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Sony Alpha A230

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Last updated: September 23rd 2009

Price at launch £439.99
Dimensions 128 x 97 x 67.5
Connectivity HDMI, PictBridge, USB 2.0
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5
Display Size 2.7
Dust reduction Yes
Effective Pixels 10.2
Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority, Shutter and Aperture Priority
Flash Yes
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-in, Flash Sync, Rear Curtain, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow-Synchro
Focusing Modes Auto, Continuous AF, Manual, Single Shot, Spot AF
ISO Settings 100, 1600, 200, 3200, 400, 800, ISO Auto
Image Formats JPEG, RAW
Image Sensor Dimensions 23.6 x 15.8
Image Stabilisation Yes
Lens Sony Alpha lens mount, Minolta & Konica Minolta A-Mount
Longest Shutter Speed 30
Metering Modes Centre weighted, Evaluative, Multi-Segment, Spot
Min Shutter Speed 4
Optical viewfinder Yes
White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Tungsten

Alpha A230

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Price at launch

£439.99

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