Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 User manual

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United Kingdom
DSLR-A350 This document was created on
23-Apr-2008
http://www.sony.co.uk
14.2 megapixel Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) camera - body only. Supreme
imaging quality plus tilting screen with Quick AF Live View for responsive, flexible
shooting. In-body Super SteadyShot gives effective anti-shake performance with
all Sony or Konica Minolta α-mount lenses.
Features
Please be aware that the features/specifications can differ from country to country.
• Extremely high resolution 14.2 effective megapixel CCD sensor for
superbly detailed images with rich tones and vibrant color
• Large, high-resolution 2.7-inch LCD with 2-way tilt adjustment for shooting
freedom and comfort at any angle
• Quick AF Live View for fast, accurate autofocus and responsive AF
performance even with fast-moving objects
• Optimised BIONZ processor for enhanced picture quality, reduced image
noise and responsive operation
• High sensitivity up to ISO3200 with selectable high-ISO noise reduction
for successful handheld shooting in low light without flash
• Evolved D-Range Optimiser adjusts brightness and contrast for beautifully-
exposed backlit scenes
• Enhanced Super SteadyShot image stabilisation offers 2.5-3.5 steps anti-
shake performance with all α-mount lenses or Konica Minolta α-mount
lenses
• Large 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD with easy-to-use function display and
percentage battery life indicator
• Improved 9-point centre cross AF with EyeStart activation for fast, accurate
focusing
• Bright, clear optical viewfinder with wide field of view
• Smart Teleconverter gives instant zoom of 1.4x or 2x with no reduction in
image quality
• Continuous shooting at up to 2.5 fps with optical viewfinder/up to 2 fps in
live view mode
Useful Links
Product support
http://www.sony.co.uk

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• High-capacity InfoLITHIUM battery allows up to 730 shots between
charges (using viewfinder) with % display of power remaining (CIPA
measurement)
• Dual anti-dust system protects sensor during lens exchange
Technical
specifications
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 CCD Sensor
Image sensor colour filter R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm) 23.5 x 15.7 (APS-C size)
Camera
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels) Approx. 14.9
Effective Pixels (megapixels) Approx. 14.2
Automatic White Balance YES
White balance: preset selection Daylight, Shade, Cloudy,
Tungsten, 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 - 3200 equivalent
Super SteadyShot
System: CCD-shift mechanism YES
Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder) YES
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder) YES
Super SteadyShot capability Approximately 2.5 EV -
3.5 EV decrease in shutter
speed (varies according
to shooting conditions and
lens used)

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Super SteadyShot compatibility All Sony Alpha lenses and
A-Mount bayonet lenses
from Minolta and Konica
Minolta
Anti-Dust
Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD
shift mechanism)
YES
Auto Focus System
TTL phase-detection system YES
Sensor 9 points with centre cross
sensor
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV 0 - 18
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) YES
AF Area: Wide focus area YES (auto with 9 areas)
AF Area: Spot YES (center cross sensor)
AF Area: Local focus area selection YES (9 local areas)
AF Modes Continuous, Single Shot,
Automatic, Manual Focus
Predictive Focus Control YES (with moving subjects
in AF-A and AF-C)
Focus Lock YES (with Shutter button or
AF button)
AF Illuminator YES (with built-in flash)
AF Illuminator range (meters) 5
Auto Exposure System
Light metering type TTL
Light metering cell 40-segment honeycomb-
pattern SPC
Light metering: Multi segment YES
Light metering: Spot YES
Light metering: Center weighted YES
Exposure: Automatic YES
Exposure: Program Auto YES (with Program Shift)
Exposure: Shutter priority YES
Exposure: Aperture priority YES
Exposure: Manual YES
Exposure: Scene selection YES
AE Lock YES
Exposure compensation YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV
step)
AE Bracketing With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV
increments, 3 frames; (in
"Drive mode setting")

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Shutter
Type Electronically-controlled,
vertical-traverse, focal-
plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds) 1/4000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off);
second
1/160
Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On);
second
1/160
Built-In-Flash
Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) 12
Flash Metering System ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash
metering
Flash Compensation +/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps
selectable)
Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) 4
Flash Mode Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear
flash sync. High Speed
sync. with optional
compatible accessory
flash
Wireless flash mode YES (with optional
compatible accessory
flash)
Slow Synchronization YES
Red-Eye Reduction YES
Flash Popup Automatic in Auto and
Scene selection exposure
modes. Pop up by pression
flash button in other modes
Automatic Flash YES (with AUTO and
Scene selection mode)
Viewfinder
Type Fixed eye-level system
with roof mirror type
Focusing Screen Spherical Acute Matte
Field of View (%) 95
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) 0.74x
Eye Relief Approx. 20.8mm from the
eyepiece lens
Diopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.0 diopter
Live View
Type YES - Quick AF Live view
Other Smart Tele Converter

