Sony Alpha 100

Sony α100
Overview

Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens	interchangeable, Sony A-mount / Konica Minolta A-mount
Sensor/Medium
Sensor	23.6 mm × 15.8 mm 10.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution	3872 × 2592 pixels (10.2 Megapixels)
ASA/ISO range	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Lo 80, Hi 200
Storage	CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with included adapter)
Focusing
Focus modes	manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock
Focus areas	9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor, TTL CCD line sensors
Exposure/Metering
Exposure modes	full manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames brcketting
Exposure metering	40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring
Metering modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Flash
Flash	Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM), GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet/ 12 meters)
Shutter
Shutter	electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range	30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Continuous shooting	3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 RAW
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	optical, spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment, 95% frame coverage, pentamirror
Image Processing
Custom WB	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing	3 frames
General
Rear LCD monitor	230k pixel, 2.5-inch TFT LCD
Battery	7.2 V, 1600 mAh
Weight	545 g (19.2 oz)

Sony α100 (DSLR-A100) is the first digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) marketed by Sony. It is successor to previous Konica Minolta DSLR models (primarily the Maxxum/Dynax 5D and 7D) through Sony's purchase of the Konica Minolta camera division. The α100 retains similar body design and claimed improvements on Konica Minolta's Anti-Shake sensor shifting image stabilization feature, renamed Super SteadyShot. It uses a 10.2 megapixels APS-C size CCD sensor. Another notable feature inherited from Konica Minolta is Eyestart, which provides for automatic autofocus activation by detecting the presence of the photographer's eye on the viewfinder, thus quickening camera response.

Another notable feature is an automatically vibrating CCD to remove dust each time the camera is shut off. The α100 shipped from Sony and resellers by the end of July 2006 with MSRP prices of US$1000 with the 18–70 mm f/3.5–f/5.6 kit lens and US$900 body only. The camera retains the same autofocus lens mount that was introduced with the Minolta Maxxum 7000 in 1985, allowing the continued use of the millions of existing Minolta AF lenses.

External links

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Minolta/Konica Minolta/Sony DSLR and SLT A-mount timeline

	Sensor	2004		2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016
		3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Professional	Full frame																		α900																α99																α99 II
																							α850
High-end	APS-C	DG-7D												α700																α77											α77 II
Midrange																														α65																		α68
Upper-entry																										α55							α57
										α100												α550				α580												α58
						DG-5D																α500				α560
																								α450
Entry-level																										α33				α35				α37
																α350					α380				α390
																α300					α330
																α200					α230				α290
Early models	Minolta 7000 with SB-70/SB-70S (1986) · Minolta 9000 with SB-90/SB-90S (1986) (Still video SLRs) Minolta MS-C1100 (1992) · Minolta RD-175 (1995)

Single-lens translucent (SLT) camera
5-axis in-body image stabilization (bold)
HD video capable (Video AF)
Dual phase-detection AF (italic)

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