Sony alpha 700 - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Breathtaking quality from capture to playback; Sublime image quality; Sensational viewing
- Page 3 – CMOS sensor; New on-chip column A/D conversion and dual noise reduction; Advanced new BIONZ; Another step forward in the evolution of image quality
- Page 4 – Exmor
- Page 5 – Faster, more precise 11- point autofocus system; Focusing options to suit your shooting style; Bright, clear viewfi nder for easy focusing; Superb response
- Page 6 – Three high-precision metering modes
- Page 7 – Fine -tune Creative mode settings to suit your personal style; Expanded creativity
- Page 8 – Easy dial access to basic exposure and scene modes; Versatile white balance colour control options
- Page 9 – Easy access to settings while shooting; A wide range of customisable settings; press; Enhanced operating simplicity
- Page 10 – Strong, lightweight body; battery with high-precision level display; Superior dust and moisture resistance; Outstanding reliability
- Page 11 – Stunning resolution and detail displayed on your TV screen; Direct HDMI connectivity for simply stunning HD images; Wide screen image viewing
- Page 12 – A powerful range of software tools; Remote Camera Control SR for RAW data image management; Included software
- Page 13 – Imagination unlimited; system lenses; Carl Zeiss
- Page 14 – system accessories
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System
Camera t ype
Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses
Lens mount
Sony
mount; compatible with Konica Minolta A-t ype bayonet mount
Lens compatibilit y
All Sony lenses and Konica Minolta / MA X XUM / DYNA X lens
Image Capture
Image sensor t ype
Exmor
TM
CMOS sensor
Image sensor size
23.5 x 15.6 mm ( APS-C t ype)
Total pixel number
Approx. 13,053,000 pixels
Ef fective pixel number
Approx. 12,246,000 pixels
Anti-Dust system
Charge protection coating on low pass filter
and image-sensor shif t mechanism
Recording
Media
Memor y Stick: Memor y Stick Duo, Memor y Stick PRO Duo,
Memor y Stick PRO-HG Duo
CompactFlash card: Type I, Type II ( UDMA / Microdrive)
Slot
Dual slot for Memor y Stick Duo / CompactFlash
File system
FAT 12, 16, 32
Image format
JPEG, RAW (ARW 2.0 format), RAW + JPEG
Image size
RAW: 4288 x 2856, L (12M, 3:2); 4272 x 2848,
M (6.4M, 3:2): 3104 x 2064, S (3.0M, 3:2): 2128 x 1424,
L (10M, 16:9); 4272 x 2400, M (5.4M, 16:9): 3104 x 1744,
S (2.6M, 16:9): 2128 x 1200
Color space
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Noise reduction
Long Exp. NR: On / Of f, available at shut ter speeds longer than 1 sec.
High ISO NR: High / Normal / Low, available at ISO 1600 or higher
Creative St yle
Base St yles: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Adobe RGB
User set ting registration: 3 st yle boxes; Standard, Vivid, Neutral,
Adobe RGB, Clear, Deep, Light, Por trait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view,
Autumn leaves, B / W, Sepia
Adjustable Items: Contrast (-3 to +3 steps),
Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps),
Brightness (-3 to +3 steps), Zone Matching (-1 to +2 steps)
D-Range Optimiser
Mode: Of f, Standard / Advanced: Auto / Advanced: Level
Advanced Level set ting: 5 levels
DRO advanced bracketing: 3 frames, H / L selectable
White Balance
Mode
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
Colou r Temperature / Colour filter, Custom
Colour temperature
2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing
3 frames, H / L selectable
Super SteadyShot
System
Image-sensor shif t mechanism
Capabilit y
Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shut ter speed
(varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)
View finder
Type
Fixed eye-level system with optical glass t ype pentaprism
Field of view
95%
Magnification
0.9 x, with 50mm lens at infinit y
Eye relief
Approx. 25 mm from the eyepiece,
Approx. 21 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter
Diopter adjustment
-3.0 to +1.0 m-1
Mirror
Quick return mirror
Focusing screen
Spherical Acute Mat te
Auto Focus System
Type
(TTL) phase-detection system
Sensor
CCD line sensors
No. of focus point
11 points
Sensitivit y range
0 EV to +18 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent)
Focus mode
Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF,
Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
Focus area
Wide focus area (Auto,11 areas), Spot focus area,
Local focus area (11 local areas, selection with the multi-selector)
Eye-Star t AF system
On / Of f selectable
AF illuminator
Type: built -in, LED
Range: approx. 1 m - 7 m
Auto Exposure System
Light metering
Type: TTL metering
Cell: 40-segment honeycomb-pat tern SPC
Range: 0 EV to 20 EV (+2 EV to +20 EV with Spot metering)
(at ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens)
Mode: Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted
Exposure set ting
Auto, Program AUTO (with Program Shif t), Shut ter priorit y,
Aper ture priorit y, Manual , Scene selection (Por trait, Landscape, Macro,
Spor ts action, Sunset, Night view /por trait)
Exposure compensation
+/-3.0 EV, 0.3 EV / 0.5 EV steps selectable
AE bracketing
Bracket: Cont. / Bracket: Single, with 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 EV increments,
3/5 frames selectable
ISO sensitivit y (REI)
AUTO: ISO 200 - 1600 (lower limit / upper limit selectable)
ISO range
ISO 100 - 3200 equivalent
(Up to ISO 6400 can be set as expanded ISO range.)
