Sony α 200

Sony α 200 is the third model of Sony α. The model offer sight upgrade from Sony α 100 and comes in a lower price for about RM1999 including 2gb Sony Memory Stick. It will be on the shelves in early Jan 2008.

Among the major changes to the Sony α 200 compare to the A100 were;

LCD mon upgrade from 2.5-inch to 2.7-inch, but same effective pixals
X-sync (With Super Steady Shoot On) from 1/125s to 1/160s
More Recording Format (RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable)


here more about the SLR;

Type
Digital single-lens reflex camera Sensor
23.6 × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution
3872 x 2592 pixels
Lens type
interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount
Shutter
electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range
30 ~ 1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Exposure Metering
40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring
Exposure Modes
full manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames brcketting
Metering modes
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Focus areas
9-points center cross-hair sensor
Focus modes
manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock
Continuous Shooting
3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 RAW
Viewfinder
optical, spherical Acute Matte screen, 17.6mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror
ASA/ISO range
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Flash
Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM), GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet/ 12 meters)
Custom WB
Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing
3 frames
Rear LCD monitor
230k pixel, 2.7-inch TFT LCD
Storage
CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with included adapter)
Battery
7.2V, 1600 mAh
Weight
545 g