| Price (Body only) |
US: $ 1,599
UK: £ 1,149 (inc VAT) |
| Body material |
Top and Front: Magnesium Alloy
Rear: Plastic |
| Sensor |
23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor
RGB Color Filter Array
Interline interlaced CCD
Built-in fixed low-pass filter
6.31 million total pixels
6.1 million effective pixels
12-bit ADC |
| Image sizes |
3008 x 2000
2256 x 1496
1504 x 1000 |
| File formats |
RAW (12-bit) (approx. 9.8 MB per image)
RAW + JPEG (Fine)
JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - (Extra Fine, Fine, Standard) |
| Color space |
sRGB (Natural)
sRGB (Natural+)
Adobe RGB |
| Lenses |
Minolta A-type bayonet mount |
| FOV crop |
1.5x |
| Anti-Shake |
CCD-Shift Anti-shake system with LED indicator in viewfinder
Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2 – 3 steps in shutter speed |
| Auto Focus |
TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)
Wide focus area, any area selectable (of 9)
EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range
Predictive focus control for moving subjects
Auto-tracking focus point display |
| Focus modes |
Single-shot AF
Continuous AF
Automatic AF
Manual focus |
| AF assist |
Yes, via flash
5.0 m range |
| Shooting modes |
Full Auto
Programmed AE (with shift)
Shutter priority AE
Aperture priority AE
Manual |
| Metering modes |
14-segment Honeycomb pattern
Center-Weighted
Spot |
| Metering range |
EV 0 to 20 (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens) |
| AE Lock |
AE-L button
Half-press shutter release |
| AE Bracketing |
3 or 5 frames
0.3 or 0.5 EV steps |
| Exposure compen. |
-3.0 to +3.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Exposure steps |
0.5 EV
0.3 EV |
| Sensitivity |
Auto (100 - 400)
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200 *
* Only if enabled in custom menu |
| Shutter |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
30 to 1/4000 sec
Bulb |
| Flash X-sync |
1/160 sec (with AS off)
1/125 sec (with AS on) |
| Aperture values |
Depends on lens |
| DOF preview |
Yes, button |
| White balance |
Auto
Daylight
Shade
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Flash
Color temperature (Kelvin)
Manual (Custom) |
| Image parameters |
Contrast (-2 to +2)
Saturation (-2 to +2)
Sharpness (-2 to +2)
Hue (-2 to +2) |
| Noise reduction |
On / Off (exposures longer than 1 sec) |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level fixed pentaprism
Spherical Acute Matte (G-type) focusing screen (interchangeable)
Magnification approx. x0.9
95% frame coverage
Diotric adjustment (-3.0 to +1.0)
Eye-relief 25 mm from eyepiece
Eyepiece cup removable
Viewfinder info bar |
| LCD monitor |
2.5" TFT LCD
207,000 pixels |
| Flash |
Built-in pop-up flash (manual release)
Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control
Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m), 17 (ISO 200/m)
Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.)
Flash sync 1/160 sec (AS off), 1/125 sec (AS on)
Flash modes:
Flash compensation |
| Flash modes |
Fill Flash
Flash Cancel
Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash)
Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash
Rear Flash Sync.
High Speed Sync. |
| Flash compensation |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.5 EV steps |
| External flash |
Program Flash 5600HS(D), 3600HS(D), 2500D, Macro Ring Flash 1200*
with flash sync. terminal |
| Continuous shooting |
RAW / RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 9 frames
JPEG Extra Fine: 3 fps, up to 12 frames
JPEG Fine: 3 fps, up to 15 frames
JPEG Standard: 3 fps, up to 19 frames |
| Self-timer |
10 sec
2 sec |
| Interval timer |
Interval time: 30 seconds/1-10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes
2 -240 frames
Start timer is equipped. (Setting: 0.5 to 24H, in 0.5 increments) |
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video out
DC-IN
Remote terminal |
| Video out |
Selectable NTSC or PAL |
| Storage |
Compact Flash Type I/II |
| Power |
NP-400 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Battery charger included
Optional AC adapter
Optional Vertical Control Grip VC-7D |
| Dimensions |
150 x 106 x 78 mm (5.9 x 4.2 x 3.1 in) |
| Weight (no batt/lens) |
760 g (1.68 lb) |