Sony NEX-C3 specifications
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| Price (with 18-55mm zoom lens) | US: $649 UK: £499 EU: €649 |
| Body material | • Metal top plate, Polycarbonate |
| Sensor * | • 23.4 x 15.6 mm Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor • 16.2 million effective pixels • 16.5 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes * | 3:2 • 16 MP - 4912 x 3264 • 8.4 MP - 3568 x 2368 • 4.0 MP - 2448 x 1624 16:9 12 MP - 4912 x 2760 • 7.1 MP - 3568 x 2000 • 3.4 MP - 2448 x 1376 |
| Image sizes (Panorama) | Sweep Panorama • 8192 x 1856 • 2160 x 3872 • 12416 x 1856 • 2160 x 5536 3D Sweep Panorama • 4912 x 1080 • 7152 x 1080 • 1920 X 1080 |
| File qualities / formats | RAW RAW + JPEG Fine • JPEG Fine JPEG Standard |
| Movie | MPEG-4 1280 x 720p 29.97fps (9 or 6 Mbps) 640 x 480 29.97fps |
| Dust reduction | Coating on low pass filter Sensor-shift |
| Lenses | Sony E-mount Sony Alpha lenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses via adaptor (MF only, exclude power zoom lenses/tele-converters) |
| Image Stabilization | 'Optical SteadyShot' system on selected lenses |
| Auto Focus | Contrast AF 25 multi-point Centre-weighted Flexible Spot |
| Shooting modes | Intelligent Auto Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual • Sweep Panorama Anti-Motion Blur Scene modes (below) |
| Scene modes | Portrait Landscape Macro Sports Action Sunset Night view/portrait Hand-Held Night Shot |
| Sensitivity | Auto (Range varies depending on shooting mode) ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO 6400 ISO 12800 |
| Metering modes | Multi-segment (49 segment Honeycomb pattern) Center-weighted Spot |
| Exposure compen. | -2.0 to +2.0 EV 0.3 EV steps |
| Shutter Speed | Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane type 30 to 1/4000 sec Bulb |
| Aperture values | Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps |
| White balance | Auto Daylight Shade Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent Flash Color temperature/filter (2500 - 9900 K) Manual (Custom) Manual (Custom set) |
| Dynamic range optimizer | Off DRAuto HDR Auto |
| Color space | sRGB Adobe RGB |
| Color modes | Standard Vivid Portrait Landscape Sunset B&W |
| Picture Effect* | Posterization (color/B/W) Pop Color Retro Photo Partial color (R/G/B/Y) High Key High Contrast Monochrome Toy Camera |
| LCD monitor | 3.0 XtraFine TruBlack LCD 921,600 pixels Angle adjustable 80 degrees up/45 degrees down |
| Flash | External flash (supplied), attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal GN : 7 meters Flash Sync: 1/160sec |
| Flash modes | Auto On Off Fill-flash Slow Sync Rear Sync. Red-eye reduction on/off selectable |
| Drive modes | Single-frame Continuous Speed Priority 10 sec 3 or 5 images Bracket Cont 0.3 EV Self Timer |
| Continuous shooting |
• Approx: 2.5 fps • Speed-priority mode: max 5.5 fps • Varies according to shooting conditions and memory card used |
| Self-timer | 10 or 2 seconds |
| Connectivity | HDMI out (with PhotoTV HD and BRAVIA Sync) USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Storage | Memory Stick Pro Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Power* | NP-FH50 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied) Battery charger included Optional AC adapter |
| Battery Life (CIPA)* | 400 shots approx. |
| Dimensions * | 110 x 60 x 33mm |
| Weight (with batt and card)* | Approx. 225g (7.9 oz) |
| Supplied accessories | Shoulder strap; Battery; Charger; USB cable (miniB); CD‑ROM; Flash |
* Updated Compared to Sony NEX-3







