Sony Alpha 58


The Sony α58, Sony Alpha 58 also known as Sony A58 is a mid-range digital camera from Sony's Alpha SLT camera line, introduced in 2013.

Specifications

The Alpha 58 camera features 20.1 megapixels, 5fps burst shooting, 1080/60i and 1080/24p video in both AVCHD and MPEG 4 formats, 15-point phase-detection autofocus system, ISO range of 100–16000, APS-C sized CMOS sensor, a tiltable 2.7" LCD screen, a high-resolution OLED Tru-Finder with 100% coverage, a built in flash, an ISO 518-compatible Sony hotshoe, a stereo microphone for video shooting and other features. Audio recording levels are automatic. No option to manually set. It has 3,5mm external microphone port too.
The auto-focus system provides eight modes: Phase Detect, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Tracking, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View.

Video

  • AVCHD recording at 1920 x 1080 @ 24 Mbit/s, 50i @ 17 Mbit/s, 25p @ 24 Mbit/s, 25p ) @ 17 Mbit/s
or 1920 x 1080 @ 24 Mbit/s, 60i @ 17 Mbit/s, 24p @ 24 Mbit/s, 24p ) @ 17 Mbit/s
  • MPEG-4 recording at 1440 x 1080
The interlaced video modes store progressively recorded frames at half the stated field rate. Unlike its predecessor, the Sony Alpha 57, the Alpha 58 does not offer 50p/60p video modes. Also unlike previous generation SLT cameras including the A57, A65, and A77, the A58 does not crop the sensor width when video Steady Shot is turned off.

Features

Infrared remote control does not exist as it did with its predecessor A-57. Remote control by computer via USB is available. Captured images are immediately transferred to a computer and no memory card is involved in this case.
Powering the device via optional ACDC adaptor is available.
It has half-transparent mirror which is used for auto-focus function only. Some users have removed this semi-transparent mirror. Auto-focus function is lost in this case but sensor receives more light.