Sony Alpha SLT-A57 (Body Only, Black)
Manufacturer: Sony Part number: SLTA57
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- Description:
- Capture your perfect moments with Sony’s next generation Translucent Mirror Technology DSLR enabling simultaneous focus and capture. Shoot up to an amazing 12 fps in Tele-zoom High speed mode, complete with continuous auto focus. Auto focus is also visibly faster in Live View and HD Movie modes.
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- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: SLTA57
- Description: Capture your perfect moments with Sony’s next generation Translucent Mirror Technology DSLR enabling simultaneous focus and capture. Shoot up to an amazing 12 fps in Tele-zoom High speed mode, complete with continuous auto focus. Auto focus is also visibly faster in Live View and HD Movie modes.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode,
with Movie recording - Resolution 16.1 megapixels
- 3D Technology Yes
- Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS
- Total Pixels 16,700,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 15.6 x 23.5mm
- Field of View Crop Factor 1.5
- Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration),
Anti-Dust coating - Image Processor BIONZ
- Image Stabilizer Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
- Auto Focus TTL phase detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF,
Predictive AI Servo AF - Face Detection Child Priority,
Adult Priority,
Smile Shutter - Digital Video Format AVCHD,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG,
MPO,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100-16000,
ISO auto (100-3200),
ISO 25600 - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Metering Zones 1200
- Exposure Modes Program,
Bulb,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Sports mode,
Sunset,
Night portrait,
Handheld twilight,
Night view,
Macro,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Portrait,
Miniature,
Landscape,
Posterization,
Toy camera,
Pop Color,
Vivid,
Soft Focus,
Black & White,
HDR Painting,
Rich-tone monochrome,
Soft High-key,
Partial color,
High contrast monochrome,
Sunset,
Retro - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Shade,
2500K - 9900K,
Fluorescent light (daylight white),
Fluorescent,
Incandescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (warm white),
Fluorescent light (cool white),
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
- X-sync Speed 1/160 sec
- Exposure Range EV -2-17 ( ISO 100 )
Lens System
- Lens System Mounting Minolta A-type
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10
- Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Flash exposure bracketing,
Wireless off-camera control,
Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second,
3 frames per second,
8 frames per second,
12 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO),
Display brightness control,
BRAVIA Sync function,
3D Sweep Panorama technology,
Depth-of-field preview button,
Quick AF Full HD movie recording,
AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode,
Long exposure noise reduction,
High ISO NR,
PRINT Image Matching,
Translucent Mirror technology,
Multi-Frame Noise Reduction,
Exif Print support,
DPOF support,
Sweep Panorama technology,
RGB primary color filter,
Auto HDR mode,
Digital level meter,
Digital noise reduction,
Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording,
Histogram display,
Auto Portrait Framing,
Automatic display brightness adjustment,
Anti-motion Blur Mode,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
Camera orientation detection,
LCD live view mode,
Built-in help guide,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.46 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
- Magnification 1.04x
- Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Folding
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x HDMI output,
1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Microphone
Software
- Software Sony PlayMemories Home,
Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6,
MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP2,
MS Windows 7 SP1 - Peripheral Devices USB port
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Shoulder strap,
Eyecup,
Body cap Battery
- Supported Battery Sony NP-FM500H
- Supported Battery 1 x Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting ( EVF on ),
Photo shooting ( LCD Monitor on ) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo card - Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,
SDXC Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo - Image Storage 4912 x 3264,
3568 x 2368,
2448 x 1624,
4912 x 2760,
3568 x 2000,
2448 x 1376 - Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps,
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 5.2 in
- Depth 3.2 in
- Height 3.8 in
- Weight 19 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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