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Jun 8, 2011, Sony has Announced NEX-C3 Interchangeable Lens Camera and published the full Technical Specifications officially:
Technical Specifications of Sony NEX-C3 Interchangeable Lens Camera
| Model | NEX-C3 | ||
| System | Camera type | Interchangeable lens digital camera | |
| Lens compatibility | Sony E-mount lenses | ||
| Image
sensor |
Type | APS-C type (23.5x15.6mm),
Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary colour filters |
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| Effective no. of pixels | 16.2 megapixels (effective), | ||
| Total no. of pixels (approx.) | 16.5 megapixels (total) | ||
| Anti-Dust system | Charge protection coating on
low-pass filter and electro-magnetic vibration |
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| Recording
system (still image) |
Recording format | JPEG (DCF v.2.0, Exif v.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant),
3D still image: MPO (MPF Extended stereovision) compliant, RAW (Sony ARW 2.2 format) |
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| Image size | Aspect ratio
3:2 |
L: 4912 x 3264 (16 M),
M: 3568 x 2368 (8.4 M), S: 2448 x 1624 (4 M) |
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| Aspect ratio | L: 4912 x 2760 (14 M),
M: 3568 x 2000 (7.1 M), S: 2448 x 1376 (3.4 M) |
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| Sweep | Wide: Horizontal 12416 x 1856 (23M),
Vertical 2160 x 5536 (12M), Standard: Horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M), Vertical 2160 x 3872 (8.4M) |
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| 3D Sweep | Wide: 7152 x 1080 (7.7 M),
Standard: 4912 x 1080 (5.3 M), 16:9: 1920 x 1080 (2.1 M) |
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| Image quality modes | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | ||
| Other features | Picture Effect
7 types (11 variations): Pop Color, Retro Photo, High- key, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Posterization (Color, B/W), Partial Color (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green) Creative style: Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness adjustable in +/-3 steps) Dynamic Range functions: Off, D-Range Optimizer (Auto, Lv 1-5), Auto HDR (Auto Exposure Diff., Adjustable Exposure Diff.: up to 6EV between 1.0EV to 6EV in 1 EV steps) Soft Skin Effect High, Mid, Low, Off |
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| Colour space | sRGB, Adobe RGB | ||
| Recording
system (movie) |
Recording format | MP4 Video Compression: MPEG-4 visual, Audio
recording format: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, Audio channel: 2 ch |
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| Image size (pixels) | MP4: 1280 x 720
(29.97fps / Average bit rate 9/6Mbps), VGA: 640 x 480 (29.97fps / Average bit rate 3Mbps) |
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| Media | Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG
Duo / SD memory card / SDHC memory card / SDXC memory card |
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| Noise reduction | Long exposure NR:
On/Off selectable, available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO NR: Auto/Weak selectable, available at ISO 1600 or higher |
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| White
balance |
White balance modes | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent,
Fluorescent, Flash, C. temp./Filter (2500- 9900k with 19-step Magenta/Green compensation) |
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| Focus
system |
Type | Contrast-detection AF | |
| Sensitivity range | EV0-20 （ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached) | ||
| Focus modes | Autofocus / DMF (Direct Manual Focus) / Manual
Focus selectable Autofocus mode: AF-S (Single-shot AF) / AF-C (Continuous AF) selectable |
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| Focus area | Multi (25 points) / Center / Flexible spot selectable | ||
| Other features | Predictive control, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator
(Distance: approx. 0.3-4.0m with E 16 F2.8 lens, approx. 0.5-3.0m with E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS) |
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| Exposure
Control |
Metering
system |
Type | 49-zone metering |
| Sensitivity | EV0-20 （ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached) | ||
| Metering | Multi / Center / Spot selectable | ||
| Exposure | Exposure
modes |
Programmed AE (iAUTO, P), Aperture priority (A),
Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M) |
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| Scene | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset,
Night portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight |
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| Exposure | +/-2.0EV in 1/3EV steps | ||
| Exposure | 3 continuous exposures, in 0.3 or 0.7EV steps | ||
| AE lock | AE is locked with focus lock | ||
| ISO sensitivity | AUTO (ISO200-1600）, ISO200 to 12800 selectable
(in 1EV steps, Recommended Exposure Index) |
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| LCD
monitor |
Type | 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT,
Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack Technology |
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| Total no. of dots | 921,600 dots | ||
| Brightness control | Auto / Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) / Sunny
Weather |
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| Field coverage | 100% | ||
| Adjustable angle | Up by approx. 80 degrees, down by approx. 45 degrees
(from the camera back) |
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| Display | Histogram display, real-time image adjustment display
(reflects exposure compensation, white balance, creative style) |
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| Other features | Face detection (up to 8 faces detectable automatically),
Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps), Precision digital zoom (1.1x - 10x), Grid line, MF assist, (7.5x, 15x), Peaking function (Level: High / Mid / Low / Off, Color: White / Red / Yellow), Shooting Tips, Help Guide |
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| Shutter | Type | Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane
type |
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| Shutter speeds | 1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb | ||
| Flash sync. speed | 1/160 sec. | ||
| Drive
Modes |
Drive modes | Single-shot, Continuous shooting, Speed-priority
continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay, 3/5 exposures selectable) |
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| Continuous shooting (approx.) | Speed-priority continuous mode: max 5.5 fps
Continuous mode: max. 2.5 fps *varies according to shooting conditions and memory card used |
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| No. of frame recordable* | Standard: 18, Fine: 14, RAW: 6, RAW & JPEG: 6
*varies according to shooting conditions and memory card used |
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| Playback | Single (with or without shooting information, RGB
histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 6/12-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 14x, M: 11x, S: 7.3x, Panorama Standard: 24x, Panorama wide: 34x), Image orientation, Slideshow(10 sec., 5 sec., 2 sec., Off) |
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| Interface | PC interface | USB2.0 Hi-speed (Mass-storage, PTP) | |
| HD output | HDMI mini connector (Type-C), BRAVIA Sync (link
menu), PhotoTV HD |
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| Compatible OS (USB connection) | Windows(R) XP* SP3, Windows Vista(R) SP2,
Windows 7 Mac OS X (v10.3-ｖ10.6) *64-bit editions and Starter Edition not supported. Windows Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Ver. 2.0 or greater is necessary to create disks. |
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| Audio | Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-SST1 (sold
separately) attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal |
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| Speaker | Built-in, monaural, Volume settings in 8 steps between 0
and 7 |
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| Type | External flash (supplied), attachable to Smart Accessory
Terminal |
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| Guide No. | 7 (in meters at ISO100) * equivalent | ||
| Flash coverage | 16mm (focal length printed on lens body) | ||
| Control | P-TTL metering | ||
| Flash compensation | +/- 2EV in 1/3 EV steps | ||
| Flash modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync.
Red-eye reduction on/off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode |
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| Recycling time | Approx. 4 sec. | ||
| External Flash | Smart Accessory Terminal compatible Flash HVL-F20S | ||
| Compatible standards | Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting | ||
| Battery | One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 | ||
| Battery performance | Approx. 400 images (CIPA standard)
Movie: max. 29 min. (at 20° – 40°C environmental temperature) |
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| External power | Battery charger BC-VW1 (supplied),
AC Adaptor AC-PW20AM (optional) |
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| With battery and Memory | Approx. 283 g | ||
| Body | Approx. 225 g | ||
| Dimensions (WHD) | 109.6 x 60.0 x 33.0 mm (4-3/8 x 2-3/8 x 1-5/16 in.)
(without protrusions) |
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| Operating temperature | 0-40°C | ||