Sony SLT-A57K SLR

Sony SLT-A57K SLR Specifications

Dimension

• Weight
  539
• Width
  132.1
• Height
  97.5
• Thickness
  80.7

Zoom

• Digital Zoom
  4x

Pixels

• Mega Pixel
  16.1 MP

Lens

• Color Filter
  Primary (RGB) Color Filter
• Auto Focus
  TTL Phase Detection
• Manual Focus
  Yes

LCD

• ViewFinder
  Electronic Viewfinder

Flash

• Built in Flash
  Yes
• Flash Modes
  Auto (Flash-off), Auto, Fill Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, High-speed Sync, Wireless
• External Flash
  Yes

Image

• Video Format
  AVCHD, MP4
• Image Format
  JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, RAW (ARW 2.3 Format), RAW + JPEG, MPO

Interface

• Microphone
  Built-in Stereo
• USB Cable
  Hi-speed USB 2.0

Memory

• