| Model: | Sony α 200 |
| Kind: | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Sensor: | 23.6 mm × 15.8 mm, 10.2 effective megapixels CCD, 1.5 × FOV crop |
| Res: | 3872 × 2592 pixels |
| Lens: | interchangeable, Sony α / Konica Minolta A mount |
| Shutter: | electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutterrange: | 30 – 1/4000 sec, with Bulb, 1/160 sec X-sync |
| Metering: | 40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring |
| Emode: | Full Manual, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps Exposure Compensation, 3 frames bracketing |
| Mmode: | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Farea: | 9-points center cross-hair sensor |
| Fmode: | manual focus point selection, Spot AF, Continuous AF and AF Lock |
| Cont: | 3 Frames Per Second, unlimited JPEG, up to 6 RAW, up to 3 JPEG+RAW |
| Viewfinder: | 0.83x magnification, 95% frame coverage, Pentamirror, Spherical Acute Matte screen, 17.6mm eye relief, diopter adjustment |
| Speedrange: | Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Flash: | Manual Pop-up: Auto, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync, Wireless off camera flash (with Flash HVL-F56AM, F36AM), GN12 at ISO 100 (39 feet/ 12 meters) |
| Wb: | Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, flash, color temperature, custom |
| Wbbkt: | 3 frames |
| Rearlcd: | 230k dots, 2.7-inch TFT LCD |
| Storage: | CompactFlash I/II, Memory Stick PRO (with adapter), Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter) |
| Battery: | 7.2 V, 1600 mAh ~750 Shots |
| Weight: | 545g |
| Madein: | Japan |
Sony α 200 (DSLR-A200) is the third model of Sony α digital cameras. The model offers a slight upgrade from the Sony α 100 at a lower price. It first shipped in February 2008.
It was officially succeeded by the Sony α 230; the α 230 is much lighter, also several features have been removed and direct buttons to several options have been replaced with on-screen menus. Many Alpha enthusiasts believe that the true replacement for the α 200 is the α 450 as it is more similar in size and weight, features and target market.
Some of the major changes from the previous A100 model are: