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Sony A330 DSLR Camera w/ SAL1855 DT 18-55mm Zoom Lens (Black)
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Sony A330 DSLR Camera w/ SAL1855 DT 18-55mm Zoom Lens (Black)

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The Sony a330 DSLR camera brings you the freedom of Live View, which lets you compose and shoot photos using a tiltable 2.7-inch (diag.) LCD screen. SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization reduces blur in every shot, while 10.2 megapixel resolution preserves those special moments in stunning clarity and detail.

  • Live View with Quick Auto Focus
  • SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization
  • 10.2 MP resolution for ultra-fine detail
  • Lightweight and stylish body for improved handling
  • Integrated on-screen Help Guide for easy operation
  • Graphic Display lets you visualize camera settings
  • HDMI terminal with BRAVIA Sync compatibility1
  • Tiltable 2.7-inch (diag.) Clear Photo LCD Plus display
  • High sensitivity (ISO 3200) for superior noise reduction
  • Super-quick AF response to catch the perfect moment
  • Up to 2.5 fps shooting while using the optical viewfinder
  • 6 Scene Selection modes and 8 Creative Style settings
  • Dynamic Range Optimizer enhances exposure and contrast
  • Built-in pop-up flash and integrated accessory shoe
  • Advanced Anti-Dust Technology keeps imager clean
  • Stamina battery power for up to 510 shots2
  • Included SAL1855 18-55mm standard zoom lens
  • Broad range of available lenses and accessories

Sony DSLR-A330L Features

2.7-inch (diag.) Clear Photo LCD Plus featuring Live View with Quick Auto Focus
A large 2.7-inch (diag.) Clear Photo LCD Plus display features Live View with Quick Auto Focus, which lets you compose and shoot pictures in real-time using the LCD, just as you would with a point-and-shoot camera. In addition, the LCD display tilts up or down for low or high-angle shooting situations, such as capturing a child?s first steps or shooting over a crowd.

SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization
SteadyShot INSIDE in-camera image stabilization is built into each camera body, so every a-mount lens benefits from the ability to minimize blur due to camera shake.

10.2 megapixel resolution for ultra-fine detail
A 10.2 megapixel APS-size CCD image sensor captures your images in stunning detail, giving you the freedom to make large prints and tight crops without sacrificing quality.

Lightweight and stylish body
The A330 features a stylish, modern design with an intuitive button layout for easier operation. In addition, the lightweight body and revised grip make the camera more comfortable to hold and carry.

Integrated on-screen Help Guide and Graphic Display
An integrated on-screen Help Guide and Graphic Display help take the complexity out of DSLR photography. The Help Guide offers clear, concise explanations of various modes and settings, while the Graphic Display helps you understand the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, as well as the effect each has on photographic results.

HDMI terminal and BRAVIA Sync compatibility
An HDMI terminal gives you the option of connecting your camera to a compatible HDTV and playing back your images in stunning high definition quality (HDMI cable required, sold separately). In addition, BRAVIA Sync works with compatible Sony BRAVIA HDTVs to let you control camera playback using the television?s remote (HDMI cable and BRAVIA Sync capable HDTV required, sold separately)1.

High sensitivity (ISO 3200) for superior noise reduction
A broad sensitivity range from ISO 100 to ISO 3200 enables you to capture beautiful color images even in very dim light -- High ISO Noise Reduction technology reduces picture noise artifacts at high-sensitivity ISO 1600 and ISO 3200 settings by eliminating noise from RAW data after analog-to-digital conversion.

Eye-Start Autofocus
Eye-Start Autofocus System begins precision autofocus adjustments the moment you raise the camera to your eye, so the camera is ready to catch the perfect moment.

9-Point AF Sensor
9-Point Center Cross AF Sensor with improved focus control to help bring images into sharp definition more quickly, and predictive focus control automatically calculates the position of fast-moving subjects.

Up to 2.5 fps continuous shooting
Continuous Shooting lets you shoot at up to 2.5 fps (frames per second) while viewing your subject through the optical viewfinder so you never lose track of the action.

Creative Style settings
Creative Style settings give you control over how the camera processes your images. Choose from 8 finishing styles, including Standard, Vivid, Potrait, Landscape, Night View, Sunset, B&W, and Adobe RGB, and fine tune them to your personal taste with the ability to adjust contrast, saturation, and sharpness settings.

