Sony Alpha DSLR-A100

Sony Alpha DSLR-A100, a compact, ten megapixel (CCD) digital SLR with a (Konica) Minolta lens mount, Anti-Shake (now Super SteadyShot) and a definite cross-breed jointly develop digital SLR cameras by Konica Minolta and Sony in 2005.

Some of the key features and technologies for the SLR were;
*Sony Alpha lens mount - Identical to the Minolta A-type bayonet mount, enabling the use of a large back catalogue of existing Minolta and third party lenses as well
*10 megapixel APS-C CCD
*Anti-Blur
*Anti-Dust
*Bionz Image Processor
*Eye Start AF
*Continuous shooting until media full
*40 segment honeycomb pattern metering
*2.5" 230,000 pixel 'Clear Photo LCD Plus' monitor
*Lithium-Ion battery

Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Specifications;

Body material - Plastic
Sensor
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor• RGB Color Filter Array• Interline interlaced CCD• Built-in fixed low-pass filter• 10.8 million total pixels• 10.2 million effective pixels • 12-bit ADC
Image sizes
• 3872 x 2592 (L) • 2896 x 1936 (M) • 1920 x 1280 (S)
File qualities / formats
• RAW (12-bit,.ARW format, approx. 9.1 MB per image) • RAW + JPEG Fine• JPEG Fine • JPEG Standard
Dust reduction
• Static-resistant anti-dust coating• CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism
Lenses
• Sony Alpha lenses(also compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount lenses)
FOV crop
1.5x
Super SteadyShot
• CCD-Shift 'Super SteadyShot' system• Five level LED shake indicator in viewfinder• Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2 – 3.5 steps in shutter speed
Auto Focus
• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) • EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range• Predictive focus control for moving subjects• Auto-tracking focus point display
AF area selection
• Wide AF area• Spot AF area (center) • Focus area selection (any of 9)
Focus modes
• Single-shot AF • Direct Manual Focus • Continuous AF • Automatic AF• Manual focus
AF assist illuminator
• Via internal flash, must be raised• 1.0 - 5.0 m range
Eye-start AF
Yes, selectable from menu
Shooting modes
• Auto • Programmed AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE• Shutter priority AE• Manual• Scene modes (below)
Scene modes
• Portrait• Landscape• Macro• Sports• Sunset • Night portrait
Sensitivity
• Auto (100 - 800) • ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800• ISO 1600• Lo80 (ISO 80, Low key) • Hi200 (ISO 200, High key)
Metering modes
• Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb pattern)• Center-weighted• Spot
Metering range
• EV 1 to 20 (Multi-segment / Center-weighted) • EV 4 to 20 (Spot metering)(at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)
AE Lock
• AEL button• Half-press shutter release
AE Bracketing
• 3 frames• 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps
Exposure compen.
• -2.0 to +2.0 EV• 0.3 EV steps
Shutter
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter Speed
• 30 to 1/4000 sec• Bulb
Flash X-sync
• 1/160 sec• 1/125 sec (with Super SteadyShot on)
Aperture values
Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps
DOF preview
Yes, dedicated button
White balance
• Auto• Daylight• Shade• Cloudy• Tungsten• Fluorescent• Flash • Color temperature (2500 - 9900 K)• Manual (Custom)
White balance fine tuning
• Auto (none)• Preset WB: -3 to +3 • Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4 • Color temperature WB: -9 to +9(Magenta to Green)
White balance bracketing
• 3 frames• Hi or Lo steps
Dynamic range optimizer
• Off• Standard• Advanced
Color space
• sRGB• Adobe RGB
Color modes
• Standard • Vivid• Portrait• Landscape• Sunset• Night view• B&W• Adobe RGB
Image parameters
• Contrast (-2 to +2)• Saturation (-2 to +2)• Sharpness (-2 to +2)(Available in all color modes)
Noise reduction
• Long exposure for exposures longer than 1 second • User controllable: On / Off
Viewfinder
• Eye-level fixed pentamirror • Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen (not changeable) • Magnification approx. x0.83• 95% frame coverage• Diotric adjustment (-2.5 to +1.0) • Eye-relief 20 mm from eyepiece, 16 mm from frame • Eyepiece cup removable• Viewfinder info bar
LCD monitor
• 2.5" TFT LCD ('Clear Photo LCD Plus') • 230,000 pixels• Anti-reflective coating• Auto dimmed by viewfinder eye sensor
Flash
• Built-in pop-up flash (manual release) • Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control• Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m)• Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/160 sec, 1/125 sec (SteadyShot on)
Flash modes
• Auto• Fill Flash• Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash)• Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash• Rear Flash Sync.• High Speed Sync.• Slow Sync with AE Lock
Flash compensation
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
External flash (optional)
• Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56)• Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36)• Macro Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM
Drive modes
• Single-frame• Continuous• Self-timer (10 or 2 sec) • Continuous bracket• Single-frame bracket• White balance bracket
Continuous shooting
• RAW: 3 fps, up to 6 frames• RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 3 frames• JPEG: 3fps, unlimited
Self-timer
• 10 sec• 2 sec
Orientation sensor
Yes, for shooting, playback and control panel display
Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage or PTP) • Video out (NTSC or PAL) • DC-IN• Remote terminal
Video out
Selectable NTSC or PAL
Storage
• Compact Flash Type I/II• Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo via CF adapter• Supports FAT16 / FAT32
Power
• NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (1600 mAh) • Battery charger included• Optional AC adapter
Vertical grip
Not available
Dimensions
133 x 95 x 71 mm (5.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 in)
Weight (body)
• No battery: 545 g (1.2 lb)• With battery: 638 g (1.4 lb)