ISO steps
1/3 EV step
Flash
Built-in flash system
Manual popup; approx. GN 12 (in metres at ISO 100);
coverage of up to 16 mm (in the focal length);
approx. 3 sec. recycling time; flash-ready indicator
Flash metering system
ADI flash / Pre-flash TTL / Manual flash
Flash mode
Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync, Slow sync, Manual flash,
Red-eye reduction, High speed sync (with external flash)
Flash compensation
+/- 3.0 EV (0.3 / 0.5 EV steps selectable)
Flash bracketing
3/5 frames, 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 EV steps selectable
External flash
Sony
System Flash
Wireless control: available
Shut ter
Type
Electronically-controlled, ver tical-traverse, focal-plane t ype
Speed range
1/8000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb
Flash sync speed
1/250 sec. (Super SteadyShot of f ), 1/200 sec. (Super SteadyShot on)
Drive
Drive mode
Single-frame advance, Continuous advance (H / L selectable),
Self-timer (10 sec. / 2 sec. delay, with mirror-up function)
Continuous advance rate
Hi: approx. 5 fps max., Lo: approx. 3 fps
No. of frames recordable w /
continuous advance
RAW: 18, cRAW (compressed): 25, RAW+JPEG: 12, cRAW+JPEG: 12,
L / Fine JPEG (Extra fine): 16, JPEG (Standard / Fine): until memor y card
is full (with 4GB memor y card capacit y) Per formance depends upon
memor y card utilised
Camera Function
Depth-of-field preview
Yes (by pressing Depth-of-field preview but ton)
Auto review
10 sec. / 5 sec. / 2 sec. / Of f selectable
LCD Monitor
LCD screen size
7.5 cm (3.0 t ype) TFT
Total number of dots
921,600 (640 x 3 (RGB) x 480) dots
Field of view
100%
LCD brightness set ting
+/-5 steps
Print function
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge, DPOF set ting
Inter face
HDMI Out
HDMI t ype C minijack
1920 x1080i 59.94/50 Hz, 1280 x 720p 59.94/50Hz,
720 x 480p 59.94 Hz, 720 x 576p 50 Hz
USB Out
USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), USB Connecting ( Mass Storage, PTP, Multi LUN )
Sync. terminal
Adaptable to the sync. terminal of the opposite polarit y
Video Out
NTSC / PAL selectable ( in Menu)
Remote Control
Wired
With optional RM-S1AM or RM-L1AM
Wireless
With RMT-DSLR1
PC control
Image data transfer and camera control with supplied sof t ware
Power
Power source
Bat ter y: Solely with the Rechargeable Bat ter y Back NP-FM500H (7.2 V )
AC adapter: AC-VQ900AM (optional) ( 7.6 V )
Bat ter y charger
BC-VM10
Bat ter y life
Approx. 650 shots (CIPA measurement)
Power saving mode
Shut down af ter 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 / 30 min
Others
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Approx. 141.7 x 104.8 x 79.7 mm (excl. protrusions)
Trademarks & Remarks
*
is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
* Exmor
, Bionz
, Bravia
, Super SteadyShot, InfoLITHIUM
,
Memory Stick
, Memory Stick PRO
, Memory Stick Duo
,
Memory Stick PRO Duo
, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
,
Cyber-shot
, H A N D Y C A M
, and Magic Gate
are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Corporation.
* Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
* Macintosh, Mac OS, iMac, iBook, PowerBook, and Power Mac, and eMac are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Apple Inc.
* HDMI, HDMI logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are registered trademarks or trademarks of HDMI
Licensing LLC.
* Intel, Intel Core, MMX, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
* CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.
* Microdrive is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and/or other
countries.
* Adobe is a registered trademark or a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or
other countries.
* D-Range Optimizer Advanced uses technology provided by Apical Limited.
* All other company and product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may
be the trademarks of their respective owners.
* The InfoLITHIUM,
, is a lithium battery pack which can exchange data with compatible electronic
equipment about its energy consumption. Sony recommends that you use the battery pack with electronic
equipment that has the
mark.
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Summary
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