Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Alpha QX1
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5456 x 3632
- ISO
- Auto, 100 - 16000
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony E
- Number of focus points
- 25
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- Multi
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (30p)
- Format
- MPEG-4
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- None
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Articulated LCD
- No
- Touch screen
- Yes (via smartphone)
Body and connections
- Storage types
- microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, Memory Stick Micro
- Battery description
- NP-FW50
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 440
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 216 g (0.48 lb / 7.62 oz)
- Dimensions
- 74 x 70 x 53 mm (2.91 x 2.76 x 2.09″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- No
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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