Sony DI12023 manual

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    DI12023 a 99 | full -frame inter changeable lens camer a the po w er of full - frame[...]

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    Son y’ s full - frame int er changeable lens cam era , the a 9 9. a m a ze y o ur sel f[...]

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    The n ew DSC - RX1 is the wo rld ’ s fir st fixed lens 35 mm full- frame digital came ra which of fers an uncompromising design that fo cuse s on intu itive, user-friendly operation. The cam era fi ts in th e pal m of a han d and al lows us ers to carr y it nearly e ver y where to captu re any sho oting opportunit y that ar ises. D S C - R X1 •[...]

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    Th e n e w S on y N EX -V G90 0 int er chang eable l ens H andy cam ® camc orde r f ea tur e s a 2 4. 3 M P full-fram e 3 5m m s ens o r f o r h igh - qual ity H D v id eo w it h a t r ul y pro fessi ona l l oo k. S hoo t v ideo i n Fu l l H D 2 4p , 6 0 p or 6 0i , a n d t ak e ad v an t ag e o f s upe rb l ow-l ig ht pe rform ance . NE X - V G90[...]

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    By ful ly leveragi ng the p otential o f T ranslucent Mirror T echnology , the 35m m ful l - fram e form at and S ony' s professional broadcasting technology , it takes a major l eap fo r ward in quality , per formance and handling eas e. Meet the f utur e of So ny a . 16 Push the En velope Image Quality 20 Th ink F as t Speed and Response 24 [...]

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    “S t andin g on t he edge of t h is wa t erf all in Iceland , I k ne w I wan t e d t o cap t ur e t his scene as a pan or ama . I lo ve ha vin g t he abili ty t o shoo t dr ama t ic imagery wi t h one pr es s of a bu t t on . ” 1 6 -3 5m m F2.8 Z A SS M ( S A L16 3 5 Z ) , 1 /1 6 0 se c., F6.3, I SO 10 0[...]

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    the calling “ T his a ssign me n t of a lif e t ime made me s t op and t h ink abou t t he w ay pho t ogr aph y has s haped my lif e . It made me appr eciat e how po werf ul pho t ogr aph y is . ” Sony took a major leap forward with the intr oduction of the new flagship Alpha a 99 int erchangeable lens camera . T o demonstr ate the r evolutiona[...]

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    “I lo v e t he wa y images , ligh t , and col or ar e so f leet in g . ” “I l ove sho oting i ce a nd ic eb erg s. Whe n we got to th is g lac ie r in I cel an d, the l ig ht was c old a nd th e wate r was st ill , whi ch wa s pe r fect for t he e nviron me nt. I shot at a low an gl e to get th e ma xim um ref le ctio n on t he wate r and c h[...]

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    “ As I s t ar t ed look ing ar oun d I saw t h is s t a t ue of Buddha li t b y neon ligh t s t ha t seemed mor e sui t ed t o t he w indow o f a bar t han a t emple . ” “We we nt to a Bud dhi st tem pl e in Vi etn am exp ect in g to see we at here d mo nks pra yin g in dra mat ic s haf ts of li ght. When we g ot th ere, al l the m onks we re[...]

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    “I w as amaz ed aft erwar d ho w much la t it ude t he f inal f r ame had , and h ow t he de t ail on t he back side of t he f isher man w as main t ained despi t e t he f ac t we w e r e sho o t ing in t o t he s un . ” “We go t up early one morning to shoo t a fisherman on t he Mek ong Delta. Lik e most pe opl e wh o make a li vin g from t [...]

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    pu sh the en v elop e Gorgeous full -frame sensor ima ge qualit y . David found the per fect travel companion in the a 99 b ec au se of th e ca me ra’ s ab ili t y to pe r form i n the re al wo rld. I n low l ight, co ntrar y l ight, fog, ra in, g ol den l ig ht, snow , ove rcas t li ght, all co nd iti ons we re con qu ere d by the a 9 9. “We w[...]

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    24.3 megapixel 35mm f u ll- frame Exmor CMOS sensor Th e new 24.3 m eg ap ixel 3 5m m fu ll - fra me E xmo r CM OS se nso r del ive rs beautiful, finely de tailed images from corner to corner w ith a wide dynamic range and low noise . Thanks to innov ations that only Son y— one of th e worl d’s lea din g ima ge s ens or deve lo pe rs— coul d [...]

