Sony A68 Review
May 10, 2016
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Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
Size & Weight
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
- Approx. 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm
- Weight
- 596 g (Body Only) / 675 g (With battery and media)
Lens
- Lens Mount
- Sony A-mount
- Lens Compatibility
- Sony A-mount lenses, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta lenses confirmed
Sensor
- Sensor Type
- APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm) Exmor™ CMOS sensor
- Sensor Type
- APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm) Exmor™ CMOS sensor
- Number Of Pixels (Effective)
- Approx.24.2 MP
- Number of Pixels (total)
- Approx.24.8 MP
- Image Sensor Aspect Ratio
- 3:2
- Anti-Dust System
- Yes
Zoom
- Smart zoom (Still Image)
- M: Approx. 1.4x, S: Approx. 2
- Digital zoom (Still Image)
- L: Approx. 4x, M: Approx. 5.7x, S: Approx. 8
- Digital zoom (Movie)
- Yes (4x)
Recording (still images)
- Recording Format (Still images)
- JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
- Image Size (pixels), 3:2
- L: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 4240 x 2832 (12M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M)
- Image Size (pixels), 16:9
- L: 6000 x 3376 (20M), M: 4240 x 2400 (10M), S:3008 x 1688 (5.1M)
- Image Size (pixels), Sweep Panorama
- Standart Horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15M), Vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M) Wide Horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23M), Vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12M)
- Image Quality Modes
- RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
- Creative Style
- Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box (1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation
- Dynamic Range Functions
- Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level(1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range(Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6EV, 1.0EV step))
Recording (movie)
- Recording Format
- XAVC S / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4
- Video Compression
- XAVC S:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 XAVC S, AVCHD:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
- Audio Recording Format
- XAVC S:LPCM 2ch AVCHD:Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator
- Movie Functions
- AF Drive Speed, AF Tracking Duration, Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, Auto Slow Shutter, HDMI Info. Display
Other Features
- Face Detection
- On/ On (Regist. Faces) / Off
- Auto Object Framing
- Yes (Still Images)
- Clear Image Zoom
- Yes (approx.2x)
- Lens Compensation
- BIONZ X™
Storage Media
- Compatible Recording Media
- Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC memory cards (UHS-I compliant)
Noise reduction
- Noise Reduction
- Long exposure NR: On/Off , available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable
- Multi Frame NR
- Auto
White Balance
- White Balance Modes
- Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight), Flash, Color temperature (2500 to 9900K), Color Filter (G7 to M7, A7 to B7), Custom (1 / 2 / 3), Custom Set
- Bracketing
- 3 frames, H/L selectable
Focus
- Focus Sensor
- CCD line sensors
- Focus Sensitivity Range
- EV -2 to 18 (at ISO 100 equivalent)
- AF Mode
- Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Automatic AF (AF-A)
- Focus Area
- Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF (Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot)
- Other Features
- Eye-start AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF On
- AF Illuminator
- Built-in, auto pop-up
- AF Illuminator range
- Approx. 1m - 5m / Approx. 3.3 to 16.4 feet
Exposure
- Metering Type
- 1200-zone evaluative metering
- Metering Sensor
- Exmor™ CMOS Sensor
- Metering Mode
- Multi segment, Spot, Center weighted
- Exposure Modes
- AUTO (Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Memory recall
- Scene Selection
- Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight
- Exposure Compensation
- +/-5.0 EV (1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable)
- Auto (AE) Bracketing
- Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, With 1/3EV, 1/2EV, 2/3EV, 1.0EV, 2.0EV, 3.0EV increments, 3 /5 frames
- AE Lock
- AE is also locked when focus is locked in multi-segment metering mode. ("AEL w/ shutter"(Auto/On/Off) is supported) Available with AE lock button
- ISO Sensitivity
- Movie: ISO100 - 12800 equivalent(1/3 EV step), AUTO ( ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable the lower limit and the upper limit), Still Image: ISO100 - 25600 (1/3 EV step), AUTO ( ISO 100-25600, selectable the lower limit and the upper limit)
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type
- 0.39"-type electronic viewfinder
- Number of Dots
- 1 440 000 dots
- Magnification
- Approx. 0.88x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.57x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m style name="sup" -1 /style
- Dioptre Adjustment
- -4.0 to +3.0m style name="sup" -1 /style
- Eye Point
- Approx. 26.5mm from the eyepiece lens, 23mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 style name="sup" -1 /style (CIPA standard)
LCD Screen
- Screen Type
- 2.7" type TFT LCD
- Total Number of Dots
- 460 800 dots
- Brightness Control (LCD)
- Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)
Shutter
- Shutter Type
- Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
- Shutter Speed
- Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec/Bulb;Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 step), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)
- Flash Sync. Speed
- 1 / 160 sec.
Flash
- Flash Compensation
- +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
- Flash Modes
- Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Rear sync.,Wireless, High Speed sync.
Drive
- Drive Modes
- Single Shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracket: Cont., Bracket: Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket
- Continues Shooting
- Continuous Advance Priority AE: Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi: Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo: Max. 2.5fps
Interface
- Multi Interface Shoe
- Microphone minijack; Multi/Micro USB Terminal; Multi Interface Shoe
Power
- Supplied Battery
- NP-FM500H M-series Rechargeable Battery Pack
- Battery Life (Still Images)
- Up to 580 shots
Others
- Body Material
- flag
Footnotes
- *
- Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.
What's In The Box
- Accessory shoe cap
- Battery charger BC-VM10A
- Body cap
- Eyepiece cup
- Micro USB cable
- Power cord
- Rechargeable Battery NP-FM500H
- Shoulder strap