Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 prices and specs
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 was released on Aug 27, 2009. For today the lowest price for the device is $528.00
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 is a DSLR (Digital Single Reflex) camera what means that the device takes photographs of better quality and has different kinds of lenses to fit all situations.
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 can shoot photos at 12 megapixels highest resolution. But for better image quality the more important thing is a sensor size. This model has a APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor that will allow the owner to produce amazing photos and still the Alpha DSLR-A500 stays rather small. But if you want to make photos of the professional quality check Leica Q (Typ 116).
The Alpha DSLR-A500 has max shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. It is an average shutter speed that will be enough for making action photos of a very good quality. The Alpha DSLR-A500 has tilting LCD that will let the owner to shoot photos from any interesting angle very simple. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 is an interchangeable and has Sony/Minolta Alpha lens mount. If the scene needs special shooting conditions, you can switch lens to a more suitable to capture better photos.
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 battery life will be enough to shoot about 520 photos.
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USB
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Orientation sensor
Timelapse recording
- Aug 27, 2009
- Compact SLR
- 12 megapixels
- 4272 x 2848
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
- CMOS
- Bionz
- 3:2, 16:9
- 4272 x 2400, 3104 x 2072, 3104 x 1744, 2128 x 1416, 2188 x 1192
- 13 megapixels
- Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
- 6
- Yes (1)
- Sensor-shift
- RAW
- Fine, Standard
- 30 sec
- 1/4000 sec
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes (Pop-up)
- 12.00 m
- Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless)
- Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
- 5.0 fps
- Yes (2 or 10 sec)
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- ±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV steps)
- No
- Tilting
- 3″
- 230,000
- No
- Yes
- Optical (pentamirror)
- 95%
- 0.8×
- None
- Phase Detect
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Single
- Continuous
- Face Detection
- Live View
- Yes
- Yes
- 9
- Sony/Minolta Alpha
- 1.5×
- 630 g (1.39 lb / 22.22 oz)
- 137 x 104 x 84 mm (5.39 x 4.09 x 3.31″)
- No
- Battery Pack
- Lithium-Ion NP-FM500H rechargeable battery & charger
- 520
- SD/ SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
- None
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Yes
- Yes (Wired or wirelss (Optional))
- Yes
- No
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