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    On - chip c olu mn A/ D c onversio n with d ual N R Thousands of parallel analog / digital converters in the sensor conv er t ligh t to digital signals with utmost pr ec ision and spe ed. Before and af ter conversion, the sensor cancels noise to ens ure ex c eptionally cle an 1 4 - bit signal outp ut at all ISO settings. By pe rforming analog / dig[...]

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    1 3 5m m F1 .8 Z A ( SAL 1 35F 1 8Z ) , 1 / 25 0 se c., F1 .8, IS O 50 0[...]

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    think fa s t Engineered f or speed and response . David was ab le t o capture crisp, sharp , per fectly-focused pho tographs as he globe tro t ted with the a 9 9. Th e Dua l Ph ase D etect A F syste m, a wor ld fi rs t* amon g interch an ge abl e le ns c ame ras, a llow ed hi m to per fectly capture each d ecisive moment with tack-sharp pr ecision.[...]

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    Hig h - sp eed f ront- end L S I chip A new f ront- end LS I ( large scale in tegration ) chip suppor ts the BIONZ ™ im ag e processing engin e t o significantly boost per formance during the early stages of proc es sin g. By ac ce lera tin g th e han dli ng of i ma ge se nso r data e ar ly on , the L SI c hi p fre es oth er B IO NZ co mp one nts[...]

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    1 4 - b it R A W ou tput 1 4 - bi t R A W i ma ge d ata of ex tre me ly hi gh q ual it y i s out put by t he a 9 9 . Thi s da ta ful ly pre ser ve s th e ric h detai l ge ne rated by t he im ag e sen sor d uri ng th e 1 4 - b it A/D conver si on pro ces s. Whe n deve lo pe d wit h Sony ’ s Im ag e Data C onver ter RAW devel opm ent s of t ware, t[...]

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    85 mm F1 . 4 Z A ( SAL85 F1 4Z ) , 1 /80 s ec., F1 .4 , IS O 80 0[...]

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    sharpen y our fo c u s Du al AF S ystem Du al AF S yste m is th e wor ld’s firs t* AF syste m to emp loy t wo p has e dete ctio n sensors. By maximizing the strengths of bot h sen sor s, it vas tl y imp roves subject tracking performance as w ell as foc usi ng p reci si on. Th e 1 9 - po int ( 1 1 cross- point ) phase detection AF sensor moun ted[...]

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    Wide Local Spot Zone AF - D mode Contin uous autof ocusing is provided by a new A F - D ( D epth M ap A ssi st Continuous AF ) mode that delivers precision f ocusing for vir tually any subj ect. Thi s mo de ut ili zes th e 1 9 - po int ( 1 1 cross- point ) phase detection AF sensor t o keep subjects sharply f ocused in most shooting situations. Whe[...]

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    Cle ar ph oto and movie p layb ack Unlik e optical viewfinders, the viewfinder in the a 9 9 l ets you v iew ph otos an d movi es that have already been recor d ed. This conv eni ent capab ility is especially useful for confirming details in bright out door conditions. By applying the magnification fun cti on to rec orde d im ag es, you c an con fir[...]

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    V ersatile viewing Hig h - re sol utio n X GA OLED Tru - Fin der w ith 1 0 0 % fie ld of vi ew So ny’ s n ew XGA OLED Tru - Fin de r is e asy to vi ew in a lmo st any l ight ing. Eve r y deta il is fa ith ful ly repr oduc ed as it will appear in y our recording, including defocusing effects that f aithfully reflect your ap erture settings. Since [...]

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    3 -way tilt able L CD suppor ts various shooting positions Th e LCD flex ibl y til ts to prov id e the m ost natural vi ewing angl e and its 3 -way tilting mechanism has b een enhanced for op erational ease. The mechanism easily adjusts to support ev er y thing from ex t rem ely l ow to ex trem el y hig h shooting angles whether orienting the camer[...]

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    Smooth in tegrated control dial Th e new S ile nt Mu lti Contr oll er on the front of th e bo dy co mb ine s a dia l an d but to n to ena bl e sm ooth, e asy selection and adjustment of nu mero us ca me ra settings incl uding focus mode, f ocus area, exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity and met ering method. De pe nd ing on you r pre fere nc e, y[...]

