Viewfinder
Image sensor for live view
Tilting mirror
67
40°
130°
At last, live view shooting with true SLR-class autofocusingWith Quick AF Live View With conventional live v iew
Pentamirror tilt mechanism
for fast TTL phase-detection autofocusing
In a signicant breakth rough in digital SLR came ra design,
a unique Sony-developed pe ntamirror tilt mechanis m
enables true TTL (T hrough-The-Lens) phase -detection
autofocusing during live v iew operation. So whether you
frame your subject in the optica l viewnder or the LCD
monitor, you enjoy the benets of a fast, accu rate TTL
center-cross 9-point autofocu s system with continuous
autofocusing to help you capture fas t-moving subjects.
1200-zone evaluative metering
for spot-on exposures
During live view shooting, a n advanced 1200-zone meter-
ing system evaluates light levels an d color distribution to
calculate correct exposure with ex tremely high precisio n.
Incorporated into the dedicated li ve view image sensor,
it also oers you a choice of spot and ce nter-weighted
metering, just like an optica l metering system.
Real-time image-adjust ment display
Live view even lets you conrm the eects of
exposure and white balance a djustments on
the Clear Photo LCD monitor in real time —
something that is impos sible to do with an
optical viewnder.
Smart Teleconverter function in live view
Variable-angle LCD for freestyle
shooting ease
The variable-ang le Clear Photo LCD monitor can be tilted
upward by up to 130° or downward by up to 40° for easy
high- and low-posit ion shooting.
Ergonomic design for enhanced
shooting stability
The grip and body are desig ned to assure stable, secure
handling during hig h- and low-position l ive view shooting,
as well as during conventiona l shooting.
When you use the viewnder, you can a lso take advan-
tage of Sony Eye-Start® AF, which automa tically focuses
the camera as soon as you put your eye to the view nder.
During live view shooting, you ca n press the
Smart Teleconverter button o n the back of
the camera to instantly apply zoom s caling
that achieves the eective equival ent of 1.4x
or 2x magnication. The re's no reduction in
image quality becau se only the size of the
image area is reduced, and th anks to the
high resolution of the 350 's 14.2-megapixel
CCD, even 2x images can be turned into
great-looking prints.
Using Live View mode Using the viewnder
When you switch to live view operation, an innovative new
pentamirror tilt mechani sm directs the subject ima ge to a
dedicated live view sensor po sitioned over the viewnde r
eyepiece.
-1.0 Auto
Normal view (1x)With 1.4x S mart Teleconv erter With 2x Smart Teleconve rter
Daylight
+1.0
1200-zone evaluative m etering
Real-time exposure c ompensati on display Real-time white bal ance displ ay
* With Smart Teleconver ter functi on, image s ize is automa tically set to M s ize at 1.4x, or to S size at 2x magnication.