Measurements and specifications
| Type | Entry-level DSLR |
| Announced | 2011-06-08 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 600 |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Resolution | 4912 x 3264 |
| Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) | 16.16 |
| 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, 16:9 |
| ISO latitude | 100 - 12800 |
| Shutter type | mechanical |
| Fastest - Slowest speed (s) | 1/4000 - 60.0 |
| Frame rate (fps) | 2.5 or 5.5 |
| Live view | Yes |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| Firmware | |
| Dust cleaning | |
| Mount type | Sony Alpha DT |
| Weight (gr) | |
| Battery type | Li-ion, NP-FH50 |
| Battery weight (gr) | |
| Tropicalization | |
| Camera material | Polycarbonate resin |
| Mount material | |
| View finder type | electronic |
| View finder magnification | 1.1 |
| View finder coverage | 100 |
| Mirror lockup | |
| View finder diopter | |
| Monitor type | LCD |
| Monitor size | 3 |
| Monitor pixel | 921600 |
| Articulated screen | No |
| Touch screen | No |
| Contrast screen | |
| Low-pass filter | |
| Focus mode | Yes |
| Autofocus modes | Phase Detect, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View |
| Number of autofocus points | 15 |
| Exposure bracketing | 3 frames in 1/3 or 2/3 |
| Exposure compensation | +/-2, 1/3 EV steps |
| Drive modes | Single, high-speed continuous (5.5 fps) , low-speed continuous (3 fps), Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting (7 fps, ) self-timer (2 sec or 10 sec) |
| Buffer size | |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC/SDXC/MemoryStick Pro Duo |
| Image format | |
| White balance bracketing | Yes, 3 frames, H/L selectable |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 (High Speed), HDMI type C |
| Bluetooth | No |
| 3G | No |
| Sound recording | |
| External micro | Yes |
| Histogram | |
| GPS | |
| Video | Yes |
| Maximum format image video | 1920 x 1080, 59.94i (from 29.97fps sensor output) |
| Full HD | Yes |
| Live autofocus | |
| Video file format | MP4, AVCHD Ver. 1.0 compliant Video |
| Video codec | H.264 |
| Video stabilisation |
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Color response
| Sensitivity metamerism index ISO 17321 |
85 | |||
| White balance scales | R raw | 2.64 | ||
| G raw | 1 | |||
| B raw | 1.59 | |||
| R sRGB | G sRGB | B sRGB | ||
| Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 | R raw | 1.89 | -0.82 | -0.07 |
| G raw | -0.16 | 1.58 | -0.42 | |
| B raw | 0.04 | -0.45 | 1.4 | |
Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
