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Sony A500 A Gen Next Camera

Sony A500 is a latest mid range camera from Sony. It’s a 12.3 megapixels DSLR camera having CMOS imaging sensor.

By: Devika Rajpali
Category: Technology
: Internet
Posted: Jan 27, 2012
Updated: Jan 27, 2012
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Sony A500 is a latest mid range camera from Sony.It’s a 12.3 megapixels DSLR camera having CMOS imaging sensor. ISO sensitivity is of up to 12,800/- One thing that separates Sony from other camera brands is its unique live monitor view system which has full phase autofocus detection system.

Specifications of Sony A500

Sony A500 is an optical sensor type Exmor CMOS camera having the effective sensor resolution of 12,300,000 pixels with total pixels of 1290000 pixels.Sensor features in camera includes dust reduction ( image sense vibration) and also an anti dust coating so the dust does not spoil your image quality. Light sensitivity offered is of auto ISO class.Shooting programs in camera include landscape, portrait, macro, night, sports and sunset modes. Special effects in imaging include black and white, neutral, vivid, sunset, landscape and portrait modes.

Maximum shutter speed of camera is 1/160 seconds while the minimum is 30 seconds.Exposure range of camera is from EV 2–20 (ISO 100) as it also has face detection technology. Its exposure compensation lies in range of +2 to -2 in 1/3 EV steps.Sony a500 reviews are well known for image formats supported by camera are JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG. Camera offers continuous shooting speed of four frames per second.

For storage of captured images and videos, camera supports micro SD cards, memory stick and SDHC memory cards.Camera flash type is pop up flash.Sony A500 offers flash modes such as fill in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash off mode and red eye reduction mode.Additional features of camera includes connectivity options are USB 2.0 port compatibility, direct print support, digital noise reduction, LCD live view mode, RGB primary color filter and automatic smile detection technology.View finder is of optical eye level with a magnification range of 0.8x.Sony Camera covers 95 percent of field area.View finders dioptric correction range is from -2.5 to + 1.

Sony A500 entire feature proves that it is one the fantastic cameras and consists of every feature that a professional photographer will require to enhance its photography level. However its inbuilt interface is very easy to understand and use thus the camera well suits to beginners also.Besides its internal features the camera also consists of several external hot keys so to have a better photography experience with camera.The Sony A500 is a budget camera and costs around 40000/- approximately.

Devika Rajpali is a well known author and has written articles on Electronic Appliances and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510,slr camera comparison,Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70,Binoculars and many other subjects.



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Devika Rajpali is a well known author and has written articles on Electronic Appliances and Nikon D7000 price,slr camera comparison,Nikon DSLR Camera Price,Binoculars,many other subjects.

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