Sony ILCE-3000 Features Manual page 4

Sharp, clean results bursting with color.
Sony technology helps capture the magic of any moment.
E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (SEL1855), 1/160 sec., F11, ISO 100, Auto white balance
Two keys to outstanding photos and movies
You won't see them but they are there: Sony's 20.1 megapixel* Exmor™
APS HD CMOS sensor and blazing-fast BIONZ™ image processing engine.
Every scene is captured beautifully, from corner to corner, with fine details
and rich tonal gradations. The sensor's large size delivers high sensitivity,
attractive defocusing effects, and low noise in wide-ranging shooting
situations including dimly lit environments. Impressive 20.1-effective-
megapixel resolution and advanced BIONZ image processing also bring
every detail to life.
* Effective pixels (approx.)
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Sony is the world's No. 1 manufac-
turer of image sensors for digital
cameras and video recorders (based
on Sony research from April 2012 to
March 2013 that shows Sony has a
50% market share)
Large image sensor
The APS-C size sensor on the 3000 is more than
13x larger than the 1/2.3-size sensors commonly
found on compact digital cameras.