Specifications for α350
Model Name α350
System
Camera type Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and interchangeable lens
Lens compatibility Sony αlenses, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses
Image Sensor
Sensor type APS-C type (23.5 x 15.7 mm), with RGB primary colour filters
No. of pixels Approx. 14.2 (effective) / 14.9 (total) megapixels
Anti-Dust system Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism
ISO sensitivity range AUTO, 100 to 3200 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index)
Recording
Recording format JPEG (DCF2.0, Exit 2.21), RAW (Sony ARW 2.0 format), RAW + JPEG
Image quality modes RAW, RAW + JPEG, Fine, Standard
Media
CompactFlash (Type I, Type II), Microdrive
* Separately sold “Memory Stick Duo Adapter for CompactFlash Slot AD-MSCF1” is
necessary to use Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO-
HG Duo.
Noise reduction Long exposure NR: On/Off selectable, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.
High ISO NR: On/Off selectable, available at ISO 1600 or higher
Colour space sRGB, Adobe RGB
Other features Creative Style, D-Range Optimizer (Off, Standard, Advanced)
White Balance
Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
Colour Temperature / Colour filter, Custom
Bracketing 3 exposures, H/L level selectable
Focus Control
Type TTL phase detection system
No. of focus point 9 points
Modes AF/MF selectable, AF modes: Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF
Focus area Wide, Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)
Other features Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator (Built-in flash, Range:
Approx. 1-5m)
Exposure Control
Metering
Type: TTL metering
Sensor: 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Sensitivity range: EV 2 – 20 (EV 4 – 20 in spot metering mode),
(at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)
Modes: Multi segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure
Modes: Program AE (AUTO, AUTO – Flash Off, P),
Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual,
Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night portrait / Night
view)
Exposure compensation: +/-2 EV (in 1/3 stop increments)
Bracketing: 3 continuous or single exposures selectable, in 0.3 or 0.7-stop increments
Viewfinder
Type Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror
Coverage 95%
Magnification 0.74 x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1)