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    Refi nem ents for serious shooting Th e a 99 o f fer s even gre ate r com for t and handling e ase than the acclaimed a 7 7 . Its optimi zed cont ours, thick er and t alle r grip , and wider thumb grip fit y our hand more comfor tably and contribut e to a steady grasp . Fr e quently used contr ols are placed within natur al reach, wit h main button[...]

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    g et to u g h Robust magnesium alloy body The rigidly construc ted a 99 is s upremely lightweight . Its rugge d magnesium- alloy top and rear panels in terlock with fr ont and side panels constructed o f highly rigid engineering plastic t o of fer pr otecti ve e x ternal shielding . Inside, a rigid magnesium chassis r e inf orced by s tainless stee[...]

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    V er t ical g rip for t ripl e batter y adv antage The optional ver tical grip ( V G - C 9 9A M ) features optimized con tours and essential controls that make v er tical shooting ne arly as comfor table as horizon tal shoo ting. It can house two bat teries that combine with the mai n ba t ter y to of fer a thre e - b at te r y advan tage that prac[...]

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    g e t i n t o mo tion Experi ence mo vie making in full - fr am e high definition. Da vid l ikes to wor k fast a nd li ght wi th a s mal l prod ucti on fo otpr int. Bec aus e th e a 99 h as le ss rol lin g shu t ter than the compe tition. He can spend more time shoo ting hand held with signi ficantly less need for thir d par ty ri gs. Af te r usi n[...]

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    Estimated continuous movie shootin g time Ambient temperature Continuous recor ding time for mo vies 20°C App rox. 29 minutes 30°C App rox. 29 minutes 40°C Ap prox. 29 minutes Simultaneous Full H D mo vie output via HDMI ( with shoo ting info On / Off flexibility ) An H DM I ter min al ma kes it e asy to tran sfe r Full H D mov ie si gna ls in r[...]

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    get i nto motion Full HD 60 p mo vie recording Creat e movies of amazing clarit y that play extra smoothly by recording them at Fu ll HD re sol uti on ( 1 920 x 108 0 pixe ls ) in th e A VCH D V e r . 2.0 ( Progressiv e ) format — at the extremely high frame rate of 6 0 fps. A ll th e wh ile, you c an enjoy t he hu ge a dvanta ge s of 35 mm full-[...]

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    1 6 -3 5m m F2.8 Z A SS M ( SAL 1 635F2 8Z ) , 1 / 6 40 s ec., F2.8, I SO 4 0 0, E V + 1 .7[...]

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    Mid- tone details captured Shadow de tails captured Final image with optimum shado w/ highlight det ail Auto HD R The Aut o HDR function cap tures the exp and ed d etail o f hig h dy nam ic rang e ph otos. Whe n you pre ss th e shutter button, it instantly r ecords thre e fra mes a t di f ferent ex pos ures and c om pos ites t he be st d etail s fr[...]

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    Creative St yle: Landscape Creative St yle: S tandar d Creativ e St yle Crea tive S t y le set t ing s swi f tl y br ing o ut th e ch aracte r of your s cen e. De pe ndi ng on your subject and cr eative int entions, yo u can simply sel ect a ny of 1 3 set t ing s ( including St andard, Vivid, Neutral, Por trait , Landscape , Sun set, Bla ck & W[...]

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    ge t t o k n o w th e a 99 01 AF Illuminator / Self- timer 02 Mounting index 03 Cust om but ton 04 Lens contacts 05 Lens release button 06 Mount 07 Silent multi- controller 08 Pr eview button 09 Remo te sensor 10 Front dial control 01 10 09 08 02 03 04 05 06 07 40[...]

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    11 Viewfinder 12 Eyepiece sens ors 13 MOVIE but ton 14 AF /MF but ton /Enlarge button 15 Rear cont rol dial 16 AEL button /SLO W SYNC but ton / Image index but ton 17 Multi-s elector 18 DISP button 19 Fn button /Image ro tation button 20 Smart telecon verter button / Zoom button /Focus Magnifier button 21 Access lamp 22 AF RANGE button /Delete bu[...]

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    01 Microphone 02 Drive but ton 03 White Balance button 04 Exposure but ton 05 Power switch 06 Shutter button 07 ISO button 08 Display panel illumination but ton 09 Image sensor position mark 10 D isplay pa nel 11 FINDER/ LCD button 12 Mul ti Inter fac e Shoe 13 Mode dial 14 Mode dial lock release button 15 ISO sensitivity 16 Shutter speed / Apertur[...]

