SONY ALPHA - α 100
2006

Serial Nr.2018615

Characteristic and functions
Type of device: reflex camera type DSLR with interchangeable lenses withinter-line CCD sensor in primary colors 23.6x15.8mm. Autofocus with multiprogramm AE exposure.
Lens mount: bayonet, Sony α ring. Compatibility with Minolta and KonicaMinolta lenses with type A bayonet mount. The lens release button is located to
the left of the lens port.
Camera: Total pixels of the sensor 10.8 megapixels
Effective pixels 10.2 megapixels
A / D conversion: 12 bits depth
Automatic white balance
Preset Selection White Balance Day, Shade, Cloudy,Tungsten, Fluorescent, FlashWhite balance with custom setting
White balance: color temperature types 2500 - 9900K withmagenta / green compensation in 19 steps
White balance bracketing 3 frames, 2 selectable steps.
ISO sensitivity setting: Auto, equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600.
Super SteadyShot: Type of device: reflex camera type DSLR withinterchangeable lenses with inter-line CCD sensor in primary colors
23.6x15.8mm. Autofocus with multi-programm AE exposure.
Lens mount: bayonet, Sony α ring. Compatibility with Minolta and KonicaMinolta lenses with type A bayonet mount. The lens release button is located tothe left of the lens port.
Camera:Total pixels of the sensor 10.8 megapixels
Effective pixels 10.2 megapixels
A / D conversion: 12 bits depth
Automatic white balance
Preset Selection White Balance Day, Shade, Cloudy,
Tungsten, Fluorescent, FlashWhite balance with custom setting
White balance: color temperature types 2500 - 9900K withmagenta / green compensation in 19 steps
White balance bracketing 3 frames, 2 selectable steps
ISO sensitivity setting: Auto, equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 /1600.
Dust protection: double anti-dust system with antistatic coating and CCD-shiftstabilization mechanism.
Autofocus system: TTL detection, CCD line sensors (9 points, 8 lines withcentral grating sensor).
Sensitivity range from EV 0 to EV 18 for equivalent of 100 Iso.
Gaze activated auto focus (ON / OFF selectable).
Auto focus area with auto-enlarged focus with 9 areas.
Autofocus area: Spot with central cross sensor.
Auto focus area with local focus area selection (9 local areas).
Continuous autofocus, single shot, automatic, DMF (direct manual focus) andmanual focus modes.
Predictive focus control (Predective System - Minolta patent) with moving
subjects in AF-A and AFC.
Focus lock by means of the AEL button located on the back of the camera at
the far right, at the top.
AF illuminator with built-in flash with a range of up to 5 meters.
Automatic exposure system:
TTL light metering type
SPC light measuring cell on 40-segment honeycomb patternLight metering: multi-segment
Light metering: Spot
Light metering: center preference
Exposure: AutomaticExposure: Automatic Program
Exposure: Shutter Priority
Exposure: Aperture Priority
Exposure: ManualExposure: with scene selection
AE lock.
Exposure correction +/- 2.0 EV, in steps of 0.3 EV.
AE Bracketing In 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments at 3 frames with Drive mode set.
Shutter: electronically controlled, vertical translation, on the focal plane.
Shutter speed from 1/4000 of a second to 30” with B (Bulb) exposure.
Flash sync speed (with Super SteadyShot off) of 1/160".
Flash sync speed (with Super SteadyShot activated) equal to 1/125”.
Integrated Flash: Flash guide number 12 (in meters at ISO 100 equivalent).
Flash metering system: ADI flash metering / TTL pre-flash.
Flash compensation +/- 2.0 EV, in steps of 0.3 EV.
Approximate recycling time 3 seconds.
Flash modes Auto flash, fill flash, rear sync, wireless off-camera (withHVLF56AM, F36AM flash).
Wireless flash mode (with optional HVL-F56AM and HVLF36AM flashes).
Slow synchronization with immediate access by means of the AEL button.
Red-eye reduction. Manual retractable flash.
Auto Flash with Auto, P and Scene Select modes.
Viewfinder: fixed system at eye level with roof-type mirrored pentaprism.
Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen, 95% field of view of that framed.
Magnification: 0.83 (with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye relief Approx. 20 mm from the lens; 16 mm from the lens frame at -1
diopters. Diopter adjustment from -2.5 to +1.0.
LCD display: screen size 2.5 inch TFT display type.
Total number of points in liquid crystal display 230,000.
Liquid crystal display on / off and adjustable brightness.
Recording: Drive mode Single frame advance, continuous advance, 10 and 2
second self-timer, AE bracketing with frame advance single, continuous
advance AE bracketing, white balance bracketing.
Continuous advance speed approximately 3 frames per second (test conditions:large format, fine mode, manual focus, shutter speed greater than 1/250 sec.).
Continuous feed speed RAW: max. 6 frames; RAW + JPEG: max. 3 frames;
JPEG L / M / S: no limit (depends on media writing speed and shootingconditions).
CF ™ Type I / II Recording Media (MicroDrive); Memory Stick Duo ™ eMemory Stick PRO Duo ™ for use with the Memory Stick Duo ™ CF ™ slotadapter.
Recording format JPEG, RAW 10 megapixel RAW: 3880 x 2600
Large Image Size - 10 megapixel JPEG: 3872 x 2592
Average image size 5.6 megapixels 2896 x 1936
2.5 megapixel small image size: 1920 x 1280
Still Image Quality RAW, RAW + JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long Exposure Noise Reduction) available when the shutter
speed exceeds 1 second.
Function to delete single image, multiple or all the frames contained in a folder.
Ability to erase the memory card.
Folders can be deleted in File mode.
Browser. Color space (sRGB). Color space (Adobe® RGB)
Color / DEC / Creative Styles modes STD, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset,

Black and white, Adobe® RGB. With the exception of Adobe® RGB, all othercolor modes use the sRGB color space.
Dynamic Range Optimizer: Off / Standard Mode / Advanced Mode. Possibility ofprinting date and time.
Play/Edit: Information display white / blackout warning. 4-, 9- or 16-frame index
playback and folder select function.
Maximum magnification 12x (L) 9x (M) 6x (S). Image rotation. Auto Image
Rotation.
Overall:Remaining battery level indicator. InfoLITHIUM battery indicator not present.
Histogram. Exif 2.21, print Exif. PictBridge.
Menu with choice of language between: English / French / German / Spanish /Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finnish /Polish / Czech / Hungarian.
Zone correspondence. Depth of field preview. PRINT Image Matching III.
Remote release terminal. DPOF (DigitalPrint Order Format).
Remaining memory capacity indicator (CF ™). Acoustic signal selectable ON /OFF. File number memory ON / OFF selectable. Standard folder name anddate mode.
Operating temperature 0 - 40 ° C.
Connections:Composite video output (PAL or NTSC). Hi-Speed USB 2.0.
USB mode Mass storage (PC connection) / PTP (PictBridge).
Power Supply:
NP-FM55H Lithium Ion Battery System. Supplied Battery Lithium Ion NPFM55H. Autonomy (CIPA standard battery life) 750 shots.
Dimensions: Width 133.1mm. Height 94.7mm. Thickness 71.3mm.
Weight: 545g. Without lens and without battery.