| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Alpha A290L 14.2MP DSLR Camera | WB30F 16.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A290L | WB30F |
| Model Number | A290L | WB30F |
| Series | Alpha | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 97.1 x 128.1 x 79.6 mm | 98.0 x 57.9 x 16.5 mm |
| Weight | 456 GM | 131 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 36 x 24 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 3200 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | SAMSUNG LENS |
| Focal Length | - | f = 4.3 ~ 43mm 35mm film equivalent 24~240 mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 5x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 10x |
| Aperture Range | - | 3.1 W ~ 6.3 T |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Penta Dachmirror | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom | Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom |
| Focus Mode | - | TTL Auto Type TTL Auto Focus Center AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF, Face Detection AF, Video Continuous Auto Focus |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 80cm ~ Infinity Wide, 250cm ~ Infinity Tele Macro 5cm ~ 80cm Wide, 130cm ~ 250cm Tele Auto Macro 5cm ~ Infinity Wide, 130cm ~ Infinity Tele |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi, Spot, Center-weighted, Face Detection AE |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | Smart Auto 1/8 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Program 1 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Night 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks 2 sec. |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Up to 2.5 fps with viewfinder | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Wireless | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, JPEG | JPEG DCF, EXIF 2.21, GIF |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 230K dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 230K dots |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 4592 x 3056 | 1280 |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | AAC |
| Video Format | - | MP4H.264 |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | MobileLink, Remote Viewfinder, Auto Backup, Email, SNS & Cloud, AllShare Play, AutoShare, Wi-Fi Direct, S/W Upgrade Notifier |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Mode 1 Smart Auto 2 Program 3 Scene 4 Photo Filter 5 Split Shot 6 Motion Photo 7 Close up 8 Magic Frame 9 Live Panorama 10 Beauty Shot 11 Night shot * Scene Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Beach & Snow * Smart Auto Portrait, Night Portrait, Night, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Macro, Macro Text, Tripod, Action, Macro Color, Natural Green, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Fireworks, Candle, Spotlight, SpotlightMacro, SpotlightPortrait * Continuous Single, Continuous, Motion Capture, AEB * Photo Filter Miniature / Vignetting / Ink Painting / Oil Painting / Cartoon / Cross Filter / Sketch / Soft focus / Fish Eye / Old Film / Half Tone Dot / Classic / Retro / Zooming Shot |