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Sony Alpha A55 SLT Body Features:

• 16.2 effective megapixels - High-resolution Exmor™ APS HD CMOS Sensor for low-noise, ultra-responsive still image and HD video shooting, even in low light
• BIONZ processor with dual Noise reduction - Powerful image processing engine incorporates new algorithms for very high quality, low noise images with rich tonal gradation
• Translucent Mirror Technology - Replaces DSLR moving mirror with fixed translucent mirror: enables ultra-fast shooting with speedy, accurate phase detection AF
• Ultra high-speed continuous shooting - Capture fast-moving action at up to 10fps in Continuous Priority AE mode, with accurate autofocus tracking of moving subjects
• Quick AF Full HD movie shooting - Record detail-packed Full HD videos in AVCHD 1080i or MP4 format: with rapid, accurate AF tracking, even with moving subjects
• Creative Full HD movie functions - Including dedicated Movie button, aperture control for beautiful depth of field effects and selectable Creative Styles
• Advanced Quick AF Live View - Real-time full-resolution image display from main sensor on LCD or in viewfinder with fast, accurate phase-detection autofocus
• Enhanced HDR Auto - Automatically merges three successive exposures to create a single image with an effective dynamic range even wider than film
• Sweep Panorama with 3D Sweep Panorama - Press the shutter and sweep the camera to capture extra-wide panoramic images: also capture 3D panoramas to view on 3D TV
• Up to ISO 12800 - Very high maximum sensitivity with improved noise reduction for natural-looking images, even in low light conditions
• 15-point phase-detection AF system - Newly developed AF system with 3 cross sensors for rapid, accurate focusing - effective with Viewfinder or live view shooting

EAN Reference: 4905524783162

Technical specifications SLT-A55V

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Lens Mount

Sony α mount
 

YES

Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
 

YES

Lens Compatibility

All types of Sony α lenses
 

YES

Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses
 

YES

Image Sensory

Image sensor type
 

CMOS Sensor

Image sensor colour filter
 

R, G, B, Primary color

Size (mm)
 

23.5 x 15.6 (APS-C size)

Camera

Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)
 

Approx. 16.7

Effective Pixels (megapixels)
 

Approx. 16.2

Automatic White Balance
 

YES

White balance: preset selection
 

Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash

White balance: custom setting
 

YES

White balance: types of color temperature
 

2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation

White balance bracketing
 

3 frames, Selectable 2 steps

ISO Sensitivity Setting
 

ISO100 - 12800 equivalent

SteadyShot INSIDE

System: Sensor-shift mechanism
 

YES

SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)
 

YES

Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)
 

NO

SteadyShot INSIDE capability
 

Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility
 

All Sony DSLR lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta

*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot
 

Anti-Dust

Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
 

YES

Auto Focus System

TTL phase-detection system
 

YES

Sensor
 

15 points (3 points cross type)

Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV
 

-1 - 18

Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)
 

YES

AF Area: Wide focus area
 

YES (auto with 15 areas)

AF Area: Spot
 

YES

AF Area: Local focus area selection
 

YES (15 local areas)

AF Area: Multi Point
 

NO

AF Area: Center Weighted
 

NO

AF Area: Flexible Spot
 

NO

AF Modes
 

Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus

Predictive Focus Control
 

YES (AF-A and AF-C)

Focus Lock
 

YES

AF Illuminator
 

YES (with built-in flash)

AF Illuminator range (meters)
 

Approx. 1-5

Auto Exposure System

Light metering type
 

1200-zone evaluative metering

Light metering cell
 

NO

Light metering: Multi segment
 

YES

Light metering: Spot
 

YES

Light metering: Center weighted
 

YES

Exposure: Automatic
 

YES

Exposure: Program Auto
 

YES

Exposure: iAUTO
 

NO

Exposure: AUTO+
 

YES

Exposure: Shutter priority
 

YES

Exposure: Aperture priority
 

YES

Exposure: Manual
 

YES

Exposure: Scene selection
 

YES

Sweep Panorama
 

YES (2D, 3D)

Anti Motion Blur
 

NO

AE Lock
 

YES

Exposure compensation
 

YES (+/-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step)

AE Bracketing
 

With 1/3 EV / 2/3 EV increments, 3 frames

Shutter

Type
 

Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Shutter Speed Range (seconds)
 

1/4000 - 30 and bulb

Flash Sync Speed; second
 

1/160

Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); second
 

1/160

Flash

Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)
 

10

Flash Metering System
 

ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering

Flash Compensation
 

+/-2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)

Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)
 

4

Flash Mode
 

Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync.

