Sony A35 Review

4.5

August 31, 2011 | Matt Grayson |

Buy a Alpha A35 SLTA35K Black SLR Digital Camera Kit w/ 18-55 mm Lens (16.2 MP, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo/SDXC Slot)

Buy a Alpha SLT-A35 Black SLR Digital Camera Kit w/ 18 mm - 55 mm Lens (16.2 MP, SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/PRO-HG Duo Slot)

Lowest Price: $559.00

Specifications

Lens Mount

Sony A-mount

YES

Lens Compatibility

All types of Sony A-mount lenses	YES
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses	YES

Image Sensory

Image sensor type	CMOS Sensor
Image sensor colour filter	R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm)	23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C size)

Camera

Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)	Approx. 16.5
Effective Pixels (megapixels)	Approx. 16.2
Automatic White Balance	YES
White balance: preset selection	Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash
White balance: custom setting	YES
White balance: types of color temperature	2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing	3 frames, Selectable 2 steps
ISO Sensitivity Setting	ISO100 - 12800 equivalent

SteadyShot INSIDE

System: Sensor-shift mechanism	YES
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder)	NO
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder)	NO
SteadyShot INSIDE capability	Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)
SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility	All Sony DSLR lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
*SteadyShot INSIDE was previously known as Super SteadyShot

Anti-Dust

Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism

YES

Auto Focus System

TTL phase-detection system	YES
Contrast AF system	NO
Sensor	15 points (3 points cross type)
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV	-1 to 18
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable)	NO
AF Area: Wide focus area	YES (auto with 15 areas)
AF Area: Spot	YES
AF Area: Local focus area selection	YES (15 local areas)
AF Area: Multi Point	NO
AF Area: Center Weighted	NO
AF Area: Flexible Spot	NO
AF Modes	Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF
Predictive Focus Control	YES
Focus Lock	YES
AF Illuminator	YES (with built-in flash)
AF Illuminator range (meters)	Approx. 1-5

Auto Exposure System

Light metering type	1200-zone evaluative metering
Light metering cell	Exmor™ CMOS Sensor
Light metering: Multi segment	YES
Light metering: Spot	YES
Light metering: Center weighted	YES
Exposure: Automatic	YES
Exposure: Program Auto	YES
Exposure: iAUTO	NO
Exposure: AUTO+	YES
Exposure: Shutter priority	YES
Exposure: Aperture priority	YES
Exposure: Manual	YES
Exposure: Scene selection	YES
Sweep Panorama	YES (2D, 3D)
Anti Motion Blur	NO
AE Lock	YES
Exposure compensation	YES (+/-2.0 EV, 1/3 EV step)
AE Bracketing	With 1/3 EV / 2/3 EV increments, 3 frames

Shutter

Type	Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds)	1/4000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed; second	1/160
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); second	1/160

Flash

Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)	10
Flash Metering System	ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Flash Compensation	+/-2.0 EV (1/3 EV steps)
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds)	4
Flash Mode	Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync.
Wireless flash mode	YES (with optional compatible accessory flash)
Red-Eye Reduction	YES
Flash Popup	Auto

Viewfinder

Type	Electronic
Focusing Screen	NO
Field of View (%)	100
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity)	1.10x
Eye Relief	Approx. 19mm from the Eyepiece lens
Diopter Adjustment	-4.0 to +4.0 diopter

Live View

YES

LCD screen

Screen Size	7.5cm / 3" Wide
Monitor Type	Xtra Fine TruBlack LCD
LCD Total Dot Number	921.600
Brightness adjustable	YES
Tilting screen	NO
Rotating screen	NO

Recording

Drive Mode	Single, Continuous, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum)	max. 7 fps (approx. 1.4x magnification), Continuous mode: max. 5.5 fps
Number of Continuous Advance	JPEG (L size, Fine): 18/4 images, RAW: 6 images, RAW+JPEG: 6 images
Recording Media	Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards
Recording Format	JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline) compliant, DPOF compatible, RAW (Sony ARW 2.2 format), RAW + JPEG
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels)	4912 X 3264 (16M)
Image Size M (pixels)	3568 X 2368 (8.4M)
Image Size S (pixels)	2448 X 1624 (4M)
Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(focal length 16mm/18mm)	Image Size: Std Horizontal: 8192 x 1856 (15M) , Vertical: 2160 x 3872 (8.4M). Image Size: Wide Horizontal: 12416 x 1856 (23M) , Vertical: 2160 x 5536 (12M)
3D Panorama size:Max. degrees of sweep angle(Focal length:16mm/18mm)	Wide: 7152 x 1080 (7.7 M), Standard: 4912 x 1080 (5.3 M), 16:9: 1920 x 1080 (2.1 M)
Still Image quality	RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Standard
Movie Recording Format	AVCHD / MP4
Video Compression	MPEG-4 AVC, H.264
Audio recording Format	Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
Movie recording mode - AVCHD	AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50i recording, 25 fps image sensor output/ Average bit rate 17 Mbps)
Movie recording mode - MP4	YES, 1440 x 1080(Approx.25fps, Progressive), Approx.12Mbps(Average bit-rate) (PAL) / VGA(640 x 480, Approx.25fps, Progressive), Approx.3Mbps(Average bit-rate) (PAL)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR)	On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR)	YES
Noise Reduction (Multi Frame NR)	YES
Color Space (sRGB)	YES
Color Space (Adobe RGB)	YES
Color mode/DEC/Creative styles	Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W
Dynamic Range Optimizer	Off, Auto

Playback/Edit

White/Black Out Alert	YES
Index Playback	YES
Enlarge (Maximum magnification)	L size: 11.8x, M size: 8x, S size: 6x
Image Rotation	YES
Auto Image Rotation	YES

General

InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator	YES
Histogram Indicator	YES
Exif	Exif Ver.2.3
Exif Print	YES
PictBridge	NO
Menu Language	English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish
Zone Matching	NO
Depth-of-Field Preview	YES
PRINT Image Matching III	YES
Remote Release Terminal	NO
IR Remote Control	NO
DPOF(Digital Print Order Format)	YES
Indicator of remaining memory space (CF)	YES
Beep Sound	On/Off selectable
File Number Memory	On/Off selectable
Folder Name Mode	Standard and Date
Operating Temperature (degrees C)	0 - 40

Jacks

Video Out	NO
HD/HDMI® Out	YES
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed	YES
USB Mode	Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP

Power/Others

Battery System	NP-FW50
Supplied Battery	NP-FW50
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition)	Approx. 420 shots with finder, approx. 440 shots with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
Weight (g)	Approx. 415