Sony Digital SLT 20.1 Mega Pixel Camera with SAL1855 Lens (SLT-A58K)

The Sony α58 achieves unsurpassable image clarity with Translucent Mirror Technology™. With groundbreaking Lock-on AF, you can shoot fast moving subjects with more precision and continuous focus. Along with other functions, this SLT camera ensures you capture every moment effortlessly.

Lock-on Auto Focus
Through proprietary Sony Translucent Mirror Technology™ and subject size detection, Lock-on AF continuously adjusts target frame size, based on various subject characteristics and dramatically increases the in-focus rate. Lock-on AF combines with your selected AF area mode to instantly lock on your subject and take advantage of highly accurate, Full-time Continuous AF.

20.1-Megapixel Exmor™ APS HD CMOS Sensor
You can now capture every scene beautifully with fine details and rich tonal gradations, thanks to Sony's proprietary Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor. Its large sensor size delivers high sensitivity, attractive defocusing effects, and low noise in various situations including dimly lit environments. Impressive
20.1-effective-megapixel* resolution also brings every detail to life.
*Effective megapixels (approx.).

High-Resolution, High-Contrast OLED Tru-Finder™
Framing, focusing and real-time preview of exposure adjustments are much easier with the OLED Tru-Finder™ electronic viewfinder. All thanks to the Translucent Mirror Technology™ that enables you to accurately monitor the results of your settings by faithfully displaying details exactly as they appear.

15 Points AF System With 3 Cross Sensors
This camera is designed to freeze the action, its three cross sensors in the 15 points AF system enable more accurate and reliable tracking of moving subjects than vertical and horizontal sensors can provide, even in dim lighting. You can choose any of our four AF area modes (Wide, Zone, Spot or Local) depending on your needs.

Auto Object Framing
α58 makes it easy to create beautifully balanced images whether shooting a person, an object or both. Simply photograph your subject and the Auto Object Framing feature automatically saves a trimmed image (in addition to your original image) to help you compose your shots like a professional.
Note: Optimal results may not be possible in certain shooting conditions.

Quick AF Full HD Movie
Create memorable movies with amazing clarity at Full HD resolution, the continuous phase-detection AF utilises the same speed and accurate focusing for both stills and movies. You can record at 60i (50i)* for super smooth playback or 24p (25p)* for a cinematic look. Or use P/A/S/M (Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual) modes to expand your moviemaking creativity.

Wide-Ranging ISO 100-16000 Sensitivity
Shoot beautiful photos with natural tonal gradations and low noise, even in dim lighting – without using a flash. Auto ISO provides outstanding results and you can select settings manually to suit any occasion.

Full-Time Continuous AF And 8 FPS Continuous Shooting
Accelerated full-time continuous phase-detection autofocusing keeps your subject in sharp focus even during live-view movie shooting and when capturing subjects at 8 fps in the Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode.

460,800-Dot, 2.7-Type Tiltable LCD Screen
You don't miss a single detail with Sony's LCD screen, it's tiltable* and helps get a clear shot from almost any angle. The 2.7-type screen displays images brightly at 460,800-dot resolution.
*Max. 135 degrees up and 55 degrees down.

Clear Image Zoom
Using proprietary By Pixel Super Resolution Technology, this feature zooms the centre of your image up to 2x without decreasing the pixel count.

Auto HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Expand the dynamic range of your images from darkest shadows to brightest highlights and capture all the tonal gradations seen by your naked eye.

Multi-Frame NR (Noise Reduction)
α58 makes shooting in low-light environments especially easy, by shooting six images and compositing them to achieve noise reduction equivalent to a 2-stop lower shutter speed.

D-Range Optimizer (DRO)
In challenging lighting situations, DRO analyses and corrects your image to achieve smoother, more natural gradations with more detail in the highlights and shadows.

HDMI Terminal
Easily link the camera with a HD TV for a memorable big-screen viewing and listening experience. BRAVIA TVs supporting BRAVIA Sync and PhotoTV HD enable camera playback using the TV's remote control.

Sweep Panorama
Simply sweep your α58 to capture expansive landscapes. Press the shutter and the camera will automatically record, seamlessly stitch a sequence of photos to create spectacular images.

