Sony Alpha 350

Camera model

Sony α350
Overview

Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens	interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	23,5 mm × 15,7 mm, 14.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution	4592 × 3056 pixels
Film speed	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Storage media	CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter), Microdrive
Exposure/metering
Exposure metering	40-segment honeycomb-pattern
Metering modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Flash
Flash	Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync., Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash
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	2.44 Frames Per Second
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Fixed eye-level penta-Dach-mirror, 0.95 Field of View, Diopter Adjustment -3.0 to + 1.0
Image processing
White balance	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, Tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing	3 frames
General
LCD screen	230k pixel 2.7-inch TFT LCD
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) being replaced from 2009 by the similarly specified Sony α 380. It features live view and body-integrated image stabilization.

Details

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]

References

^ "Sony α DSLR-A300K specifications". Sony. 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

External links

Media related to Sony DSLR-A350 at Wikimedia Commons

Specifications at sony.com Archived 2011-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
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

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Level	Sensor	2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009				2010			2011		2012				2013		2014		2015	2016		2017	2018	2019	2020

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 ^F				α580								α58
					DG-5D									α500				α560
																α450
Entry-level																		α33		α35			α37
										α350 ^F			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)
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