Featuring revolutionary translucent mirror technology for faster shooting and auto-focus between shots, nothing escapes its 7fps high speed. You can also record Full HD movies, with auto-focus and background defocusing effects. Included with versatile SAL1855 all-purpose lens for everyday use.
DSLR redefined: powered by worlds first Translucent Mirror Technology
Introducing the Sony 33 the revolutionary new ultra-compact interchangeable-lens digital cameras powered by Translucent Mirror Technology. It offers the lightning-quick speed and precision you need to 'focus between the moments'. And it does it on a full-time basis, whether you're shooting high-resolution still photos or Full HD movies. Now, at last, the ultimate in interchangeable lens digital camera speed and performance can be yours.
Excellent contrast and gorgeous colours
The high-resolution Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor assures beautiful image quality and background defocusing during both still-photo and movie shooting. Exmor technology cuts noise while signals are converted to digital form. The result? Flawlessly beautiful images and videos.
True-to-life color and fast shooting response
Rich tonal gradation and highlight/shadow detail are assured by a newly optimized BIONZ image processing engine with powerful new algorithms to support high-speed continuous shooting, advanced digital compositing, and Full HD movie recording.
Never miss a moment
Ultra-fast shooting up to 7 fps
Capture fast-moving action or the changing expression of a portrait subject with a continuous burst of images. With the revolutionary Translucent Mirror Technology, you can achieve an unrivalled ultra high-speed shooting at 7 frames per second, plus high-speed continuous AF that keeps your subject in precise focus in every frame - ensuring you never miss a moment.
Quick AF Full HD movie shooting
Translucent Mirror Technology doesn't just enable full-time phase-detection AF for photos - it gives you the same speed and precision for Full HD movie shooting, too
Offering high-speed TTL phase-detection AF during movie shooting, the 33 solves the moviemaker's perennial problem of maintaining accurate focus on moving subjects. It's a revolutionary advance that makes it much easier to get professional-looking results.
Advanced Quick AF Live View
Experience the freedom and convenience of live view shooting plus accurate, responsive autofocus that serious photographers demand. High-resolution, low-noise image can be displayed in the finder as well as on the LCD monitor. Youll enjoy quicker, more precise autofocus to keep pace with the action.
Great pictures from any angle
The LCD screen tilts up or down for comfortable viewing in different shooting positions. Its really useful if youre not holding the camera close to your eye: for example shooting above a crowd or crouching down for an interesting viewpoint.
Unlimited shooting pleasure
Capture stunning panoramas in 3D
Love taking wide angle photos? The Sony camera go one step further letting you take panoramic shots in 3D! Using Sonys proprietary Sweep Panorama Mode, the cameras let you take stereoscopic 3D panorama photos with a simple sweep of the camera. When connected to a compatible 3D TV, you can view the images in a breathtaking 3D dimension.
Advanced features made easy
With the all-new AUTO+ (AUTO Advanced) mode, it's easy to take advantage of the leading-edge Sony digital technologies that the camera offer even if you've never used a DSLR camera before. The camera analyzes the scene and automatically activates advanced features such as Auto HDR to produce an optimum shot.
Settings and features activated are displayed on screen to help you improve your photographic skills by understanding which modes and features are best suited to each kind of scene.
