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Sony α100

Overview
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens	interchangeable, Sony A-mount / Konica Minolta A-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	23.6 mm × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution	3872 × 2592 pixels (10.2 Megapixels)
Film speed	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Lo 80, Hi 200
Storage media	CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with included adapter)
Focusing
Focus modes	manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock
Focus areas	9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor, TTL CCD line sensors
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes	full manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames brcketting
Exposure metering	40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring
Metering modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Flash
Flash	Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM), GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet (12 meters)
Shutter
Shutter	electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range	30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Continuous shooting	3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 raw
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	optical, spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror
Image processing
White balance	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing	3 frames
General
LCD screen	230k pixel, 2.5-inch TFT LCD
Battery	7.2 V, 1600 mAh
Weight	545 g (19.2 oz)

Sony α100 (DSLR-A100) is the first digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) marketed by Sony in 2006. It is the successor to the previous Konica Minolta DSLR models (primarily the Maxxum/Dynax 5D and 7D) through Sony's purchase of the Konica Minolta camera division. The α100 retains a similar body design and claimed improvements on Konica Minolta's Anti-Shake sensor-shifting image stabilization feature, renamed Super SteadyShot. It uses a 10.2 megapixel APS-C sized CCD sensor. Another notable feature inherited from Konica Minolta is Eyestart, which provides for automatic autofocus activation by detecting the presence of the photographer's eye on the viewfinder, thus quickening the camera's response.

Another notable feature is an automatically vibrating CCD to remove dust each time the camera is shut off. The α100 shipped from Sony and resellers by the end of July 2006 with MSRP prices of US$1000 with the 18–70 mm f/3.5–f/5.6 kit lens and US$900 for the body only. The camera retains the same autofocus lens mount that was introduced with the Minolta Maxxum 7000 in 1985, allowing the continued use of the millions of existing Minolta AF lenses.

External links

Media related to Sony DSLR-A100 at Wikimedia Commons

References

• Rungfapaisarn, Kwanchai (2006-08-23). "Sony targets digital SLR market with new product launch". The Nation. Bangkok, Thailand: The Nation. p. 4B. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
• "DSLR-A100 Specifications - Sony UK". Sony. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

• Sony A-mount DSLR cameras
• Digital cameras with CCD image sensor