Sony alpha 3000 User Manual

SONYAlpha3000Manual
FILMP/MEDP150/160•M.Lucas
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TheSonyAlpha3000lookslikeaDSLR,butitactuallyisclosertoavideocamerainanSLR
body,AKAa“mirrorless”camera.Itrecordsa20MBstillimage(5456x3632pixels!)and
canbesetforJPEGorRAW+JPEG.
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Thecameracomeswithabattery,acharger,alenscap,alenshoodandashoulderstrap.
ThelenshasaUVfilter,whichcanbecleanedwithoutdamagingthelens.Therearetwo
kindsofchargers,onewhereyoupluginthecamera,andtheotherwhereyoujustputthe
batteryinthecharger,abetteridea.Thebatteriesshouldlastthroughmorethanoneday
ofshooting.Buttheyshouldbechargedatleastonceaweek.
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ThecamerastoresimagesonanSDcard,whichisinaslotasshown.Becarefulwiththe
doorcoveringthecard.Thecardremovesbypushingitin,andspringingitout.
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SidedoorforSDcardandcharger.
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UsingtheCamera
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Theviewfinderiselectronic,givingyouthesameimageyouseeonthebackviewscreen.
Thereisabuttononthetoprighttoswitchbetweenthetwowaysofviewingnexttothe
ModeWheel.(seebelow)Theviewfinderisgoodforsituationsthataretoobrightforthe
rearscreen,butnotgreatforcriticalviewing.
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Thelensisinterchangeable.ItisanE‐mountlens,whichisanewSonymount.Soadaptors
areneededforotherlenseslikeCanonorNikon. 
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Thelensfeelslikeitshouldbeamanualfocuslens,butitisnot.(The‘focus’ringseemsto
beadummy.)Theonlymanualadjustmentisforfocallength,from18‐55mm.Itisalso
notafastlens,maxingoutat f 3.5onthewide,and f 5.6onthetelephotoend.
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Sony alpha 3000 Specifications

General

Camera Type	Mirrorless
Sensor Type	APS-C CMOS
Effective Pixels	20.1 MP
ISO Range	100-16000
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount
Viewfinder Type	Electronic
Screen Size	3.0 inches
Screen Resolution	230, 400 dots
Continuous Shooting	3.5 fps
Storage Media	SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Battery Type	NP-FW50
Max Video Resolution	Full HD 1920 x 1080
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec - 30 sec
Weight	411 g (with battery and memory card)
Dimensions	128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm
Battery Life	Approx. 470 shots