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LCD screen
Screen Size (inches) 2.7
Monitor Type Clear Photo LCD Plus
LCD Total Dot Number 230.400
LCD on/off YES
Brightness adjustable YES
Tilting screen YES - 2 way tilt
Recording
Drive Mode Single-frame advance,
Continuous advance, 10
seconds and 2 seconds
Self-timer, Single-frame
advance AE bracketing,
Continuous-advance AE
bracketing, White Balance
Bracketing
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second
at maximum)
Max. 2.5 fps with
viewfinder, max. 2 fps in
live view mode (approx.)
Number of Continuous Advance JPEG (L size, Fine): Until
memory card is full, RAW:
4 images, RAW+JPEG: 3
images
Recording Media Compact Flash Type I / II /
MicroDrive slot. Memory
Stick Duo / MS Pro Duo
and MS-PRO HG with
optional adaptor
Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG,
16:9 selectable
RAW (pixels) 4592 x 3056
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) 4592 x 3056 (14M)
Image Size M (pixels) 3408 x 2272 (7.7M)
Image Size S (pixels) 2288 x 1520 (3.5M)
Still Image quality RAW, RAW+JPEG,
Standard (JPEG), Fine
(JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) On/Off, available at shutter
speeds longer than 1
second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) On/Off, available at the
ISO set to 1600 or above
Delete Function Single, multiple, or all
frames in a folder
Color Space (sRGB) YES
Color Space (Adobe RGB) YES
Color mode/DEC/Creative styles Standard, Vivid, Portrait,
Landscape, Night view,
Sunset, B/W, AdobeRGB
Dynamic Range Optimizer Off, Standard / Advanced
Date/Time Print With PictBridge

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Playback/Edit
Information Display YES
White/Black Out Alert YES
Index Playback YES (25, 9, 4 or 5 last
frames filmstrip)
Enlarge (Maximum magnification) L size: 14x, M size: 11x, S
size: 7.2x
Image Rotation YES
Auto Image Rotation YES
General
Battery Remaining Indicator YES
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator YES (in %)
Histogram Indicator YES
Exif 2.21
Exif Print YES
PictBridge YES
Menu Language English / French /
German / Spanish / Italian /
Portuguese / Dutch /
Russian / Swedish /
Danish / Norwegian /
Finish / Polish / Czech /
Hungarian
Zone Matching NO
Depth-of-Field Preview NO
PRINT Image Matching III YES
Remote Release Terminal YES
IR Remote Control NO
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
Jacks
Video Out YES (PAL or NTSC)
HD/HDMI™ Out NO
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed YES
USB Mode Mass Storage (PC
connection) /
PTP(PictBridge)
Power/Others
Battery System NP-FM500H
Supplied Battery NP-FM500H

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Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) Approx. 730 images with
viewfinder, approx. 410
images in live view mode
Weight (g) Approx. 582
Dimensions
Width (mm) 130.8
Height (mm) 98.5
Depth (mm) 74.7
Accessories
Zoom lenses
SAL-1118 SAL-16105 SAL-1680Z
SAL-1870 SAL-18200 SAL-18250
SAL-2470Z SAL-24105 SAL-55200
SAL-70200G SAL-70300G SAL-75300
Standard lenses
SAL-50F14  
Wide angle lenses
SAL-16F28 SAL-20F28 SAL-28F28 

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SAL-35F14G  
Telephoto lenses
SAL-300F28G SAL-500F80 SAL-14TC 
SAL-20TC  
Carl Zeiss lenses
SAL-1680Z SAL-2470Z SAL-85F14Z 
SAL-135F18Z  
Macro lenses
SAL-50M28 SAL-100M28 
Special lenses
SAL-135F28  
Filters
VF-49MPAM VF-55MPAM VF-62MPAM

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VF-72MPAM VF-77MPAM VF-49CPAM
VF-55CPAM VF-62CPAM VF-72CPAM
VF-77CPAM VF-49NDAM VF-55NDAM
VF-62NDAM VF-72NDAM VF-77NDAM
Lens accessories
ALC-SH0001 ALC-SH0002 ALC-SH0003
ALC-SH0005 ALC-SH0006 ALC-SH0007
ALC-SH0008 ALC-SH0009 ALC-SH0010
ALC-SH0011 ALC-SH0013 ALC-SH0014
ALC-SH0016 ALC-SH102 ALC-SH104

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ALC-SH105 ALC-F49A ALC-F55A
ALC-F62A ALC-F72A ALC-F77A
ALC-F62Z ALC-F72Z ALC-F77Z
ALC-F55G ALC-F62G ALC-F77G
Photo printers
DPP-FP95 DPP-FP85 DPP-FP75 
DPP-FP65 DPP-FP90 DPP-FP70 
DPP-FP60 DPP-FP60BT 
Home Cinema Surroundkit with DVDplayer
DAV-LF1H  
Other Accessories
GPS-CS1KASP GPS-CS1KA GPS-CS1