Dynamic Range Optimizer
Dynamic Range Optimizer provides two levels - Standard/Plus to improve results with backlit subjects and recover details hidden in shadows or lost in glare. Normal DRO improves detail using standard gamma curves for fast shot-to-shot response time, while Advanced DRO adjusts dynamic range area-by-area for greater accuracy.

Built-in Pop-Up Flash
The Auto Pop-Up Flash automatically pops up and fires as needed when the camera is set to certain scene selection modes, helping first-time DSLR photographers shoot more effectively. In addition, the A330 features an integrated hot shoe, which lets you expand your lighting options with a range of accessory flashes (sold separately).

Anti-Dust Technology
Anti-Dust Technology helps keep the CCD imager clean, resulting in consistently better pictures, by utilizing a static-free anti-dust coating on the CCD filter, as well as an anti-dust vibration that automatically shakes the CCD to help dislodge dust each time the camera is shut off.

Stamina Battery power
Stamina Battery power allows you to take up to 510 shots2 on a fully charged NP-FM50 InfoLITHIUM battery when using the optical viewfinder mode, and you?ll be able to see how much power remains in percentage increments, so you can keep shooting in confidence.

Smart Teleconverter 2X Digital Zoom
Smart Teleconverter 2X Digital Zoom lets you zoom in electronically on your subject and reproduces pixels on a 1:1 basis so there?s no degradation in picture quality. One touch zooms in at 1.4X, while the second touch advances to 2X zoom -- creating the 35mm equivalent of a telephoto effect with the camera?s standard 18-55mm optical zoom lens.

BIONZ image processor
The advanced BIONZ image processor uses hardware-based Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuitry to enhance images with rich tonal reproduction, reduced noise, and improved white balance and exposure control, for clear, sharp photos even at high sensitivity settings

PhotoTV HD compatibility
PhotoTV HD compatibility3 lets you automatically create high-resolution thumbnails optimized for viewing on a compatible Sony BRAVIA HDTV.

Scene Selection Modes
Scene Selection Modes optimize camera settings for different shooting situations. Just turn the Mode Dial to select from Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, and Night View modes.

Index and Slide Show Display
Index and Slide Show Display enable you to quickly review your photos using 4, 9 or 25-frame index views, or as an automatic slide show with fade-in/fade-out effect.

Function Guide Display
Function Guide Display provides intuitive and easy to use on-screen menus that can be activated and operated with one hand using the Fn (Function) button and controller button to adjust Flash mode, Autofocus mode, White Balance, Metering mode, AF area and D-Range Optimizer.

Dual slot Compatiblity for Memory Stick and SD media
Compatible with high-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and SD/SDHC media (sold separately) for convenient storage and sharing of your images.

Included SAL1855 18-55mm standard zoom lens
The A330 comes with a SAL1855 DT 18-55mm standard zoom kit lens. This newly developed lens employs a Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) to deliver smooth and silent autofocus operation, and offers a flexible focal range that allows you to capture everything from wide angle to midrange telephoto shots with ease.

Notes
1 Requires BRAVIA Sync feature in each product, including a compatible BRAVIA HDTV. Please refer to owner?s manual to determine compatibility.
2 When fully charged. Actual results may vary based on product settings, usage patterns and environmental conditions.
3 Compatible BRAVIA HDTV, and component cable (sold separately) required for PhotoTV HD viewing. Specifications of the BRAVIA HDTV shown vary according to market region

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Sony DSLR-A330L Digital SLR Camera Body Specifications

