Sony Alpha A230 Body

Bundles

Sony Alpha A230 Body 4GB Deal:

Sony Alpha A230 body plus an 4GB Ultrafast SDHC memory card, independent NP-FH50 type rechargeable spare battery, independent padded zoomster style case and a digital camera accessory kit (includes a mini tripod, cleaning cloth, lcd screen protectors and memory card case).

£310.00
(Inc VAT)

Sony Alpha A230 Body 8GB Deal:

Sony Alpha A230 body plus an 8GB Ultrafast SDHC memory card, independent NP-FH50 type rechargeable spare battery, independent padded zoomster style case and a digital camera accessory kit (includes a mini tripod, cleaning cloth, lcd screen protectors and memory card case).

£315.00
(Inc VAT)

Specification

Image Sensor

Type: 23.6 x 15.8 (APS-C size)
Effective Pixels: Approx. 10.2 megapixels
Total Pixels: Approx. 10.8 megapixels
Sensor Cleaning: Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism)
Colour Filter Type: R, G, B Primary Colour

Lens

Lens Mount: Sony a mount
Compatibility: Minolta & Konica Minolta α / MAXXUM / DYNAX lenses

Steady Shot

Sensor-shift mechanism: Yes
SteadyShot INSIDE Scale in viewfinder: Yes
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder): Yes
SteadyShot INSIDE capability: Approximately 2.5 EV - 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed
SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility: All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta

Focusing

Type: TTL phase-detection system
AF Area: Wide: Auto with 9 areas, Spot: Centre dual cross sensor, Local:  9 local areas
AF Modes: Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus
Predictive AF: with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)
AF Lock: Yes
AF Assist Beam: Yes, approx 5m

Exposure Control

Metering: TTL full aperture metering with 40 zone honeycomb SPC.
Metering Range: 0-18EV (ISO100)
Metering Patterns: Multi Segment, Spot, Centre Weighted
Modes: Auto, Program Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture priority, Manual, Scene Select
AE Lock: No
Exposure Compensation: +/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV step
AEB: 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100 - 3200

Shutter

Type: Electronically-controlled vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Speed: 1/4000 - 30 sec and bulb
Flash Sync: 1/160

White Balance

Type: Auto white balance
Settings Preset: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
Settings Custom: Yes
WB Bracketing: No

Viewfinder

Type: Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type
Screen: Spherical Acute Matte
Coverage: Approx. 95%
Magnification: Approx. 0.83x
Eye Relief: Approx. 16.5mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
Dioptre Correction: -2.5 to +1.0
Live View: No

LCD Screen

Size: 2.7"
Type: Clear Photo LCD Plus
LCD Dots Number: 230,400
LCD on/off: Yes
Brightness Adjustment: Yes
Tilting Screen: No

Flash

Built-in Flash: No
Flash Metering: ADI , Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Modes: Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash
X-Sync: 1/160sec
Flash Compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps selectable)
Wireless Flash Mode: YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)

Recording

Drive Mode: Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Self-timer Continuous, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, Remote commander
Continuous-Advance Rate: Max.2.5 fps (approx.)
Number of Continuous Advance: JPEG (L size, Fine): Until memory card is full, RAW: 6 images, RAW+JPEG: 3 images
Recording Media: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ HX/ SD memory card/ SDHC memory card
Recording Format: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable
RAW (pixels): 3872 x 2592
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels): 3872 x 2592 (10M)
Image Size M (pixels): 2896 x 1936 (5.6M)
Image Size S (pixels): 1920 x 1280 (2.5M)
Still Image quality: RAW, RAW+JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR): On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR): On/Off, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above
Delete Function: Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder
Colour Space (sRGB): YES
Colour Space (Adobe RGB): YES
Colour mode/DEC/Creative styles: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W, AdobeRGB
Dynamic Range Optimizer: Off, Standard / Advanced
Date/Time Print: With PictBridge

Playback / Edit

Information Display: Yes
White / Black Out Alert: Yes
Index Playback: YES (25, 9, 4 or 5 last frames filmstrip)
Enlarge: L size: 12x, M size: 9.1x, S size: 6.1x
Image Rotation: Yes
Auto Image Rotation: Yes

Other Features

Battery Remaining Indicator: Yes
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator: Yes
Histogram Indicator: Yes
Exif: 2.21
Exif Print: Yes
PictBridge: Yes
Zone Matching: No
Depth of Field Preview: No
Print Image Matching III: Yes
Remote Release Terminal: No
IR Remote Control: YES (with RMT-DSLR1)
DPOF: Yes
Indicator of Remaining CF Memory Space: Yes
Beep Sound: On/Off
File Number Memory: On/Off
Folder Name Mode: Standard and Date
Video Out: No
HD/HDMI Out: YES, HDMI mini connector
USB: Yes 2.0 HiSpeed
USB Mode: Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge)

Storage Media

Type: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ HX/ SD memory card/ SDHC memory card

Power Source

Batteries: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NP-FH50 (supplied)
Battery Life: Approx. 510 images

Physical Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD): 128.0 x 97.0 x 67.5 mm
Weight (Body Only): Approx. 450g

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