Sony Alpha 100 Beautiful, sharp photos with no blurring, Effective with all system lenses

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Beautiful, sharp photos with no blurring

Super SteadyShot inside camera body reduces effects of camera shake

Effective with all system lenses

Photo data / 50mm F1.4 / Handheld at 1/8sec. F2,

ISO 100 White balance: Sunlight, Anti-Shake: ON

The seated subject is depicted clearly with no blur. The 1/8 sec. slow shutter speed captures the movement of the waves.

✔Super SteadyShot inside camera body prevents blur by compensating for camera shake

✔Image stabilisation system operates with all system lenses

✔Compensation equivalent to 2-3.5 steps in shutter speed

Since it’s built into the camera body itself, Super SteadyShot compensates for camera shake with all interchangeable system lenses. The result? Shoot with greater confidence using all compatible optics including zooms, telephotos, macros and wide-angles.

75-300mm F4.5-5.6

Anti-dust system for flawless photos

Banish spotting, speckling and imperfections that can ruin even the best shots when dust enters the camera body as you’re changing lenses. The 100 features an advanced anti-dust system to minimise the effects of dust particles entering the camera body when lenses are exchanged. The CCD sensor’s anti- static coating acts as a barrier to dust, while a CCD vibration function briefly shakes the sensor every time the 100 is powered off to dislodge dust particles. There’s also a selectable menu function that vibrates the sensor more strongly.

Enjoy sharp, blur-free photos… even	Super SteadyShot allows handheld
with a telephoto or zoom lens at high	macro shooting with a reduced risk
magnification.	of camera shake.
	50mm
	F2.8 Macro

	The dark faint blur is dirt
The 100 combats the effects of	accumulated on the CCD
	image sensor.
dust entering the camera body when
lenses are exchanged.

Operating Tip

Turn on Super SteadyShot using the switch on the back of the camera body.

Anti-Shake switch on back of camera. Without Anti-Shake the whole screen is blurred due to camera shake and

TECHNICAL POINT

Super SteadyShot allows shutter speeds 2–3.5 steps slower than normal

the photo is ruined.

The fraction ‘one over focal length’ offers a useful	OFF		Anti-Shake
calculation of the minimum shutter speed (in
seconds) at which sharp images can be obtained
by handheld shooting. Unlike 35mm cameras, the		1/80
actual shooting angle of the 100 is equivalent to

ON

1/80

Super SteadyShot detects camera shake and shifts the position of the CCD sensor to compensate for movement of the camera body, thus reducing image blur.

Indicator and warning icon in the viewfinder provides immediate indication of camera shake status.

Combats camera shake for sharper handheld shots every time

Camera shake is one of the most common reasons for spoiled pictures

– and it’s particularly noticeable with large prints. To reduce the number

of unnecessarily spoiled photos, the 100 features Super SteadyShot

– a sophisticated image stabilisation system that’s built into the camera

body itself. Instead of depending on an anti-shake mechanism within

each lens, Super SteadyShot operates by compensating for small

movements of the CCD image sensor itself. This means that it works

with all compatible Sony system lenses – and without the need for

the shooting angle of 1.5 times of the focal length	sec.
indicated on the lens. For example, a lens with a
focal length of 50mm would have an equivalent
focal length of 75mm, meaning that a minimum	1/20
shutter speed of approx. 1/80 sec. would be
	sec.
required for sharp images. Since Super
SteadyShot provides compensation equivalent to 2
– 3.5 steps in shutter speed, compensation of 2
steps from 1/80 sec. would allow sharp images to	1/10
be taken at 1/20 sec., while 3 steps would allow a
	sec.
minimum speed of only 1/10 sec.		Shooting with a 50mm F2.8 macro lens
		(35mm equivalent of 75mm)

sec.

1/20

sec.

1/10

sec.

Amount of camera shake is measured on a scale of 1 to 5 indicator bars. Warning icon also illuminates whenever the danger of camera shake is high.

High danger	Small
of camera	camera
shake	shake

expensive specialist optics that include built-in image stabilisation.

The actual compensation effect depends on the selected lens and shooting conditions, but typically it’s equivalent to between 2 and 3.5 steps in shutter speed. As well as reducing the blur caused by camera shake, Super SteadyShot also permits handheld shooting in situations that would normally require a tripod or flash. An indicator in the bottom right hand corner of the viewfinder also provides real time indication of the amount of camera shake.

Rough estimate for lowest speed possible without camera shake at 50mm focal length (75mm equivalent with 100) is around 1/80 sec.

ON

Compensation can be expected

Anti-Shake

1

2

3

1/100

1/80

1/60

1/50

1/40

1/30

1/25

1/20

1/15

1/13

1/10

OFF

Risk of blurring becomes larger

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