Sony · Alpha
Alpha SLT-A35
A 16.2 MP APS-C A-mount camera with a fixed translucent mirror, phase-detection movie autofocus and full-resolution 5.5 fps shooting.
- Type
- Translucent mirror
- Sensor
- APS-C
- Megapixels
- 16.2
- Lens
- Sony A-mount
- Video
- 1920 × 1080 at 25 fps
- Body weight
- 415 g
What reviewers say
Both reviews praised image quality, responsive autofocus and the compact body. PhotographyBlog particularly liked high-ISO results but disliked the navigation pad and supplied RAW software. Photo Review found good low-light performance while noting highlight clipping in contrasty scenes and movies; its production-camera update retained these conclusions.
From photographyblog.com and photoreview.com.au
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specImage and sensor
- Camera type
- Translucent mirror
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Sensor type
- Exmor APS HD CMOS
- Sensor dimensions
- 23.5 × 15.6 mm
- Effective resolution
- 16.2 MP
- Largest image
- 4912 × 3264
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–12800
- Sensor detail
- Fixed translucent mirror feeds the dedicated phase-detection module while the main sensor supplies live view; maker support page lists 16.5 million total pixels
- Image formats
- JPEG, RAW (Sony ARW 2.2), RAW+JPEG and 3D panorama MPO; 3:2 or 16:9 stills
- ISO detail
- Auto ISO 100–1600; standard ISO 100–12800; multi-frame noise reduction extends to ISO 25600
- Image processor
- BIONZ
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Sony A-mount
- Stabilisation
- Sensor shift
- Maximum continuous burst
- 5.5 fps
- Lens detail
- Sony, Minolta and Konica Minolta A-mount AF lenses; official photograph shows the DT 18–55mm kit lens, separate from body specifications
- Autofocus
- 15 phase-detection points, including three cross sensors; AF-S, AF-A, AF-C and manual focus; EV −1–18 at ISO 100; predictive tracking and flash AF assist
- Shutter
- 1/4000–30 seconds and Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second
- Burst detail
- Full-resolution continuous shooting up to 5.5 fps with tracking AF; Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE reaches 7 fps with approximately 1.4× central crop to 8.4 MP JPEG. Maker Hi buffer: 14 Fine or 18 Standard JPEGs, six RAW or six RAW+JPEG; cropped mode 21 Fine or 29 Standard JPEGs. Card and shooting conditions affect performance
- Stabilisation detail
- SteadyShot INSIDE sensor shift; maker claim approximately 2.5–4 stops, dependent on lens and conditions
- Flash
- Automatic pop-up flash, guide number 10 metres at ISO 100; ADI/pre-flash TTL; compatible external flash required for wireless and high-speed sync
- Exposure controls
- PASM, Auto, Auto+, scene and panorama modes; 1200-zone metering; ±2 EV compensation in 1/3 steps; D-Range Optimizer, Auto HDR and Picture Effects
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1920 × 1080 at 25 fps
- Video detail
- PAL configuration: Full HD AVCHD at 50 interlaced fields per second with 25 fps sensor output, approximately 17 Mbps; MP4 up to 1440 × 1080 at 25 fps. Main frame rate is sensor output, not interlaced field rate; NTSC/PAL depends on sales region. Maker maximum movie recording approximately 29 minutes; Sony overseas brochure separately qualifies about 11 minutes with SteadyShot at room temperature
- Audio
- Built-in stereo microphone and mono playback speaker
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,600
- Tilting screen
- No
- Display detail
- Fixed Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack technology; dots count colour subpixels
- Viewfinder detail
- Tru-Finder with 1,152,000 effective dot equivalents and 1,440,000 total dot equivalents; 100% coverage and approximately 1.1× magnification with a 50 mm lens
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 440 photographs
- Body weight
- 415 g
- Release detail
- Sony Hong Kong states July 2011 availability; Sony UK and US state August 2011
- Recording media
- Single slot accepting SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo
- Ports
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and mini HDMI Type C; microphone and wired remote inputs
- Battery life detail
- NP-FW50; overseas brochure and Hong Kong specification claim approximately 440 viewfinder or 420 LCD photographs under CIPA. Sony UK launch text/table reverses these to 420 viewfinder/440 LCD
- Charging
- Supplied BC-VW1 external charger
- Dimensions
- Approximately 124.4 × 92 × 84.7 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions
- Weight detail
- Sony overseas brochure and Hong Kong launch specification: approximately 415 g body only, 473 g with battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo. Malaysian support page instead lists 433 g body only
- Materials
- Polycarbonate outer body (PhotographyBlog and Photo Review)
- Colours
- Black
Pros and cons
Pros
- Phase-detection autofocus during stills and movies
- Sensor-shift stabilisation and RAW recording
- Electronic viewfinder previews exposure adjustments
Cons
- Fixed rear screen
- Fastest 7 fps mode crops to 8.4 MP
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translucent mirror | APS-C | 24.3 | Sony A-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 543 g | Sept 2011 | |
| Translucent mirror | APS-C | 24.3 | Sony A-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 653 g | Sept 2011 | |
| Translucent mirror | APS-C | 14.2 | Sony A-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 29.97 fps | 433 g | Sept 2010 |
Sources
- sony.jp/products/catalog/OVERSEAS_NEX-C3K_SLT-A35K.pdf
- sony.com.my/electronics/support/a-mount-body-slt-a30-series/slt-a35/specificati…
- sony.com.hk/press/pdf/2011060802_e.pdf
- mynewsdesk.com/uk/sony-europe/pressreleases/sony-introduces-a35-slt-a35-with-fu…
- photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_a35_review
- photoreview.com.au/reviews/dslr-cameras/entry-level/sony-slt-a35
Photo: Sony overseas-model brochure; extracted official SLT-A35K product photograph