Sony Alpha 580 Camera Specifications

Type

Entry Level DSLR, Semi Pro DSLR

Announced

24/08/2010

Indicative price (USD)

800

Sensor type

CMOS

Resolution

4912 x 3264

Sensor photo detectors (Mpix)

16.2

Sensor size (mm)

15.6 x 23.5

Color filter array

RGB

Bits per pixel

12.0

Focal length multiplier

1.5

Aspect Ratio

3:2, 16:9

ISO latitude 

100 - 12800

Shutter type

mechanical

Fastest - Slowest speed (s)

1/4000 - 30.0

Frame rate (fps)

5

Live view 

Yes

Stabilization 

Yes

Dust cleaning

Yes

Mount type

Sony Alpha DT

Battery type

Li-ion, NP-FM500H, 7.2V, 1600mAh

Camera material

plastic

Mount material

mixed plastic/metal

View finder type

optical

View finder magnification

0.8

View finder coverage

95

Monitor type

LCD

Monitor size

3

Monitor pixel

921600

Articulated screen

Yes

Touch screen

No

Focus mode

Yes

Autofocus modes

AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-C (Continuous AF)

Number of autofocus points

15

Exposure bracketing

3 images with 0.3EV or 0.7EV steps

Exposure compensation

+ or - 2.0 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)

Drive modes

Single, High-speed continuous (5 fps), Low-speed continuous (3 fps), Speed Priority continuous (7 fps), Self-timer (2 sec or 10 sec), Remote commander

Buffer size

45

Image format

JPEG, RAW (ARW)

White balance bracketing

Yes: 3 frames Lo (10 mired) or Hi (20 mired)

Connectivity

USB2.0 (Hi-speed, miniB), HDMI (Type C mini)

Bluetooth

No

3G

No

Sound recording

Yes (video with sound)

External micro

Yes

Histogram

Yes

GPS

No

Video

Yes

Maximum format image video

1920 x 1080/ 60i (59.94i Interlace recording, 29.97 progressive image sensor output)

Full HD

Yes

Live autofocus

No

Video file format

AVCHD, MP4

Video codec

H.264

Video stabilisation

Yes