Alpha 850 official press release

Features

α850

Effective
Megapixels

Approx.
24.6

Lens
compatibility

Sony
α
lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens

Image
sensor

Exmor™
CMOS (full-frame)

Processor

BIONZ™
image processor

Maximum
ISO Sensitivity

3200
(6400 in expanded ISO range)

Image
Quality Modes

JPEG,
RAW(ARW2.1 Format), RAW+JPEG

HDMI
connector

Yes
(HDMI cable optional)

Image
Size: 3:2 (pixels)

L
6048 x 4032 / M 4400 x 2936 / S 3024 x 2016

Viewfinder
Type

Fixed
eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism

LCD

3-inch
type Xtra Fine LCD (921,600 dots)

Quick
AF Live View

–

SteadyShot
Inside

YES

Anti-dust
System

Coating
on low pass filter and image-sensor-shift mechanism

Focus
Modes

Single-shot
AF, automatic AF, continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus

Autofocus

TTL
phase detection system; CCD line sensors

Focus
Points

9points
+ 10 assist focus points

Exposure
Modes

5

Exposure
Metering Modes

Multi-segment,
Spot, Centre-weighted

Exposure
Metering Sensor

40-segment
honeycomb-pattern SPC

Scene
Selection

–

Creative
Style Settings

13

Shutter
Speed

1/8000-30sec

Exposure
Bracketing

3/5
frames selectable, Single or Continuous selectable,
0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0*EV steps selectable (2.0 EV only 3 frames)

White
Balance Settings

Auto
/ 6
presets /
Colour Temperature with colour filter /
Custom WB

Continuous
Advance Shooting

Up
to 3 fps at maximum

Approx.
no. of shots *

Approx.
880
shots

Built-in
Flash

–

Flash
Modes

Autoflash,
Fill-flash, Rear sync, Wireless*, Slow sync, High-speed Sync,

*Wireless
trigger requires HVL-F58AM, HVL-F20AM.

*Wireless
remote requires HVL-F58AM, HVL-F56AM, HVL-F42AM, HVL-F36AM.

Media

Memory
Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo

CompactFlash
(Type I/Type II, UDMA Mode 5 compliant), Microdrive

Dimensions
(W x H x D)

Approx.
156.3 x 116.9 x 81.9mm

Weight

Approx.
850g