Sony Alpha 350

The Sony α 350 (DSLR-A350) is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) being replaced from 2009 by the similarly specified Sony α 380. It features live view and body-integrated image stabilization.

Sony α350

Overview
Maker	Sony Group
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens	interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	23,5 mm × 15,7 mm, 14.2 effective megapixels CCD
Maximum resolution	4592 × 3056 pixels
Film speed	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Storage media	CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter), Microdrive
Exposure/metering
Exposure metering	40-segment honeycomb-pattern
Metering modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Flash
Flash	Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync., Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash
Shutter
Shutter	electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter speed range	30–1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync
Continuous shooting	2.44 Frames Per Second
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Fixed eye-level penta-Dach-mirror, 0.95 Field of View, Diopter Adjustment -3.0 to + 1.0
Image processing
White balance	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, Tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom
WB bracketing	3 frames
General
LCD screen	230k pixel 2.7-inch TFT LCD
Battery	7.2 V, 1650 mAh (Sony NP-FM500H)
Weight	582 g (20.5 oz) without battery and memorycard, 682 g (24.1 oz) with lens, battery and card.
Made in	Japan

Details

The Sony α 350 was introduced in Japan in March 2008. It has a 14.2 megapixel CCD sensor, the second highest pixel count for an APS-C format DSLR at the time of its launch, marginally exceeded by the Pentax K20D CMOS sensor.

The Live View is provided by a secondary low-resolution video sensor placed in the mirror-prism housing to provide a view of the focusing screen, which allows retention of phase-contrast autofocus. Live View is mechanically switched via a moving mirror surface. When Live View is active, the normal exposure metering is replaced by metering from the LV image itself offering many more zones or points, along with more accurate white balance. This system is shared with the Sony Alpha 300, a 10.2 megapixel variant.^[1]

Sideview of the α 350 with liveview screen