Sony alpha 700 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Responsive and interactive performance
3 high-precision metering modes
The is equipped with a 40-segment honey-
comb-pattern metering sensor that uses advanced
new algorithms to ensure balanced exposures under
a wide range of lighting conditions. Users can select
40-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, center-
weighted metering, or spot metering via a 3-way
metering mode switch conveniently positioned on the
back of the camera.
Dual slots for memory cards
The accepts both CompactFlash
®
and MemoryStick Duo
TM
recording media.*
Users can select which of the loaded media they want to use by default; when the
first card gets full, they can switch to the second card via a simple menu setting.
Quick-response coreless motor and
dual mirror stoppers
A high-power coreless motor is used to drive the
high-speed shutter and mirror that were developed
to enable 5 fps continuous shooting. In addition, a
primary stopper and a secondary rebound stopper
are employed to prevent the mirror bounce that can
slow high-speed operation.
MemoryStick PRO-HD Duo
TM
CompactFlash
®
* Accepts high-speed MemoryStick Pro-HG Duo, as well as MemoryStick Duo and Pro Duo media.
Memory media capacity
Recording Mode Media
No. of Images on a 1 GB Card
3:2 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Aspect Ratio
L
(
12MB
)
M
(
6.4MB
)
S
(
3.0MB
)
L
(
10MB
)
M
(
5.4MB
)
S
(
2.6MB
)
Standard
(
JPEG
)
MemoryStick Duo
245 385 566 280 429 625
CompactFlash
255 400 589 291 446 650
Fine
(
JPEG
)
MemoryStick Duo
167 275 435 193 312 484
CompactFlash
174 286 452 201 325 503
Extra fine
(
JPEG
)
MemoryStick Duo
89 154 256 105 178 294
CompactFlash
93 160 266 109 185 306
cRAW + JPEG
MemoryStick Duo
51 57 62 53 59 63
CompactFlash
53 60 65 55 61 66
RAW + JPEG
MemoryStick Duo
38 42 44 39 43 45
CompactFlash
40 44 46 41 44 47
cRAW
MemoryStick Duo
73 73
CompactFlash
76 76
RAW
MemoryStick Duo
50
——
50
——
CompactFlash
52
——
52
——
* cRAW data is RAW data compressed by approximately 30%
40-segment
honeycomb-pattern
metering
Spot metering
Center-weighted metering