Sony Digital E-mount 20.1 Mega Pixel Camera with SEL1850 and SEL55210 Lens (ILCE-3500JY)

With the α3500, every scene is captured with fine details. It’s ergonomic design and superior operability makes it a joy to handle. Achieving beautifully composed photos with a professional look is a breeze with the α3500.

FEATURES
20.1MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS Sensor
ISO 16000 Sensitivity
Tru-Finder Electronic Viewfinder
Full HD Video
Auto Object Framing
Picture Effect

Technical Details

Model

Brand : Sony
Model : ILCE-3500JY

Specifications

System
Camera Type : Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash
Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount lenses

Image Sensor
Type : APS-C type (23.2 x 15.4mm), "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor
Effective no. of Pixels : Approx. 20.1 mega pixels
Total no. of Pixels : Approx. 20.4 mega pixels
Anti-Dust System : Charge protection coating on, Optical Filter

Recording System (Still Image)

Recording Format 
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2) : L: 5456 x 3632(20M), M: 3872×2576(10M), S: 2736x1824(5M)
Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9) : L: 5456x3064(17M), M: 3872x2176(8.4M), S:2736x1536(4.2M)
Image Quality Modes : RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

Picture Effects 
Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature

Creative Style 
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))

Dynamic Range 
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0EV step)

Color Space 
sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color

Recording System (Movie)
Recording Format : AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4
Video Compression : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio Recording Format : Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

Recording Media
Memory Stick : Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
SD Memory Card : SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

Noise Reduction
Long exposure NR : Available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.
High ISO NR : Normal/Low

White Balance

Modes 
Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom

Focus System
Type : Contrast-detection AF*1
Sensitivity Range : EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
Focus Modes : Autofocus, DMF (Direct Manual Focus)*2 , Manual Focus*2
Autofocus mode : AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF
Focus Area : Multi Point (25 points) / Center-weighted / Flexible Spot

Other Features 
Tracking Focus, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator (Distance: approx. 0.5-3.0m (with E 18-50mm F4-5.6 lens attached))

Exposure Control
Metering System Type : 1200-zone evaluative metering
Sensitivity Range : EV0 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
Metering Modes : Multi-segment, center-weighted, spot

Exposure Modes 
iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection

Scene Selection 
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur

Exposure Compensation 
Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps), Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Exposure Bracketing 
With 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, 3EV increments, 3frames

AE Lock 
AE is locked when the shutter button is half pressed (ON/OFF is available in MENU)

ISO Sensitivity 
Still images: ISO100 to 16000, AUTO (ISO100 to 3200), Movies:ISO100 to 3200 equivalent, AUTO(ISO100 to 3200 equivalent)

LCD
LCD Monitor Type : 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT
Total no. of Dots : 230,400 dots
Brightness Control : Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

Display
Histogram : Yes
Real-time Image Adjustment : ON/OFF

Other Features
Face Detection : Up to 8 faces detectable automatically
Smile Shutter : Selectable from 3 steps
MF Assist : Yes
Shooting Tips : Yes
Help Guide : Yes

Shutter
Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speeds : Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps), up to 1/30 in AUTO mode
Flash Sync. Speed : 1/160 sec.

Viewfinder
Type : 0.5cm (0.2type) electronic viewfinder(color)
Field of View : 100%
Magnification : Approx. 0.70x with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m
Eye Relief : Approx. 21mm from the eyepiece, 15mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m
Diopter Control : -4m to +3.5m

Drive

Shooting Modes 
Single Shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.)(with 10 sec delay 3 exposures), Bracketing

Self-Timer : 10/2 sec delay selectable, 10 sec delay 3 exposures
Continuous Shooting (Approx.) : Continuous mode:max. 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous shooting: max. 3.5 fps
No. of Frame Recordable (Approx.) : Fine: 6 frames, Standard: 6 frames, RAW&JPG: 4 frames

Playback
Single : Yes (with or without shooting information RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning)
6/12-frame Index View : Yes
Enlarged Display Mode : L: 15.1x, M: 10.7x, S: 7.6x, Panorama (Standard): 19x, Panorama (Wide): 29x
Image Orientation : ON/OFF selectable
Slideshow : Yes

Interface

PC Interface
Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0): Mass-storage, MTP

Compatible OS (USB Connection) 
Windows Vista*7  SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X (v10.6-v10.9)

Audio
microphone : Built-in stereo microphone
Speaker : Built-in, monaural, Volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7

flash
Type : Built-In Flash
Guide No. : 4 (in meters at ISO 100)
Flash Coverage : 16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)
Control : Pre-flash TTL
Flash Compensation : +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Flash Modes 
Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync.

Red-eye Reduction : ON/OFF selectable
Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.

print
Compatible Standards : Exif Prin, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

Power
Battery : One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50

Battery Performance 
Still Image: (Approx. 470 images(Viewfinder), Approx. 480 images(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))Movies(actual recording): (Approx. 90 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 90 minutes(LCD screen) (CIPA standard) ), Movies(continuous recording): (Approx. 160 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 160 minutes(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))

External Power : AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)

Size
Dimensions (W x H x D) : Approx. 128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm
Weight (Body Only) : Approx. 353 g
Weight (With Battery & Memory Stick PRO Duo) : Approx. 411 g