New ZEISS™ 20x zoom 4K-compatible lens
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar® T* lens with 26.8 mm widest angle allows more of a subject to fit in frame.
New Exmor R™ CMOS sensor for 4K
Bigger pixel size improves sensitivity for shooting movies with less noise, even in darkness.
The wonder of high-bitrate 4K and HD
High-bitrate recording in XAVC S format clearly captures even changing scenes with a lot of motion.
Size & Weight
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D)
Approx. 2.87 x 3.17 x 6.56 in (including supplied battery)
WEIGHT
Approx. 22.4 oz (including supplied battery)
Sensor
SENSOR TYPE
1/2.5 type (7.20 mm) back-illuminated Exmor R® CMOS Sensor
EFFECTIVE PIXELS (VIDEO)
Approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9) 2
Approx. 8.57 Megapixels
EFFECTIVE PIXELS (STILL IMAGE)
Approx. 8.29 Megapixels (16:9)/Approx. 6.22 Megapixels (4:3)
Lens
LENS TYPE
ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar® T*
FILTER DIAMETER
2.17 in
APERTURE TYPE
F 2.0-3.8
FOCAL LENGTH (1.38 IN) (VIDEO)
f= 26.8 – 536.0 mm (16:9)
FOCAL LENGTH (1.38 IN) (STILL IMAGE)
f= 1 1/16 – 21 1/8 inch (16:9), f= 1 5/16 – 25 7/8 inch (4:3), f=26.8 – 536.0 mm (16:9), f= 32.8-656.0 mm (4:3)
MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE
Approx. 13/32 inch (Wide), Approx. 31 1/2 inch (Tele), Approx. 1 cm (Wide), Approx. 80 cm (Tele)
Zoom
OPTICAL ZOOM
20x
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM
4K: 30x; HD: 40x 3
EXTENDED ZOOM
4K: 30x; HD: 40x 3
DIGITAL ZOOM
250x
Image Stabilization
STEADYSHOT
Balanced Optical SteadyShot™ with 5-axis Intelligent Active mode 4
Exposure
EXPOSURE MODES
Auto, Flexible Spot (Touch Panel), Manual (Menu/Ring)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
AE Shift (Touch Panel/Ring)
BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION
Yes (Auto)
MINIMUM ILLUMINATION
4K: Low Lux 1.8 lux (1/30 Shutter Speed), 4K: Standard: 9 lux (1/60 Shutter Speed), HD: Low Lux 1.2 lux (1/30 Shutter Speed), HD: Standard: 6 lux (1/60 Shutter Speed), NightShot:0 lux(1/60 Shutter Speed)
METERING MODES
Multi-segment/Spot
White Balance
WHITE BALANCE MODES
Auto/Onepush/Outdoor/Indoor
Viewfinder
VIEWFINDER TYPE
(0.24 in)/Color, 1 555 200 dots equivalent
LCD
SCREEN TYPE
3.0 type (7.5 cm) Xtra Fine LCD display (921 600 dots) Wide (16:9)
ANGLE ADJUSTMENT
Opening Angle: Max. 90 deg., Turning Angle: Max. 270 deg.
BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
Yes (Menu) 5
TOUCH PANEL
Yes
Shutter
SHUTTER SPEED
Auto Control Range (1/8-1/10000), Standard (1/60-1/10000), Manual Iris Control (1/30-1/10000), Manual Shutter (1/8-1/10000), Smooth Slow (1/250-1/10000)
Focus
FOCUS TYPE
Contrast AF
FOCUS MODE
Auto/Manual (Touch Panel/Ring)
FOCUS AREA
Full range Focus / Spot Focus
FAST INTELLIGENT AF
Yes
LOCK-ON AF
Yes 6
Shooting
IMAGE PROCESSOR
BIONZ X™ image processor
HIGH SPEED REC
Yes (120p 1920×1080,100Mbps/60Mbps)
TIME-LAPSE CAPTURE
Yes 7 (Shooting Interval (1/2/5/10/30/60 sec), Shooting number (1-999), Capture Image Size, (4K:L(8.3M;3840 x 2160)/HD:S(2.1M;1920 x 1080)), AE Mode (AE Lock/AE Tracking))
SELF-TIMER
Approx. 10 sec. (Still Image/Golf Shot)
SCENE SELECTION
Autoight Scene/Sunrise & Sunset/Fireworks/Landscape/Portrait/Spotlight/Beach/Snow
PICTURE EFFECT
Yes
OTHER SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
AGC Limit, Face Detection 6, Smile Shutter 6 8 9, Cinematone, NIGHTSHOT, Golf Shot, Intelligent Auto, Red-Eye Reduction 10, Smooth Slow Rec 11, Fader Effects 12
Flash
FLASH METERING SYSTEM
Pre-flash TTL
FLASH MODE
Auto / On / Off
FLASH COMPENSATION
Yes (3 steps)
Storage Media
COMPATIBLE RECORDING MEDIA
XAVC S 4K (100 Mbps): SDHC Memory Card (4 GB or over, UHS-I U3 or Higher)/SDXC Memory Card (UHS-I U3 or Higher), XAVC S 4K (60 Mbps)/XAVC S HD: SDHC Memory Card (4 GB or over, Class10 or Higher)/SDXC Memory Card (Class10 or Higher), AVCHD, Still: Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (Mark 2), Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo™, SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card (Class 4 or Higher)
Recording
RECORDING FORMAT (VIDEO)
XAVC S format:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, AVCHD format ver. 2.0 compatible:MPEG4-AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
RECORDING FORMAT (STILL IMAGE)
DCF Ver.2.0 compatible, Exif Ver. 2.3 compatible, MPF Baseline compatible
VIDEO RESOLUTION
XAVC S 4K : 3840×2160/30p, 24p, XAVC S HD : 1920×1080/60p, 30p, 24p, AVCHD:1920×1080/60p(PS), 24p(FX,FH), 60i(FX,FH), 1440×1080/60i(HQ,LP), MP4: 1280×720 30p, MP4: 1280×720 30p
VIDEO RECORDING RATE (ABR / VBR)
XAVC S 4K: Approx.100 Mbps/Approx. 60 Mbps, XAVC S HD: Approx. 50 Mbps, AVCHD PS: Approx. 28 Mbps/FX: Approx. 24 Mbps/FH: Approx. 17 Mbps/HQ: Approx. 9 Mbps/LP: Approx. 5 Mbps
STILL IMAGE SIZE (PHOTO MODE)
L: 16.6 Megapixels 16:9 (5440 x 3056),12.5 Megapixels 4:3 (4080 x 3056), M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840 x 2160), 6.2 Megapixels 4:3 (2880 x 2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080), 0.3 Megapixels 4:3 (640 x 480)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (MOVIE MODE)
M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840 x 2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (PHOTO CAPTURE)
XAVC S 4K: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840 x 2160), XAVC S HD: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080), AVCHD: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080)
STILL IMAGE SIZE (DUAL RECORD)
M: 8.3 Megapixels 16:9 (3840 x 2160), S: 2.1 Megapixels 16:9 (1920 x 1080) 8
PROGRESSIVE MODE
AVCHD: 60p/30p/24p progressive recording, MP4: 30p progressive recording, XAVC S 4K : 30p/24p progressive recording, XAVC S HD: 60p/30p/24p progressive recording
Audio
MICROPHONE
Built-in 5.1ch Zoom Microphone
AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT
XAVC S: MPEG-4 Linear PCM 2ch (48 kHz/16 bit), AVCHD: Dolby® Digital 5.1ch, Dolby® Digital 5.1Creator, Dolby® Digital 2ch Stereo, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
MIC LEVEL CONTROL
Yes (31 steps)
MY VOICE CANCELLING
Yes
AUTO WIND NOISE REDUCTION
Yes (On/Off)
WIND NOISE REDUCTION
Yes (On/Off)
SPEAKER
Monaural Speaker
Interface
INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS
Accessory Shoe (Multi Interface shoe), HDMI (micro) Terminal, Remote (integrated into Multi/Micro USB Terminal) Terminal, Stereo Minijack
WI-FI®
Yes
NFC™
One-touch remote, One-touch sharing
LENS COVER
Multi Camera Control
Playback
PLAYBACK MODES
Highlight Movie Maker 11, with background music (Preinstalled 6 music files, Music transfer compatible 13, Motion Shot Video 14, Slide Show (Still Images)
Power
SUPPLIED BATTERY
NP-FV70
POWER CONSUMPTION (VIEWFINDER)
4K: 4.9 W 15
POWER CONSUMPTION (LCD SCREEN)
4K: 4.9 W 15
What^27s In The Box
Rechargeable Battery Pack (NP-FV70)
AC Adapter
Power Cord
Operating Guide
HDMI (micro) Cable
Micro USB Cable