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    23 Flash s ync terminal 24 Microphone jack 25 Headphones jack 26 HDMI t erminal 27 USB terminal 28 DC I N ter mi na l 29 Sp e ake r 30 REMO TE terminal 31 Diopter - adjustment dial 32 S LOT 1 ( Mem or y c ar d sl ot 1 ) 33 Bat t er y ( inside ) 34 SLOT 2 ( M emo r y ca rd s lot 2 ) 35 V ertical Control O n / O ff 36 Cont rol dial 37 Multi - selecto[...]

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    e x t en d y o ur poi n t of vie w Distagon T* 24mm F2 ZA SSM ( SAL24F20Z ) Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA ( SAL85F14Z ) Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA ( SAL135F18Z ) V ario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM ( SAL1635Z ) V ario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM ( SAL2470Z ) Carl Zeiss ® lenses Developed j ointly by S ony and renowned optical manufactur er Carl Zeiss, th[...]

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    APS - C APS - C APS - C APS - C APS - C APS - C 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 ( SAL75300 ) 28-75mm F2.8 SAM ( SAL2875 ) 16mm F2.8 Fishey e ( SAL16F28 ) 20mm F2.8 ( SAL20F28 ) 50mm F1.4 ( SAL50F14 ) 50mm F2.8 Macro ( SAL50M28 ) 100mm F2.8 Macro ( SAL100M28 ) 85mm F2.8 SAM ( SAL85F28 ) DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM ( SAL1650 ) DT 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 ( SAL1118 ) DT 16-80mm F3[...]

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    e xpand y o ur horiz ons This pow er ful flagship flash unit ( GN 6 0 ) feat ures a n LED l ig ht and d eli ver s crea ti ve lighting for both still image an d mo vie shoo ting. As a lighting solution that supports stringent pr ofessional demands, it offers a flexible ro tation mechanism f or Quick Shif t Bounce as w ell as quick and in tuitive ope[...]

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    Thi s ki t me ets th e au dio n ee ds of prof essional movie pr oduction by pro viding t wo pr o - standar d XLR terminals that r eliably connect the camera with pr ofessional XLR- connected microphones, mixing consoles and sound studios . Direct separ ate con trol of the l eft and right channels provides versatile po ssibilities such as control of[...]

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    Shotgun Microphone ECM - CG50 Remote Commander RMT- D SLR 2 This wir eless remot e commander f or a A- mount a nd E - mo unt ca me ras provi des e asy re mote sta r t / sto p functionality whether sh ooting still ima ge s or m ovie s. Back pack LCS -B P 3 In addition t o holding the camer a with stan dard l en s at tac he d, th is ba g’ s ample d[...]

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    sy s te m a t a gl an ce Soft Carrying Case LCS -A MLC 4 Messenger T ype Bag LC S - MS10 Back Pack LCS -B P 2 Sc ree n Prote ctor Semi Hard Sheet P C K - L M 14 Rem ote Commander ( * Still images only ) R M - L1 A M Sho e Ca p FA - SH C1M XL R Adap tor Ki t X L R - K1M Br ac ket VCT- 5 5 LH Remote Commander RMT-DSLR2 Clip- on L CD Monitor CL M -V55[...]

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    GPS capability Th e bui lt- i n GP S ( Global P ositioning Sy stem ) feature can t ag your phot ographs with data that indicates where and when the y were tak en. Whe n you v iew tag ge d ph otograp hs on a P C ins tall ed w ith b und le d PM B sof t wa re, or on a c onn ecte d B RAVIA TV with the Pho to Map function , the photos c an b e dis pl ay[...]

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    Main specifications of Type Camera type Interchangeable lens digital camera Lens compatibility Sony A-mount lenses , oper ation with Minolta/Konica lenses confirmed Image sensor Type 35mm full-frame ( 35.8 x 23.9mm ) , Exmor CMOS sensor Number of pixels ( effective ) Approx. 24.3 megapixels Number of pixels ( total ) Approx. 24.7 megapixels Image s[...]

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    * is a tr ademark of Sony Corporation. * Exmor , BIONZ , BRA VIA , S teadyShot, V AIO , InfoLithium , Memory Stick , T ranslucent Mirror T echnology , Tru-Finder , Memory Stick PRO Duo , Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo , and Multi Interface Shoe , ar e trademarks or regist ered trademarks of Son y Corporation. * PLA YST A TION is a registered tr ademark of[...]