| Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 Specifications |
| Body construction |
Plastic |
| Sensor Specifications |
23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor
RGB Color Filter Array
Interline interlaced CCD
Built-in fixed low-pass filter
10.8 million total pixels
10.2 million effective pixels
12-bit ADC |
| FOV crop factor |
1.5x |
| Image sizes |
3872 x 2592 (L)
2896 x 1936 (M)
1920 x 1280 (S) |
| File qualities / formats |
RAW (12-bit,.ARW format, approx. 9.1 MB
per image)
RAW + JPEG Fine
JPEG Fine
JPEG Standard |
| Dust reduction |
Static-resistant anti-dust coating
CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level fixed pentaprism
Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen (not changeable)
Magnification approx. 0.83x
95% frame coverage
Dioptric adjustment (-2.5 to +1.0)
Eye-relief 20 mm from eyepiece, 16 mm from frame
Removable eyepiece cup |
| Lenses |
Sony Alpha lenses
(compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount lenses) |
| Auto Focus |
TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines
with center cross sensor)
EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range
Predictive focus control for moving subjects
Auto-tracking focus point display |
| AF area selection |
Wide AF area
Spot AF area (center)
Focus area selection (any of 9) |
| Super SteadyShot |
CCD-Shift 'Super SteadyShot' system
Five level LED shake indicator in viewfinder
Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2 – 3.5 steps in shutter speed |
| Focusing modes |
Single-shot AF
Direct Manual Focus
Continuous AF
Automatic AF
Manual focus |
| AF assist illuminator |
Via internal flash, must be raised
1.0 - 5.0 m range |
| Shooting modes |
Auto
Programmed AE (with shift)
Aperture priority AE
Shutter priority AE
Manual
Scene modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset,
Night portrait |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto (100 - 800)
ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Lo80 (ISO 80, Low key)
Hi200 (ISO 200, High key) |
| Metering range |
EV 1 to 20 (Multi-segment /
Center-weighted)
EV 4 to 20 (Spot metering)
(at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens) |
| Metering modes |
Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb
pattern)
Center-weighted
Spot |
| AE Bracketing |
3 frames
0.3 or 0.7 EV steps |
| AE Lock |
AEL button
Half-press shutter release |
| Exposure compensation |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV
0.3 EV steps |
| Shutter |
Electronically-controlled,
vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
30 to 1/4000 sec plus Bulb |
| Flash Sync |
1/160 sec [ 1/125 sec with Super Steadshot
on] |
| DOF preview |
Yes, dedicated button |
| White balance modes |
Auto, Daylight, Shade,
Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent
Flash, Color temperature (2500 - 9900 K), Manual (Custom) |
| White balance tuning |
Auto (none)
Preset WB: -3 to +3
Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4
Color temperature WB: -9 to +9
(Magenta to Green) |
| White balance bracketing |
3 frames, Hi or Lo steps |
| Dynamic range optimizer |
Off
Standard
Advanced |
| Color space |
sRGB or Adobe RGB |
| Color modes |
Standard, Vivid,
Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view, B&W |
| Image parameters |
Contrast (-2 to +2)
Saturation (-2 to +2)
Sharpness (-2 to +2)
(Available in all color modes) |
| Noise reduction |
Long exposure for exposures longer than 1
second
User controllable: On / Off |
| LCD monitor |
2.5" TFT LCD ('Clear Photo LCD Plus')
230,000 pixels
Anti-reflective coating
Auto dimmed by viewfinder eye sensor |
| Flash |
Built-in pop-up flash (manual release)
Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control
Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m)
Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.)
Flash sync 1/160 sec, 1/125 sec (SteadyShot on) |
| Flash modes |
Auto
Fill Flash
Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash)
Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash
Rear Flash Sync.
High Speed Sync.
Slow Sync with AE Lock |
| Flash compensation |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| External flash (optional) |
Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56)
Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36)
Macro Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM |
| Drive modes |
Single-frame
Continuous
Self-timer (10 or 2 sec)
Continuous bracket
Single-frame bracket
White balance bracket |
| Continuous shooting |
RAW: 3 fps, up to 6 frames
RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 3 frames
JPEG: 3fps, unlimited |
| Self-timer |
10 sec
2 sec |
| Orientation sensor |
Yes, for shooting, playback and control
panel display |
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage or PTP)
Video out (NTSC or PAL)
DC-IN
Remote terminal |
| Storage |
Compact Flash Type I/II
Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo via CF adapter
Supports FAT16 / FAT32 |
| Video out |
Selectable NTSC or PAL |
| Power |
NP-FM55H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
(1600 mAh)
Battery charger included
Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions |
133 x 95 x 71 mm (5.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight (body) |
Without battery: 545 g (1.2 lb)
With battery: 638 g (1.4 lb) |
