Sony Alpha 350

Sony α 350

Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Sensor	23,5 mm × 15,7 mm, 14.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution	4592 × 3056 pixels
Lens	interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount
Flash	Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync., Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash
Shutter	electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range	30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Exposure metering	40-segment honeycomb-pattern
Metering modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Continuous shooting	2.44 Frames Per Second
Viewfinder	Fixed eye-level penta-Dach-mirror, 0.95 Field of View, Diopter Adjustment -3.0 to + 1.0
ASA/ISO range	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Custom WB	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, Tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing	3 frames
Rear LCD monitor	230k pixel 2.7-inch TFT LCD
Storage	CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter), Microdrive
Battery	7.2 V, 1650 mAh (Sony NP-FM500H)
Weight	582 g (20.5 oz) without battery and memorycard, 682 g (24.1 oz) with lens, battery and card.
Made in	Japan

The Sony α 350 (DSLR-A350) is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) marketed by Sony, being replaced from 2009 by the similarly specified Sony α 380 . It features live view and body-integrated image stabilization. The Sony α 350 was introduced in Japan in March 2008. It has a 14.2 megapixel CCD sensor, the second highest pixel count for an APS-C format DSLR at the time of its launch, marginally exceeded by the Pentax K20D CMOS sensor. The Live View is provided by a secondary low resolution video sensor placed in the mirror-prism housing to provide a view of the focusing screen, which allows retention of phase contrast autofocus. Live View is mechanically switched via a moving mirror surface. When Live View is active, the normal exposure metering is replaced by metering from the LV image itself offering many more zones or points, along with more accurate white balance. This system is shared with the Sony Alpha 300, a 10.2 megapixel variant.^[1]

Sideview of the α 350 with liveview screen

References

1. ^ "Sony α DSLR-A300K specifications". Sony. 2009. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665345641. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 

External links

Media related to Sony DSLR-A350 at Wikimedia Commons

• Specifications at sony.com
• Announcement on DPReview

Reviews

• Sony Alpha 350 Review, David Kilpatrick, Photoclubalpha
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 Review, April 2008, Michael J. McNamara, Popular Photography
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 Review, Richard Butler, DPreview.com