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Alpha 850 official press release By David Kilpatrick, on August 27th, 2009
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Features
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α850
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Effective
Megapixels |
Approx.
24.6 |
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Lens
compatibility |
Sony
α
lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens |
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Image
sensor |
Exmor™
CMOS (full-frame) |
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Processor
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BIONZ™
image processor |
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Maximum
ISO Sensitivity |
3200
(6400 in expanded ISO range) |
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Image
Quality Modes |
JPEG,
RAW(ARW2.1 Format), RAW+JPEG |
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HDMI
connector |
Yes
(HDMI cable optional) |
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Image
Size: 3:2 (pixels) |
L
6048 x 4032 / M 4400 x 2936 / S 3024 x 2016 |
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Viewfinder
Type |
Fixed
eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism |
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LCD
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3-inch
type Xtra Fine LCD (921,600 dots) |
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Quick
AF Live View |
–
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SteadyShot
Inside |
YES
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Anti-dust
System |
Coating
on low pass filter and image-sensor-shift mechanism |
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Focus
Modes |
Single-shot
AF, automatic AF, continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus |
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Autofocus
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TTL
phase detection system; CCD line sensors |
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Focus
Points |
9points
+ 10 assist focus points |
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Exposure
Modes |
5
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Exposure
Metering Modes |
Multi-segment,
Spot, Centre-weighted |
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Exposure
Metering Sensor |
40-segment
honeycomb-pattern SPC |
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Scene
Selection |
–
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Creative
Style Settings |
13
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Shutter
Speed |
1/8000-30sec
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Exposure
Bracketing |
3/5
frames selectable, Single or Continuous selectable,
0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0*EV steps selectable (2.0 EV only 3 frames) |
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White
Balance Settings |
Auto
/ 6
presets /
Colour Temperature with colour filter /
Custom WB |
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Continuous
Advance Shooting |
Up
to 3 fps at maximum |
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Approx.
no. of shots * |
Approx.
880
shots |
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Built-in
Flash |
–
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Flash
Modes |
Autoflash,
Fill-flash, Rear sync, Wireless*, Slow sync, High-speed Sync,
*Wireless
trigger requires HVL-F58AM, HVL-F20AM.
*Wireless
remote requires HVL-F58AM, HVL-F56AM, HVL-F42AM, HVL-F36AM. |
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Media
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Memory
Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
CompactFlash
(Type I/Type II, UDMA Mode 5 compliant), Microdrive |
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Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
Approx.
156.3 x 116.9 x 81.9mm |
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Weight
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Approx.
850g |
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Let’s really hope for a low noise in high ISO.
That’s really good news.
That is good news, really! I didn’t want to believe the earlier, unofficial announcements, but now I am going to count my pennies for this camera plus a big harddisk