| Camera Type
| Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash |
| Lens Used
| Sony A-mount lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses |
| Sensor
| 23.4 x 15.6mm (APS-C type), Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary colour filter |
| No. of Pixels
| Total: 14.6 megapixels; Effective: 14.2 megapixels |
| Dust Reduction
| Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism |
| Sensitivity
| Auto, ISO 100 to 12800 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Recording Media
| Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory card, SDHC Memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Format Function
| FAT 12, 16, 32, exFAT |
| File Format
| JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.3), RAW (ARW 2.2 format), RAW + JPEG |
| Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2)
| L(14M):4,592x 3,056; M(7.4M): 3,344 x 2,224; S(3.5M): 2,288 x 1,520 |
| Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9)
| L(12M):4,592 x 2,576; M(6.3M): 3,344 x 1,872; S(2.9M): 2,288 x 1,280 |
| Sweep Panorama (Wide)
| Horizontal (23M): 1,2416 x 1,856; Vertical (12M): 2,160 x 5,536 |
| Sweep Panorama (Standard)
| Horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M), Vertical 2160 x 3872 (8.4M) |
| 3D Sweep Panorama (Wide)
| (7.7 M): 7,152 x 1,080 |
| 3D Sweep Panorama (Standard)
| (5.3 M): 4,912 x 1,080; 16:9 (2.1 M): 1,920 x 1,080 |
| Colour Modes
| sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| Image Quality Modes
| Standard, Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG |
| Noise Reduction
| Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: Auto / Weak selectable |
| Creative Style
| Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W |
| Auto HDR
| Auto Exposure Diff., Adjustable Exposure Diff. (1 - 6EV in 1EV steps) |
| D-Range Optimizer
| Off / Auto / Lv 1 - 5 |
| Recording Format
| AVCHD / MP4 |
| Image Size (AVCHD)
| 1,920 x 1,080 (50i recording, 25 fps image sensor output / Average bit rate 17 Mbps) |
| Image Size (MP4)
| 1,440 x 1,080 (25 fps / Average bit rate 12 Mbps), 640 x 480 (25 fps / Average bit rate 3 Mbps) |
| Settings
| Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash), Colour Temperature (2500 9900K with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation) |
SteadyShot INSIDE (Image Stabilization)
| System
| Image-sensor shift mechanism |
| Compensation
| Approx. 2.5 - 4 steps decrease in shutter speeds (varies according to conditions and lens used) |
| LCD Monitor
| 3.0-inch (100% field of view), 921,600-dot TFT, Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack technology |
| Type of Use
| Translucent mirror mechanism |
| Image Sensor
| Exmor CMOS image sensor |
| Metering
| 1200-zone evaluative |
| Sensitivity
| EV -2 - 17 (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens, in all metering modes) |
| Other functions
| Histogram display, real-time image-adjustment display, grid display, digital level gauge, grid line, magnified display for playback |
| Focus Modes
| Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus |
| Main Features
| Focus areas selection (wide area / 15-point local frame selection / fixed centre spot focus), predictive focus for moving subjects, auto-tracking focus point, focus lock |
| Type
| TTL phase-detection system |
| Sensitivity Range
| -1EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent |
| AF Illuminator
| Range: 1 - 5m |
| Exposure Modes
| AUTO, AUTO Advanced (AUTO+), Program AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual, Sweep Panorama (2D/3D), Continuous Advance Priority AE |
| Scene Selector
| Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night view / Night portrait, Hand-held Twilight |
| Exposure Compensation
| +/- 2EV (1/3 EV increments) |
| Type
| Built-in Auto Pop-up |
| Flash Metering and Control
| ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash |
| Flash Coverage
| 18mm (focal length printed on lens) |
| Flash Modes
| Auto (Flash-off), Auto, Fill flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear Sync, Slow sync, High-speed sync*, Wireless* *Requires compatible external flash |
| Guide Number
| GN 10 (in meters at ISO 100) |
| Flash Compensation
| +/- 2EV (1/3 EV increments) |
| Recycling Time
| Approx. 4 seconds |
| Type
| Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter |
| Speed Range
| 1/4000 sec. -30 sec., bulb |
| Flash Sync Speed
| 1/160 sec |
| Type
| Electronic viewfinder (color) |
| Magnification
| 1.1x (with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye Relief
| Approx. 19mm from the eyepiece, 18mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter |
| Diopter Control
| -4.0 to +4.0m |
| Exposure Bracketing
| 3 continuous exposures selectable, in 0.3 or 0.7-stop increment |
| White Balance Bracketing
| 3 frames, H/L selectable |
| Continuous Shooting Rate
| Up to 7 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE mode, Up to 6 fps in Continuous mode |
| Continuous Shooting Limit
| Fine: 16 frames, Standard: 20 frames, RAW: 7 frames, RAW+JPEG: 7 frames |
| Self-timer
| 10 sec., 2 sec. |
| Printing Output Control
| Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting |
| External Power Source
| AC adaptor - AV-PW20 (optional) |
| Battery Performance
| Approx. 270 shots(EVF) / Approx. 340 shots(LCD) (CIPA measurement) |
| PC Interface
| USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / PTP mode) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D)
| Approx. 124.4 x 92 x 84.7mm (excl. protrusions) |
| Weight
| Approx. 433g (not including battery, memory card or accessories) |