Features

20.1-megapixel Exmor™ APS HD CMOS Sensor
High-resolution, High-contrast OLED Tru-Finder™
Lock-on Auto Focus
Auto Object Framing
Quick AF Full HD Movie
15-point AF system with 3 cross sensors

Technical Details

Brand : Sony
Model : SLT-A58K

General
Camera Type : Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash
Lens Used : Sony A-mount lenses, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta lenses confirme

Image Capture
Sensor : 23.2 x 15.4mm, "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary color filters
No. of Pixels : Approx. 20.1 Megapixels
Dust Reduction :  Charge protection coating on image sensor and image sensor shift mechanism

Recording (Still Image)
Recording Media : Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), RAW & JPEG
Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2) :  L(20M): 5456 x 3632, M(10M): 3872×2576, S(5M): 2736x1824
Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9) :  L(17M): 5456x3064, M(8.4M): 3872x2176, S(4.2M):2736x1536
Sweep Panorama (Wide) :  Horizontal(23M): 12,416 x 1,856, Vertical(12M): 5,536 x 2,160
Sweep Panorama (Standard) :  Horizontal(15M): 8,192 x 1,856, Vertical(8.4M): 3,872 x 2,160
Colour Modes : sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Colour
Image Quality Modes : RAW, RAW+JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
Noise Reduction : Long exposure NR: On/Off , available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO NR: High/Normal/Low selectable
Picture Effects :  Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R), Partial Color (G), Partial Color (B), Partial Color (Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature
Creative Style :  Standard, Vivid, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Black & White (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation (-3 to +3steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3steps))
Auto HDR :  Auto Exposure Diff., Adjustable Exposure Diff. (1 - 6EV in 1EV steps)
D-Range Optimizer: Off/(Auto, Level (1-5))

Recording (Movie)
Recording Format : AVCHD Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4

White Balance
Settings : Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom
SteadyShot® INSIDE (Image Stabilization)
System: For still images :Image Sensor-Shift mechanism, For movies:Electronic
Compensation : Approx. 2.5 to 4.5 steps in shutter speeds (Varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)

Display
LCD Monitor : 2.7 (6.85 cms)(100% field of view), 460,800-dot TFT
Image Sensor : "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor
Metering : 1200-zone evaluative metering
Sensitivity :  EV-2 to EV17 (at ISO100 equivalent with F1.4 lens attached)
Coverage : 100%

AF System
Focus Modes : Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Automatic AF (AF-A) selectable*1
Main Features :  Focus areas selection (wide area / 15-point local frame selection /Zone/Spot/Local selectable), predictive focus for moving subjects, focus lock, Eye-start AF
Type : TTL phase-detection system
Sensor : CCD line sensors
Sensitivity Range :  EV -1 to 18 (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
AF Illuminator :  built -in, Flash type (Approx. 1m - 5m)

AE System
Exposure Modes :  iAUTO, Flash Off, Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Picture Effect, Continuous Advance, Priority AE, Movie, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M)
Scene Selector  Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night scene, Hand-held Twilight
Metering Type : 1200-zone evaluative metering
Metering Sensor :"Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor
Exposure Compensation : Still images: +/- 3.0EV (0.3EV steps), Movies: +/- 2.0EV (0.3EV steps)
AE Lock: Yes

Built-In Flash
Type : Built-in, auto pop-up
Flash Coverage : 18mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)
Flash Modes : Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Rear Sync., Wireless*2, Hi-speed Sync.*2
Guide Number : 10 (in meters at ISO100)
Flash Compensation  : +/- 2.0EV (0.3EV steps)
Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec

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

Viewfinder
Type  : 1.0 cm (0.39 type) electronic viewfinder (color), Xtra Fine
Magnification  : Approx. 0.88x (with 50mm lens at infinity)
Diopter Control  : -4.0 to +4.0m

Shooting
White Balance Bracketing  : 3 frames, H/L selectable
Continuous Shooting Rate  : Hi: Maximum 5frames per second, Lo: Maximum 2.5 frames per second*3
Continuous Shooting Limit  :  Fine: 7 images, Standard: 8 images, RAW & JPEG: 5 images, RAW: 6 images*3 *4

Power
Battery  :  One rechargeable battery pack NP-FM500H
External Power Source  :  AC Adaptor AC-PW10AM (sold separately)
Battery Performance   :  Approx. 690 shots (Viewfinder), Approx. 700 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)

Connectivity
PC Interface  :  Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0) :Mass-storage, MTP/ Muliti(REMOTE)/Micro USB type B
HDMI Out:HDMI Micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD

Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)  : Approx. 128.6mm x 95.5mm x 77.7mm (excl. protrusions)
Weight  : Approx. 492 g (body only)