Sony Alpha A700 Official Specification

System

Camera type Digital SLR with built-in flash and interchangeable lenses

Lens mount Sony mount; compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount

Lens compatibility All Sony a lenses and Konica Minolta MAXXUM / DYNAX lenses

Image Capture

Image sensor type Exmor™ CMOS sensor

Image sensor size 23.5 x 15.6 mm (APS-C type)

Total pixel number Approx. 13,053,000 pixels

Effective pixel number Approx. 12,246,000 pixels

Anti-Dust system Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift

mechanism

Recording

Media Memory Stick: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo,

Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo

CompactFlash card: Type I, Type II (UDMA / Microdrive)

Slot Dual slot for Memory Stick Duo / CompactFlash

File system FAT 12, 16, 32

Image format JPEG, RAW (ARW 2.0 format), RAW + JPEG

Image size RAW: 4288 x 2856, L (12M, 3:2); 4272 x 2848,

M (6.4M, 3:2): 3104 x 2064, S (3.0M, 3:2): 2128 x 1424,

L (10M, 16:9); 4272 x 2400, M (5.4M, 16:9): 3104 x 1744,

S (2.6M, 16:9): 2128 x 1200

Colour space sRGB, Adobe RGB

Noise reduction Long Exp. NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.

High ISO NR: High / Normal / Low, available at ISO 1600 or higher

Creative Style Base Styles: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Adobe RGB

User setting registration: 3 style boxes; Standard, Vivid, Neutral,

Adobe RGB, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view,

Autumn leaves, B/W, Sepia

Adjustable Items: Contrast (-3 to +3 steps),

Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps),

Brightness (-3 to +3 steps), Zone Matching (-1 to +2 steps)

D-Range Optimiser Mode: Off, Standard / Advanced: Auto / Advanced: Level

Advanced Level setting: 5 levels

DRO advanced bracketing: 3 frames, H/L selectable

White Balance

Mode Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash

Colour Temperature / Colour filter, Custom

Colour temperature 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation

White balance bracketing 3 frames, H/L selectable

Super SteadyShot

System Image-sensor shift mechanism

Capability Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed

(varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Viewfinder

Type Fixed eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism

Field of view 95%

Magnification 0.9x, with 50mm lens at infinity

Eye relief Approx. 25 mm from the eyepiece,

Approx. 21 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter

Diopter adjustment 3.0 to +1.0 m-1

Mirror Quick return mirror

Focusing screen Spherical Acute Matte

Auto Focus System

Type (TTL) phase-detection system

Sensor CCD line sensors

No. of focus points 11 points

Sensitivity range 0 EV to +18 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent)

Focus mode Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual

Focus

Focus area Wide focus area (Auto, 11 areas), Spot focus area,

Local focus area (11 local areas, selection with the multi-selector)

Eye-Start AF system On/Off selectable

AF illuminator Type: built -in, LED

Range: approx. 1 m - 7 m

Auto Exposure System

Light metering Type: TTL metering

Cell: 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

Range: 0 EV to 20 EV (+2 EV to +20 EV with Spot metering)

(at ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens)

Mode: Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted

Exposure setting Auto, Program AUTO (with Program Shift), Shutter priority,

Aperture priority, Manual, Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro,

Sports action, Sunset, Night view/portrait)

Exposure compensation +/-3.0 EV, 0.3 EV / 0.5 EV steps selectable

AE bracketing Bracket: Cont. / Bracket: Single, with 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 EV increments,

3/5 frames selectable

ISO sensitivity (REI) AUTO: ISO 200 - 1600 (lower limit / upper limit selectable)

ISO range ISO100 - 3200 equivalent (Up to ISO 6400 as expanded ISO range.)

ISO steps 1/3 EV step

Flash

Built-in flash system Manual popup; approx. GN 12 (in m at ISO 100);

coverage of up to 16 mm (in the focal length);

approx. 3 sec. recycling time; flash-ready indicator

Flash metering system ADI flash / Pre-flash TTL / Manual flash

Flash mode Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync, Slow sync, Manual flash,

Red-eye reduction, High speed sync (with external flash)

Flash compensation +/- 3.0 EV (0.3 / 0.5 EV steps selectable)

Flash bracketing 3/5 frames, 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 EV steps selectable

External flash Sony a System Flash

Wireless control: available

Shutter

Type Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Speed range 1/8000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb

Flash sync speed 1/250 sec. (Super SteadyShot off), 1/200 sec. (Super SteadyShot on)

Drive

Drive mode Single-frame advance, Continuous advance (H/L selectable),

Self-timer (10 sec. / 2 sec. delay, with mirror-up function)

Continuous advance rate Hi: approx. 5 fps max., Lo: approx. 3 fps

No. of frames recordable RAW: 18, cRAW (compressed): 25, RAW+JPEG: 12, cRAW+JPEG: 12,

w/continuous advance JPEG (Extra fine): 16, JPEG (Standard/Fine): until memory card is full

Camera Function

Depth-of-field preview Yes (by pressing Depth-of-field preview button)

Auto review 10 sec. / 5 sec. / 2 sec. / Off selectable

LCD Monitor

LCD screen size 7.5 cm (3.0-inch) TFT

Total number of dots 921,600 (640 x 3 (RGB) x 480) dots

Field of view 100%

LCD brightness setting +/-5 steps

Print

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

Interface

HDMI Out HDMI type C minijack

1920 x1080i 59.94/50 Hz, 1280 x 720p 59.94/50Hz,

720 x 480p 59.94 Hz, 720 x 576p 50 Hz

USB Out USB2.0 (Hi-Speed), USB Connecting (Mass Storage, PTP, Multi LUN)

Sync. terminal Adaptable to sync. terminal of opposite polarity

Video Out NTSC / PAL selectable (in Menu)

Remote Control

Wired With optional RM-S1AM or RM-L1AM

Wireless With supplied RMT-DSLR1

PC control Image data transfer and camera control with supplied software

Power

Power source Battery: Solely with the Rechargeable Battery Back NP-FM500H (7.2 V)

AC adapter: AC-VQ900AM (optional) (7.6 V)

Battery charger BC-VM10

Battery life Approx. 650 shots (CIPA measurement)

Power saving mode Shut down after 1/3/5/10/30 min

Others

Dimensions (WxHxD) Approx. 141.7 x 104.8 x 79.7 mm (excl. protrusions)

Weight Approx. 690 g (w/o batteries, memory card, body accessories)

Operating temperature 32-104 F (0-40 C)