| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | SLT A99V 24.3MP DSLR Camera | Pen F 20.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A99V | Pen F |
| Model Number | SLT A99V | PEN F |
| Series | Alpha | Pen |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 111.2 x 147 x 78.4 mm | 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 427 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 | 4/3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | Eye-level electronic OLED viewfinder, approx. 2.36M-dot resolution |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | Approx. 1.08x*1 - 1.23x*2 -1m-1, 50mm lens, Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - 3.0 m | -4 ~ +2m-1 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 20 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Automatic AF AF-A, Continuous AF AF-C, Depth Map Assist Continuous AF AF-D Selectable | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, High, Low Selectable | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Areas Selection Wide Area, 19-point Local Frame Selection, Fixed Centre Spot Focus, Predictive Focus for Moving Subjects, Auto-tracking Focus Point, Focus Lock, Eye-start AF, AF Syetem CCD Line Sensors, Sensitivity Range -1 - 18 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, AF Illuminator 1 - 7 m Range, Dual AF System 19 + 102 Points | - |
| Focus Points | - | 81-area multiple AF Contrast detection AF, 37- area multiple AF Phase-difference detection AF All target, Group target area 3x3-area, Single targetStandard Target Size/Small Target Size |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | i AutoLive Guide can be performed , P Program AE Program shift can be performed, A Aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom1~4, Photo Story*1,Scene select AE*2 *1 Photo Story can be set to C3 |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | When using exposure compensation dial |
| Other Exposure Features | Bracket Single, with 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV Increments, 3/5 Frames 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV 3 Frames Selectable | - |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Computerized focal-plane, high-speed, mechanical shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 - 60 sec. 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable 1/16000 60 sec. Silent Electronic Shutter Electronic first curtain shutter Anti-shock mode 1/320 60 sec. Bulb/Time default setting 8min. 1/2/4/8/15/20/25/30 min. selectable |
| Self-timer | No | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Rate High 6 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, Low 2.5 fps in Continuous Mode, Continuous Shooting Limit Extra Fine 14, Fine 18, STD 20, RAW 13, RAW + JPEG 11 | [Sequential shooting H mode]approx 10 fps *IS OFF *Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. [Sequential shooting L mode]approx 5 fps *When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ [Sequential shooting H+ silent shutter mode] approx 20 fps *Shutter speed is limited 1/16000s - 1/25s |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Formar JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW and JPEG | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO3D still |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184Hx3888 |
| HDR Support | - | HDR1,HDR2 painting like |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, 100% Coverage | - |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx 1037k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Vari-Angle LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 1037k dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Pro Duo Card | SD Memory Card SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, II compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920x1080 |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | MOVMPEG-4AVC/H.264 , AVIMotion JPEG |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | Wave Format Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.2nd curtain, Manual 1/1 FULL 1/64 |
| Flash Compensation | - | Up to 3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable |