Sony has announced another two DSLRs to join its Alpha range. In between the recently announced A200 and flagship A700 come the A300 and A350 live view-enabled DLSRs. Here are the specifications of the cameras that show just how seriously Sony is taking the camera market.
Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 digital camera specifications:
| Format | SLR |
| Price (street) |
$411.30
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
4592 x 3056 |
| Low resolution |
4592 x 2576, 3408 x 2272, 3408 x 1920, 2288 x 1520, 2288 x 1280 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels |
14.2 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
14.9 million |
| Sensor size |
23.6 x 15.8 mm (3.72 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
3.8 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Sony |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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| Zoom tele (T) |
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| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
Yes |
| Auto Focus |
9-point AF with center cross |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
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| Macro focus range |
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| White balance override |
Six positions plus manual and kelvin |
| Aperture range |
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| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/4000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, pop-up |
| Flash range | 12 m (at ISO 100) |
| External flash | Yes, hot-shoe |
| Flash modes | Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Metering |
40-segment Multi, Center weighted, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
1.5 |
| Lens thread | Sony Alpha |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 2.5 fps, unlimited JPEG, 4 RAW, 3 RAW+JPEG images |
| Movie Clips | No |
| Remote control | Yes, Wired or wirelss (optional) |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW (ARW) |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Standard |
| Viewfinder |
Optical (Pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.74x magnification) |
| LCD |
2.7 “ |
| LCD Dots |
230,000 |
| Live View |
Yes |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium Ion (NP-FM500H) & charger |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 632 g (22.3 oz) |
| Dimensions | 131 x 99 x 75 mm (5.2 x 3.9 x 3 in) |
| Notes | Live view available |
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