Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 Review

Specifications

Weights and Measurements

• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 128 x 97 x 71.4mm (W/H/D, excluding protrusions)


• Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 491g (without battery, memory card, accessories

Convenience

• Anti-dust function : Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism


• BRAVIA Sync : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV


• Color Mode(s) : Display color (Black, White, Brown, Pink)


• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness


• Scene Mode(s) : Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night portrait/Night view)


• User Interface : "Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu"

Viewfinder

• Diopter Adjustment : -2.5 - +1.0m-1


• Eye relief : "Approx. 19.7 mm from the eyepiece / 14.1 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter"


• Field of View : 95%


• Focusing Screen : Spherical Acute Matte Screen


• Magnification : 0.74x (with 50mm lens at infinity)


• Type : Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror

Power

• Battery Type : NP-FH50


• Number of Shots : Approx. 510 images with viewfinder, approx. 230 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)

General

• Camera Type : Sony α Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and inter-changeable lenses


• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters


• Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 14.2 megapixels


• Imaging Sensor : APS-C size CCD sensor (23.5x15.7mm)


• Lens Mount Type : Sony α lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens


• Pixel Gross : Approx. 14.9 megapixels


• Processor : BIONZ image processor


• Recording Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo media / , SD and SDHC memory card,


• Recording Mode : RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Standard


• Still Actual 16:9 : L size: 3872x2176 (8.4M) M size: 2896x1632 (4.7M) S size: 1920x1088 (2.1M)


• Still Actual 3:2 : L size: 3872x2592 (10M) M size: 2896x1936 (5.6M) S size: 1920x1280 (2.5M)

LCD Display

• Angle Adjustment : Yes(upward by up to 135 degrees, downward by up to 55 degrees)


• Brightness Control : Auto Brightness Control (Auto setting in 2 steps, manual setting in 5 steps)


• Coverage : 100% (Playback), 90% (Live View)


• Type : 2.7” TFT Clear Photo LCD (230,400 pixels)

Flash

• Flash Compensation : ±2EV (in 0.3-stop increments)


• Flash Coverage : 18mm in focal-length of lens attached


• Flash Metering System : ADI flash (automatic change for Pre-flash TTL)


• Guide Number : 10 (in meters at ISO100)


• Modes : Auto, Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear sync, Slow sync, Hi-speed sync*., Wireless


• Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.


• Type : Auto Pop-up

Software

• Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later


• Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Image Data Converter SR Image Data Lightbox SR

Operating Conditions

• Operating Temperature : 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)

Inputs and Outputs

• HD Output : HDMI


• Memory Card Slot : Dual memory card slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo media SD and SDHC memory card


• Tripod Mount : Yes, 1/4"-20


• USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, PTP)

Control

• AF modes : Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)


• Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Self-timer, Self-timer Continuous, Bracketing, Remote Commander


• Exposure Compensation : ±2EV (in 0.3 EV steps)


• Exposure settings : Auto, Auto Flash Off, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)


• Focus Area : Wide (Up to 3 active focus points glow), Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)


• Focus Features : Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator (Built-in flash, Range: approx. 1-5m)


• Focus Points : 9 points


• Focus Sensitivity : EV0 - 18 (ISO100)


• Focus System : TTL phase detection system


• ISO : Auto, 100 to 3200 (in 1 EV steps,Recommended Exposure Index)


• Metering : TTL metering w/ 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC


• Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot


• Metering Sensitivity : EV2 - 20 at ISO100 with F1.4 lens, (EV4 - 20 in spot metering mode)


• White Balance : Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom

Service and Warranty Information

• Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor