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mount">Konica Minolta A mount</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Sensor/medium</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Image_sensor" title="Image sensor">Sensor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">23.5 mm × 15.6 mm <a href="/wiki/APS-C" title="APS-C">APS-C</a> 12.3 effective megapixels <a href="/wiki/CMOS" title="CMOS">CMOS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum <a href="/wiki/Image_resolution" title="Image resolution">resolution</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4272 × 2848 pixels</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Film_speed" title="Film speed">Film speed</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Computer_storage" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer storage">Storage media</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Secure_Digital" class="mw-redirect" title="Secure Digital">Secure Digital</a>/<a href="/wiki/Secure_Digital_HC" class="mw-redirect" title="Secure Digital HC">Secure Digital HC</a>, Memory Stick PRO Duo</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Exposure/metering</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metering_mode" title="Metering mode">Metering modes</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Flash</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Flash_(photography)" title="Flash (photography)">Flash</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync., Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Shutter</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Shutter_(photography)" title="Shutter (photography)">Shutter</a></th><td class="infobox-data">electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Shutter_speed" title="Shutter speed">Shutter speed</a> range</th><td class="infobox-data">30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec <a href="/wiki/X-sync" class="mw-redirect" title="X-sync">X-sync</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Burst_mode_(photography)" title="Burst mode (photography)">Continuous shooting</a></th><td class="infobox-data">5 Frames Per Second, 4 Frames Per Second in LiveView</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Viewfinder</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Viewfinder" title="Viewfinder">Viewfinder</a></th><td class="infobox-data">optical</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">Image processing</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/White_balance" class="mw-redirect" title="White balance">White balance</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, Tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bracketing#White_balance_bracketing" title="Bracketing">WB bracketing</a></th><td class="infobox-data">5 frames</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #C0C0C0">General</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">LCD screen</th><td class="infobox-data">230k pixel 3-inch TFT LCD</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battery</th><td class="infobox-data">7.2 V, 1650 mAh (Sony NP-FM500H)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Mass" title="Mass">Weight</a></th><td class="infobox-data">597 g (21.1 oz) (body only)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country_of_origin" title="Country of origin">Made in</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sony α 500</b> (DSLR-A500) is a midrange-level <a href="/wiki/DSLR" class="mw-redirect" title="DSLR">digital single-lens reflex camera</a> (DSLR) marketed by <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a>, which was released in 2009. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_a500.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sony_a500.jpg/220px-Sony_a500.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sony_a500.jpg/330px-Sony_a500.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sony_a500.jpg/440px-Sony_a500.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="2760" /></a><figcaption>Sony a500 with a standard 18-55mm lens kit</figcaption></figure> <p>It features <a href="/wiki/Live_view" 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It has a 12.3 megapixel <a href="/wiki/APS-C" title="APS-C">APS-C</a> <a href="/wiki/CMOS" title="CMOS">CMOS</a> sensor. The camera itself received mostly good reviews, with its fast continuous shot function, much better image quality for photos taken in bad light situations compared to 3xx series and overall very good price/performance ratio. Inability to record videoclips, is the mostly often criticized point. <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Compared to <a href="/wiki/Sony_Alpha_550" title="Sony Alpha 550">A550</a>, A500 features less detailed LiveView LCD, 12 contra 14 MPixel sensor resolution and absence of 7 frame/s continuous shot without autofocus mode. 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