Control

  • AF modes: Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)
  • Drive Mode: Single-shot, Continuous, Self-timer, Self-timer Continuous, Bracketing, Remote Commander
  • Exposure Compensation: ±2EV (in 0.3 EV steps)
  • Exposure settings: Auto, Auto Flash Off, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)
  • Focus Area: Wide (Up to 3 active focus points glow), Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)
  • Focus Features: Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator (Built-in flash, Range: approx. 1-5m)
  • Focus Points: 9 points
  • Focus Sensitivity: EV0 - 18 (ISO100)
  • Focus System: TTL phase detection system
  • ISO: Auto, 100 to 3200 (in 1 EV steps,Recommended Exposure Index)
  • Metering: TTL metering w/ 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
  • Metering Modes: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
  • Metering Sensitivity: EV2 - 20 at ISO100 with F1.4 lens, (EV4 - 20 in spot metering mode)
  • White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
Convenience
  • Anti-dust function: Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism
  • BRAVIA Sync: Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
  • Color Mode(s): Display color (Black, White, Brown, Pink)
  • Creative Style: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness
  • Scene Mode(s): Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night portrait/Night view)
  • User Interface: "Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu"
Flash
  • Flash Compensation: ±2EV (in 0.3-stop increments)
  • Flash Coverage: 18mm in focal-length of lens attached
  • Flash Metering System: ADI flash (automatic change for Pre-flash TTL)
  • Guide Number: 10 (in meters at ISO100)
  • Modes: Auto, Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear sync, Slow sync, Hi-speed sync*., Wireless
  • Recycling Time: Approx. 4 sec.
  • Type: Auto Pop-up
General
  • Camera Type: Sony a Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and inter-changeable lenses
  • Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
  • Effective Picture Resolution: Approx. 10.2 megapixels
  • Imaging Sensor: APS-C size CCD sensor (23.5x15.7mm)
  • Lens Mount Type: Sony a lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens
  • Pixel Gross: Approx. 10.8 megapixels
  • Processor: BIONZ image processor
  • Recording Media Type: Memory Stick PRO Duo media / , SD and SDHC memory card,
  • Recording Mode: RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Standard
  • Still Actual 16:9: L size: 3872x2176 (8.4M) M size: 2896x1632 (4.7M) S size: 1920x1088 (2.1M)
  • Still Actual 3:2: L size: 3872x2592 (10M) M size: 2896x1936 (5.6M) S size: 1920x1280 (2.5M)
Inputs and Outputs
  • HD Output: HDMI
  • Memory Card Slot: Dual memory card slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo media SD and SDHC memory card
  • Tripod Mount: Yes, 1/4"-20
  • USB Port(s): USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, PTP)
LCD Display
  • Angle Adjustment: Yes(upward by up to 135 degrees, downward by up to 55 degrees)
  • Brightness Control: Auto Brightness Control (Auto setting in 2 steps, manual setting in 5 steps)
  • Coverage: 100% (Playback), 90% (Live View)
  • Type: 2.7-inch TFT Clear Photo LCD (230,400 pixels)
  • Operating Conditions
  • Operating Temperature: 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)
Power
  • Battery Type: NP-FH50
  • Number of Shots: Approx. 510 images with viewfinder, approx. 230 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)
  • Service and Warranty Information
  • Limited Warranty Term: 1 Year Parts & Labor
Software
  • Operating System Compatibility: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later
  • Supplied Software: PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Image Data Converter SR Image Data Lightbox SR
Viewfinder
  • Diopter Adjustment: -2.5 - +1.0m-1
  • Eye relief: Approx. 19.7 mm from the eyepiece / 14.1 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter
  • Field of View: 95%
  • Focusing Screen: Spherical Acute Matte Screen
  • Magnification: 0.74x (with 50mm lens at infinity)
  • Type: Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror
Weights and Measurements
  • Dimensions (Approx.): Approx. 128 x 97 x 71.4mm (W/H/D, excluding protrusions)
  • Weight (Approx.): Approx. 491g (without battery, memory card, accessories

Sony SAL1855 18-55mm Zoom Lens Specifications

Optics/Lens

  • Aperture (Max.): f/3.5-5.6
  • Aperture (Min.): f/22-36
  • Aspheric Elements: 2
  • Blades: 7 blade circular aperure
  • Filter Diameter: 55mm
  • Focal Length: APS-C 35mm eqv. 27mm to 82.5mm
  • Focus: Front focus SAM (Smooth AF motor)
  • Lens Groups-Elements: 8 elements, 7 groups
  • Minimum Focus Distance: 0.82ft (0.25m)
Weights and Measurements
  • Dimensions (Approx.): 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" (69.5-69mm)
  • Weight (Approx.): 7-4/8" (210g)


- Sony DSLR-A330L Digital SLR Camera Body
- DT18-55mm SAM Kit Lens
- BC-VH1 Battery Charger
- NP-FH50 Rechargeable Battery
- Shoulder strap
- Body cap
- Video cable
- Software CD-ROM
- USB cable