| Model: | Sony α65 |
| Kind: | Digital single-lens translucent camera |
| Sensor: | Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm) |
| Res: | 24.3Mpx |
| Lens: | Interchangeable, Sony A-mount |
| Shutter: | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter, wireless |
| Shutterrange: | 1/4000 to 30s, bulb |
| Metering: | Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering, multi segment, center weighted, spot |
| Emode: | Standard, vivid, portrait, landscape, sunset, black and white, (A) aperture priority, (P) program mode, (S) shutter priority, (M) manual mode |
| Farea: | Wide (auto, 15 points), zone, spot, local selectable |
| Fmode: | Predictive control (AF-C, AF-S, AF-A), focus lock, eye-start AF, manual focus (MF) |
| Cont: | 24.3Mpx burst mode continuous shooting, Hi: 8fps and Lo: 3fps |
| Viewfinder: | .5in (13mm) TruFinder XGA OLED Electronic View Finder with 2,359,296 dots |
| Speedrange: | ISO 100 to 16,000 (25,600 with multi-image combination. Expands down to ISO 50) |
| Flash: | Built-in, pop-up auto, auto, fill-flash, slow Sync., rear Sync., red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for autoflash and fill-flash mode), wireless, off, ADI flash, pre-flash TTL, manual flash |
| Flbkt: | 1/3, 1/2, 2/3EV steps for 3 frames |
| Wb: | Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent (warm white, cool white, day white, daylight), flash, setting the color temperature, color filter, custom |
| Battery: | InfoLITHIUM NP-FM500H |
| Rearlcd: | 3in (76.2mm) TFT Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack technology and 921,600 dots |
| Storage: | Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo/PRO-HG HX Duo media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card |
| Weight: | Approx. 1lb 3.1oz (543g) (excl battery, lens & media)Approx. 1lb 5.9oz (622g) (w/battery & media) |
| Madein: | Thailand |
| Dimensions: | Width: 132.1mmHeight: 97.5mmDepth: 80.7mm |
Announced by Sony on August 24, 2011, and launched alongside its brother the Sony Alpha 77,[1] the Sony Alpha 65 is the top-tier for Sony's midrange Alpha SLT camera line.
The Sony Alpha 65 does not have a direct predecessor like the Sony Alpha 77 but it is still considered a replacement for the Sony Alpha 700 with less high-end specifications compared to its siblings. The A65 lacks the A77's magnesium alloy construction in favor of a polycarbonate resin (plastic) resulting in a lighter frame and slightly smaller dimensions and lacking weather-proofing capability.[2] The A65 uses the USB 2.0 transfer interface of 480 Mbit/s, has HDMI type C for connectivity and remote capabilities using the RM-S1 accessory.
The camera enters the market with its own tier entry into the range, boasting features such as a 24.3Mpx APS-C HD CMOS sensor using a single-lens translucent mirror and features full HD 1080p recording capabilities using H.264 compression. It hosts a variable burst-shooting mode up to 10fps, stereo audio recording capabilities and like others in the Sony Alpha range it has high sensitivity with ISO 100 to 16000, several noise reduction features, 8 white balance presets including custom balance and exposure control systems.[3] The battery capacity is rated for 510 shots using the electronic viewfinder or 560 shots using the LCD.[3] The capture format for images in raw format uses the .ARW extension, Sony's extension for raw.
The rear panel has the same layout as the Sony Alpha 55 and whilst the LCD hosts a 4:3 aspect ratio compared to the A55's 16:9 it has the same resolution and adjustability.[2] With a few minor layout changes one easily noted oddity is the reversal direction of the power switch compared with the A55 believed to result in an easier operation.
Model variants of the Alpha 65 camera body:
Depending on country/market, the Alpha 65 camera is also available in different kits:
On 5 February 2013, Sony released a new firmware V1.07,[4] with the following enhancements: