Sony A350 Review
Review Date: June 18th 2008
Author: Mark Goldstein
Leave a comment about this Review
|
Specifications
Lens Mount
| Sony ? mount | YES |
| Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta | YES |
Lens Compatibility
| All types of Sony ? lenses | YES |
| Minolta & Konica Minolta ?/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses | YES |
Image Sensory
| Image sensor type | CCD Sensor |
| Image sensor colour filter | R, G, B, Primary color |
| Size (mm) | 23.5 x 15.7 (APS-C size) |
Camera
| Total sensor Pixels (megapixels) | Approx. 14.9 |
| Effective Pixels (megapixels) | Approx. 14.2 |
| Automatic White Balance | YES |
| White balance: preset selection | Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, 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 - 3200 equivalent |
Super SteadyShot
| System: CCD-shift mechanism | YES |
| Super SteadyShot scale (in viewfinder) | YES |
| Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder) | YES |
| Super SteadyShot capability | Approximately 2.5 EV - 3.5 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used) |
| Super SteadyShot compatibility | All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta |
Anti-Dust
| Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and CCD shift mechanism) | YES |
Auto Focus System
| TTL phase-detection system | YES |
| Sensor | 9 points with centre cross sensor |
| Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV | 0 - 18 |
| Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) | YES |
| AF Area: Wide focus area | YES (auto with 9 areas) |
| AF Area: Spot | YES (center cross sensor) |
| AF Area: Local focus area selection | YES (9 local areas) |
| AF Modes | Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus |
| Predictive Focus Control | YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C) |
| Focus Lock | YES (with Shutter button or AF button) |
| AF Illuminator | YES (with built-in flash) |
| AF Illuminator range (meters) | 5 |
Auto Exposure System
| Light metering type | TTL |
| Light metering cell | 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC |
| Light metering: Multi segment | YES |
| Light metering: Spot | YES |
| Light metering: Center weighted | YES |
| Exposure: Automatic | YES |
| Exposure: Program Auto | YES (with Program Shift) |
| Exposure: Shutter priority | YES |
| Exposure: Aperture priority | YES |
| Exposure: Manual | YES |
| Exposure: Scene selection | YES |
| AE Lock | YES |
| Exposure compensation | YES (+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 EV step) |
| AE Bracketing | With 0.3 EV / 0.7 EV increments, 3 frames; (in "Drive mode setting") |
Shutter
| Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed Range (seconds) | 1/4000 - 30 and bulb |
| Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot Off); second | 1/160 |
| Flash Sync Speed (With Super Steady Shoot On); second | 1/160 |
Built-In-Flash
| Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100) | 12 |
| Flash Metering System | ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering |
| Flash Compensation | +/-2.0 EV (0.3EV steps selectable) |
| Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) | 4 |
| Flash Mode | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash |
| Wireless flash mode | YES (with optional compatible accessory flash) |
| Slow Synchronization | YES |
| Red-Eye Reduction | YES |
| Flash Popup | Automatic in Auto and Scene selection exposure modes. Pop up by pression flash button in other modes |
| Automatic Flash | YES (with AUTO and Scene selection mode) |
Viewfinder
| Type | Fixed eye-level system with roof mirror type |
| Focusing Screen | Spherical Acute Matte |
| Field of View (%) | 95 |
| Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) | 0.74x |
| Eye Relief | Approx. 20.8mm from the eyepiece lens |
| Diopter Adjustment | -2.5 to +1.0 diopter |
Live View
| Type | YES - Quick AF Live view |
| Other | Smart Tele Converter |
LCD screen
| Screen Size (inches) | 2.7 |
| Monitor Type | Clear Photo LCD Plus |
| LCD Total Dot Number | 230.400 |
| LCD on/off | YES |
| Brightness adjustable | YES |
| Tilting screen | YES - 2 way tilt |
Recording
| Drive Mode | Single-frame advance, Continuous advance, 10 seconds and 2 seconds Self-timer, Single-frame advance AE bracketing, Continuous-advance AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing |
| Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) | Max. 2.5 fps with viewfinder, max. 2 fps in live view mode (approx.) |
| Number of Continuous Advance | JPEG (L size, Fine): Until memory card is full, RAW: 4 images, RAW+JPEG: 3 images |
| Recording Media | Compact Flash Type I / II / MicroDrive slot. Memory Stick Duo / MS Pro Duo and MS-PRO HG with optional adaptor |
| Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable |
| RAW (pixels) | 4592 x 3056 |
| Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) | 4592 x 3056 (14M) |
| Image Size M (pixels) | 3408 x 2272 (7.7M) |
| Image Size S (pixels) | 2288 x 1520 (3.5M) |
| Still Image quality | RAW, RAW+JPEG, Standard (JPEG), Fine (JPEG) |
| Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) | On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second |
| Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) | On/Off, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above |
| Delete Function | Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder |
| Color Space (sRGB) | YES |
| Color Space (Adobe RGB) | YES |
| Color mode/DEC/Creative styles | Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W, AdobeRGB |
| Dynamic Range Optimizer | Off, Standard / Advanced |
| Date/Time Print | With PictBridge |
Playback/Edit
| Information Display | YES |
| White/Black Out Alert | YES |
| Index Playback | YES (25, 9, 4 or 5 last frames filmstrip) |
| Enlarge (Maximum magnification) | L size: 14x, M size: 11x, S size: 7.2x |
| Image Rotation | YES |
| Auto Image Rotation | YES |
General
| Battery Remaining Indicator | YES |
| InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator | YES (in %) |
| Histogram Indicator | YES |
| Exif | 2.21 |
| Exif Print | YES |
| PictBridge | YES |
| Menu Language | English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian |
| Zone Matching | NO |
| Depth-of-Field Preview | NO |
| PRINT Image Matching III | YES |
| Remote Release Terminal | YES |
| 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 | YES (PAL or NTSC) |
| HD/HDMI� Out | NO |
| USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | YES |
| USB Mode | Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP(PictBridge) |
Power/Others
| Battery System | NP-FM500H |
| Supplied Battery | NP-FM500H |
| Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) | Approx. 730 images with viewfinder, approx. 410 images in live view mode |
| Weight (g) | Approx. 582 |
Dimensions
| Width (mm) | 130.8 |
| Height (mm) | 98.5 |
| Depth (mm) | 74.7 |
|
PhotographyBLOG
is a member of the DIWA
organisation. Our test results for the Sony A350 have been submitted to DIWA
for comparison with test results for different samples of
the same camera model supplied by other DIWA
member sites.