 | |
| B raw | 0.05 | -0.47 | 1.42 | |
Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