Wireless flash mode
 

YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)

Slow Synchronization
 

YES

Red-Eye Reduction
 

YES

Flash Popup
 

Auto

Automatic Flash
 

YES

Viewfinder

Type
 

Electronic

Field of View (%)
 

100

Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity)
 

1.10x

Eye Relief
 

Approx. 19mm from the Eyepiece lens

Diopter Adjustment
 

-4.0 to +4.0 diopter

Live View

Type
 

YES - Quick AF Live View

Other
 

Face detection / Smile shutter

LCD screen

Screen Size
 

7.5cm / 3" Wide

Monitor Type
 

Xtra Fine TruBlack LCD

LCD Total Dot Number
 

921.600

LCD on/off
 

YES

Brightness adjustable
 

YES

Tilting screen
 

YES - Variable Angle Tilt

Rotating screen
 

YES

Recording

Drive Mode
 

Single, Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer

Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)
 

Max.10 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE, max. 6 fps in Drive Mode

Number of Continuous Advance
 

JPEG (L size, Fine): 35 images, RAW: 20 images, RAW+JPEG: 20 images

Recording Media
 

Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards

Recording Format
 

JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible, RAW (Sony ARW 2.2 format), RAW + JPEG

Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)
 

4912 X 3264 (16M)

Image Size M (pixels)
 

3568 X 2368 (8.4M)

Image Size S (pixels)
 

2448 X 1624 (4M)

Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(focal length 16mm/18mm)
 

"Image Size: Std Horizontal: 8,192 x 1,856(135deg/120deg) / Vertical: 3,872 x 2,160(101deg/90deg) Image Size: Wide Horizontal: 12,416 x 1,856(202deg/180deg) / Vertical: 5,536 x 2,160(142deg/126d

3D Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(Focal length:16mm/18mm)
 

Image Size: 16:9 Horizontal: 1920 X 1080(69deg/62deg) Image Size: Std Horizontal: 4912 X 1080(178deg/158deg) Image Size: Wide Horizontal: 7152 X 1080(259deg/230deg)

Still Image quality
 

RAW, RAW + JPEG, JPEG (Fine, Standard)

Movie Recording Format
 

AVCHD / MP4

Video Compression
 

MPEG-4 AVC / H.264

Audio recording Format
 

Dolby® Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC

Movie recording mode - AVCHD
 

YES, 1920 x 1080 (50i, Interlace), Approx.17Mbps (Average bit-rate) (PAL)

Movie recording mode - MP4
 

YES, 1440 x 1080 (Approx.25fps, Progressive), Approx.12Mbps(Average bit-rate) (PAL) / VGA(640 x 480, Approx.25fps, Progressive), Approx.3Mbps(Average bit-rate) (PAL)

GPS Heading
 

YES

Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)
 

On / Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second

Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)
 

YES

Delete Function
 

YES

Color Space (sRGB)
 

YES

Color Space (Adobe RGB)
 

YES

Color mode/DEC/Creative styles
 

Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W

Dynamic Range Optimizer
 

Off, Auto, Advanced: Level

Date/Time Print
 

YES

Playback/Edit

Information Display
 

YES

White/Black Out Alert
 

YES

Index Playback
 

YES (12, 6)

Enlarge (Maximum magnification)
 

L size: 11.8x, M size: 8.8x, S size: 6x

Image Rotation
 

YES

Auto Image Rotation
 

YES

General

Battery Remaining Indicator
 

YES

InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator
 

YES (in %)

Histogram Indicator
 

YES

Exif
 

2.3

Exif Print YES

PictBridge NO

Menu Language
English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian / Greek / Turkish

Zone Matching NO

Depth-of-Field Preview YES

PRINT Image Matching III YES

Remote Release Terminal YES

IR Remote Control YES (with optional RMT-DSLR1)

DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) YES

Indicator of remaining memory space (CF) YES

Beep Sound On/Off selectable

File Number Memory On/Off selectable

Folder Name Mode Standard and Date

Operating Temperature (degrees C) 0 - 40

Video Out NO

HD/HDMI® Out HDMI® mini connector (Type C), BRAVIA® Sync (Sync menu), Photo TV HD

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed YES

USB Mode Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP

Battery System NP-FW50

Supplied Battery NP-FW50

Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) Approx. 330 images with viewfinder, approx. 380 images in live view mode

Weight (g) Approx. 441

Dimensions Width (mm) 124.4 Height (mm) 92 Depth (mm) 84.7