16 & 14.2 effective Megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
Alpha mount supports all Sony and most classic Minolta lenses with a 1.5X crop factor
Sensor-shift image stabilization
3-inch articulating LCD display with 921,6000 pixels
Secondary CCD in viewfinder chamber provides live view with high speed autofocus plus face and smile detection
- Camera can also use the main CMOS sensor for "Focus Check Live View", which gives you a 100% view of the frame plus frame enlargement
Full manual controls, with RAW support; ISO range of 100 - 12,800
15-point autofocus system
Continuous shooting as fast as 7 frames/second
Same Sweep Panorama, HDR, Multi-frame NR features as SLT models above
Full HD video recording (1080i60) with stereo sound and limited manual controls (no continuosu AF though)
Dual memory card slots support both Memory Stick Pro Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC
Uses NP-FM500H lithium-ion battery; takes a whopping 1050 shots per charge (with viewfinder)
HDMI output
600 grammes sans batteries
900 and 800 respectively, the A580 will be available from October 2010, while and the A560 will arrive in the first quarter of 2011.
