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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens | interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 23.5 mm × 15.6 mm APS-C 12.3 effective megapixels CMOS |
| Maximum resolution | 4272 × 2848 pixels |
| Film speed | Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 |
| Storage media | Secure Digital/Secure Digital HC, Memory Stick PRO Duo |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Metering modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync., Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter speed range | 30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 5 Frames Per Second, 4 Frames Per Second in LiveView |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | optical |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, Tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom |
| WB bracketing | 5 frames |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 230k pixel 3-inch TFT LCD |
| Battery | 7.2 V, 1650 mAh (Sony NP-FM500H) |
| Weight | 597 g (21.1 oz) (body only) |
| Made in | Japan |
The Sony α 500 (DSLR-A500) is a midrange-level digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) marketed by Sony, which was released in 2009.
It features live view and body-integrated image stabilization. It has a 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor. The camera itself received mostly good reviews, with its fast continuous shot function, much better image quality for photos taken in bad light situations compared to 3xx series and overall very good price/performance ratio. Inability to record videoclips, is the mostly often criticized point. [1]
Compared to A550, A500 features less detailed LiveView LCD, 12 contra 14 MPixel sensor resolution and absence of 7 frame/s continuous shot without autofocus mode. Both cameras also feature unique auto-HDR mode.
