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SONY ALPHA A850 BODY ONLY
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SONY ALPHA A850 BODY ONLY

Price per Unit (piece): R 25 199.00 Including Vat

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Digital SLR 24.6 Mega Pixel 35mm Camera

• 24.6 MP Full-frame ExmorTM CMOS Sensor
· 98% Viewfinder coverage

· 9-Point Center Dual Cross AF

· SteadyShot® INSIDE

· 3.0" 921K-dot Hybrid LCD

• Intelligent Preview





General



Camera Type

Digital SLR camera for use with interchangeable lenses



Lens Used

Sony α lenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses





Image Capture



Sensor

35mm-film format (35.9 x 24.0mm), Exmor CMOS sensor



No. of Pixels

Total: 25.7 megapixels; Effective: 24.6 megapixels



Dust Reduction

Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism





Recording



Recording Media

Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Compact Flash (Type I & II, UDMA Mode 5 compliant), Microdrive



Format Function

FAT 12, 16, 32



File Format

JPEG (DCF 2.0 and Exif 2.21 compliant, DPOF supported), RAW (Sony ARW 2.1 format), RAW+JPEG



Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2)

L (24M): 6048 x 4032; M (13M): 4400 x 2936; S (6.1M): 3024 x 2016



Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9)

L (21M): 6048 x 3408; M (11M): 4400 x 2472; S (5.2M): 3024 x 1704



Colour Modes

sRGB, Adobe RGB



Image Quality Modes

Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, RAW, cRAW (compressed), RAW + JPEG (Fine), cRAW (compressed) + JPEG (Fine)



Noise Reduction

Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: available at the ISO set to 1600 or above



Creative Style

Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View, Autumn Leaves, B&W, Sepia



D-Range Optimizer

Mode: off, Standard / Advanced Auto / Advanced Level; Advanced Level setting: 5 levels; DRO advanced bracketing: 3 frames, H/L selectable





White Balance



Settings

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash), Colour Temperature (2500 - 9900k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation), custom





SteadyShot® INSIDE (Image Stabilization)



System

Image-sensor shift mechanism



Display

Indicator inside viewfinder



Compensation

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





Display



LCD Monitor

3.0-inch (100% field of view), 921,600-dot, Xtra Fine LCD





AF System



Focus Modes

Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus



Main Features

Focus areas selection (wide area / 9-point local frame selection / fixed centre spot focus), predictive focus for moving subjects, auto-tracking focus point, focus lock



Type

TTL phase-detection system



Sensor

CCD line sensors, 9 points (center dual-cross type) with 10 assisted points



Sensitivity Range

0EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent



AF Illuminator

Range: 1 - 7m





AE System



Exposure Modes

Program AE (AUTO / P, with program shift), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual



Metering Type

TTL metering (Multi Segments, Center-weighted, Spot)



Metering Sensor

40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC



Metering Range

0EV - 20EV (+2EV to +20EV with spot metering), ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens



Exposure Compensation

+/- 3EV (0.3/0.5EV increments)



AE Lock

Yes





Flash



Type

External flash unit



Flash Metering and Control

ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash



Flash Modes

Auto, Fill flash, Rear Sync, Wireless*, High-speed sync, Slow sync *Requires compatible external flash



Flash Compensation

+/- 3EV (0.3/0.5 EV increments)





Shutter



Type

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



Speed Range

1/8000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb



Flash Sync Speed

1/250 sec. (1/200 sec. with SteadyShot on)





Viewfinder



Type

Fixed eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism



Focusing Screen

Spherical Acute Matte



Field of View

98%



Magnification

0.74x (with 50mm lens at infinity)



Eye Relief

Approx. 20mm from the eyepiece at -1 diopter



Diopter Control

-3.0 to +1.0m





Shooting



Exposure Bracketing

Continuous / Single, with 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 2.0* EV increments, 3 / 5 frames selectable. *2.0 EV bracketing limited to 3 frames



White Balance Bracketing

3 frames, H/L selectable



Continuous Shooting Rate

Up to 3 frames per second



Continuous Shooting Limit

Fine / Standard: 384/593 frames, Extra fine: 34 frames, RAW: 16 frames, cRAW (compressed): 18 frames, RAW+JPEG: 12 frames, cRAW+JPEG: 12 frames



Self-timer

10 sec., 2 sec.





Others



Printing Output Control

Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, PictBridge, DPOF setting





Power



Battery

NP-FM500H



External Power Source

AC Adaptor AV-PW10AM / Charger AV-VQ900AM (both sold separately)



Battery Performance

Approx. 880 shots (CIPA measurement)





Connectivity



PC Interface

USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / PTP mode / multi LUN)



HDMI Out

HDMI mini connector



Video Output

NTSC / PAL selectable



Sync. Terminal

Adaptable to the sync. terminal of the opposite polarity





Size



Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 156.3 x 116.9 x 81.9mm (excl. protrusions)



Weight

Approx. 850g (not including battery, memory card or accessories)





Operating Temperature



Range

0° - 40° C