Overview
| Variants (India) | Body only With 16-50mm power zoom lens (SELP16502) With 16-50mm power zoom (SELP16502) and 55-210mm (SEL55210) lenses |
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| Camera type | Mirrorless |
| Lens mount | Sony E-mount |
| Format | APS-C |
| Lens compatibility | Sony E-mount lenses; phase-detection AF with A-mount lenses via LA-EA3 adaptor (sold separately) |
Sensor & Image
| Sensor type | Exmor CMOS |
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| Sensor size | APS-C (23.5 × 15.6 mm) |
| Effective megapixels | 24.2 MP |
| ISO range | 100–32,000 (expanded up to 51,200 for stills); movies 100–32,000 |
| Image stabilisation | Lens-based (no in-body stabilisation) |
| Max photo resolution | 6000 × 4000 pixels |
| Photo formats | JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3, 14-bit), RAW + JPEG |
| Total pixels | about 25.0 million |
| Aspect ratios | 3:2, 16:9, 1:1; Sweep Panorama (up to 12,416 × 1,856) |
| Colour space | sRGB and Adobe RGB |
| Other | Dynamic Range Optimiser (Auto, Level 1–5) and Auto HDR (1–6 EV) |
| Creative Style | Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia |
| Picture Effect | 13 types |
| Noise reduction | long exposure NR, high ISO NR, Multi Frame NR (ISO 100 to 51,200) |
| White balance | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (4 types), Flash, Underwater, colour temperature 2500–9900 K, Custom; AWB micro adjustment and AWB priority |
| Lens compensation | peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion |
Autofocus
| AF system | Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF) |
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| AF points | 425 (phase-detection); 425 (contrast-detection) |
| Subject detection | Eye AF for stills (human, right/left eye select; animal); face detection up to 8 faces with face registration; object tracking |
| AF working range | EV -2 to 20 (ISO 100 equivalent, f/2.0 lens) |
| Focus modes | AF-A, AF-S, AF-C, DMF, manual focus |
| Focus areas | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot (S/M/L), Expanded Flexible Spot, Tracking |
| Other | Touch Focus, Touch Pad and Touch Tracking |
| Other | Predictive control; focus lock |
| Other | Focus Magnifier (5.9x, 11.7x); peaking in red, yellow, blue or white |
| AF illuminator | built-in LED (about 0.3–3.0 m) |
Shutter & Shooting
| Shutter type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter; electronic front curtain shutter; silent shooting |
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| Shutter speed range | Stills: 1/4000 to 30 s, Bulb; movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 s |
| Continuous shooting | Hi+: 11 fps; Hi: 8 fps; Mid: 6 fps; Lo: 3 fps |
| Built-in flash | Yes (guide number 6 at ISO 100) |
| Flash sync speed | 1/160 s |
| Metering | 1200-zone evaluative: multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure compensation | ±5.0 EV (1/3 or 1/2 EV steps) |
| Buffer | about 77 JPEG (Fine L), 33 RAW, 31 RAW + JPEG frames |
| Exposure modes | iAuto, Superior Auto, P, A, S, M, Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection (9 scenes) |
| Exposure bracketing | 3 or 5 frames; white balance and DRO bracketing |
| Self-timer | 10, 5 or 2 s; continuous and bracketing self-timer; self-portrait self-timer |
| Other | Interval recording (1–60 s, 1–9,999 shots) |
| Other | Touch Shutter; Smile Shutter |
| Flash | pre-flash TTL, ±3.0 EV compensation, wireless control and hi-speed sync with compatible flashes |
| Custom settings | 3 sets in body, 4 on card; custom keys; My Menu |
Video
| Max video resolution | 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30p |
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| Slow motion | Full HD at 120p; Slow & Quick Motion from 1 to 120 fps |
| Video formats and codecs | XAVC S (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264), AVCHD 2.0 (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) |
| Bit depth and colour sampling | HDMI output: YCbCr 4:2:2 8-bit / RGB 8-bit |
| Max bitrate | 100 Mbps |
| Other | 4K at 30p, 25p, 24p; Full HD at 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p |
| Other | Proxy recording (1280 × 720, about 9 Mbps) |
| Other | Audio level display and recording level control; Auto Slow Shutter |
| Other | Clean HDMI output; zebra |
| Clear Image Zoom in movies | about 1.5x (4K), 2x (HD) |
| Other | Photo Capture from movies |
Viewfinder & Screen
| Viewfinder type | OLED EVF |
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| Viewfinder resolution | 1.44 million dots |
| Viewfinder magnification | About 0.70x (35mm equivalent) |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100% |
| Rear screen size | 3.0 inches |
| Rear screen resolution | 921,600 dots |
| Rear screen type | Tilting (up about 180°, down about 74°) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| EVF | 1.0 cm (0.39-type) electronic viewfinder; eyepoint about 23 mm; dioptre -4.0 to +3.0 m⁻¹ |
| Screen | 3.0-type wide TFT; Sunny Weather mode; WhiteMagic |
| Other | Grid lines and movie markers |
Audio
| Built-in microphone | Built-in stereo microphone |
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| Mic input | 3.5 mm |
| Headphone output | No |
| Other | Built-in monaural speaker |
| Audio formats | LPCM 2ch (XAVC S), Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch (AVCHD) |
Storage & Connectivity
| Memory card slots | 1 × Memory Stick Duo / SD (UHS-I) |
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| USB | Multi/Micro USB |
| HDMI | Micro HDMI (Type D), 4K output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), 2.4 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | Via phone app (location information from smartphone) |
| Other | NFC (one-touch remote and one-touch sharing) |
| Other | PC remote; Multi Interface Shoe |
| Other | View on smartphone, remote control via smartphone, send to computer |
Durability
| Operating temperature | 0 to 40 °C |
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Battery & Power
| Battery | NP-FW50 (rechargeable) |
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| Shots per charge | About 380 shots (viewfinder), about 420 shots (screen) (CIPA) |
| Video recording time | About 70 min (viewfinder), about 75 min (screen), actual recording (CIPA) |
| USB charging and power | In-camera USB charging and USB power supply |
| Continuous recording | about 125 min (CIPA) |
| External power | AC-PW20 adaptor (sold separately) |
| Power consumption | about 2.1–2.3 W stills, about 3.5 W movies (with E PZ 16-50mm lens) |
Design
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 120.0 × 66.9 × 59.4 mm (49.9 mm from grip to monitor) |
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| Weight | With battery and card: about 396 g |
| Colour options | Black |
In the Box & Warranty
| Box contents | Body only: camera body, NP-FW50 battery, AC adaptor AC-UUE12, power cord, Micro USB cable, shoulder strap, body cap, eyepiece cup With 16-50mm lens: camera body, SELP16502 lens, lens cap, NP-FW50 battery, AC adaptor AC-UUE12, power cord, Micro USB cable, shoulder strap, eyepiece cup With 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses: camera body, SELP16502 and SEL55210 lenses, lens caps, lens rear cap, lens hood, NP-FW50 battery, AC adaptor AC-UUE12, power cord, Micro USB cable, shoulder strap, eyepiece cup |
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| Warranty | 2 years (manufacturer) |
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