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Sony A850 DSLR

Posted to Digital SLR 2010-06-11

Sony's A850 DSLR, a digital SLR camera has 24.6 megapixels and a BIONZ Engine : Dual BIONZ processors sensor. With a 3.0 inch LCD screen, the Sony A850 DSLR may be what you are looking for.

Product Summary
24.6 megapixel, 35mm full frame Exmor CMOS image sensor, 3.0 inch LCD display

READ THE REVIEW          4.2 out of 5

Partner Information
Partner Product Link: Sony Alpha DSLR- A850 Full Frame Digital SLR Camera
Partner: B&H Photo - Shop Great Consumer Electronics
Main Details
Production Year 2009
Product Type Digital SLR
Features
Notes Digital 35mm SLR full-frame camera In addition to full frame image capture, the α850 can also crop images to the APS-C size format, allowing the use of lenses designed specifically for APS-C sized image sensors. Rugged magnesium alloy shell
Sensor Chip
Effective Pixels 24.6
Maximum Resolution Still Actual 3:2 : L size:6048 x 4032 (24.6M)
Minimum Resolution Still Actual 16:9 : L size: 6048 x 3408 (21M) M size: 4400 x 2472 (11M) S size: 3024 x 1704 (5.2M) Still Actual 3:2 : M size: 4400 x 2936 (13M) S size: 3024 x 2016 (6.1M)
Sensor Approx. 25.7
Sensor Size 35mm Full-frame Exmor CMOS sensor
Aspect Ratio(P/DCMRS) 3:2, 16:9
Dust Removal Anti-dust function : Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism
Sensor Type BIONZ Engine : Dual BIONZ processors
Viewfinder
Built-in Dioptric Adjustment -1m -1
Coverage 98%
Depth of Field Preview n/a
Eyepiece Shutter n/a
Focusing Screen Spherical Acute Matte Screen
Magnification 0.74x (with 50mm lens at infinity)
Mirror n/a
Type Fixed eye-level system with optical glass pentaprism
Viewfinder Information n/a
Body
ISO Rating Auto, selectable 100 to 6400 (in 1/3 EV steps)
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
Orientation sensor n/a
35mm equivalent 1.0 x
Maximum Shutter 1/8000 sec
Minimum Shutter 30 sec
Built-in Flash No
Flash Guide Number n/a
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-flash, Rear sync, Wireless (with Flash HVL-F58AM, HVL-F42AM, HVL-F56AM, F36AM)
Flash Sync Speed n/a
External Flash Yes, Hot-shoe plus sync
Image Modes Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night, Autumn, B/W, Sepia
Image Stabilizer n/a
Lens Mount Sony α lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens
Metering Modes Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Auto Exposure Lock (AEL button)
Lens Compatibility Sony α lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens
Exposure Bracketing n/a
Exposure Compensation ±3.0 EV, 1/3EV,1/2EV steps selectable
Exposure Lock Yes
Exposure Metering Auto, Program Auto (A) (with Program Shift), Shutter priority (S), Aperture priority (A), Manual (M)
Metering TTL metering w/ 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Aperture Priority n/a
Shutter Priority n/a
Continuous Drive Burst Mode : 3 fps max
Self Timer Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds with mirror-up function)
Time-lapse Recording n/a
Shutter Release n/a
Quality Levels Extra Fine, Fine, Standard
LCD Monitor
LCD Pixels 921,600
LCD Size 3.0
Live View Mode n/a
Focus
AF Assist n/a
Auto Focus Type TTL phase detection system
Focusing Modes Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)
Manual Focus n/a
Focus Notes Focus Area : Wide (Auto, up to 9 areas), Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable) Focus Points : 9 points + 10 assist focus points (local areas,selection with the multi-selector)
Record Modes
Noise Reduction n/a
Media Type Memory Stick PRO Duo media / Compact Flash Type I, Type II (Microdrive), UDMA (Mode5) compliant
Image controls n/a
Compressed Format n/a
Movie Mode n/a
Uncompressed Format n/a
Playback Modes
Display Format n/a
Display Warnings n/a
Power
AC Adapter n/a
Battery size/type NP-FM500H Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Physical Dimensions
Depth (Inch) 3.25
Depth (mm) 81.9
Height (Inch) 4.63
Height (mm) 116.9
Width (Inch) 6.13
Width (mm) 156.3
Weight (g) 850
Weight (oz) 30.0
Supplied Accessories
Storage Included none
Accessories
Remote Control n/a
Included Accessories Video Cable Body cap NOTE: No Memory media is included. M-series Lithium-Ion Battery (NP-FM500H) USB Cable Accessory shoe cap NOTE: No lens included Battery Charger w/cord (BC-VM10) Shoulder strap with eyepiece cap and Remote Commander clip Software/USB Driver CD-ROM
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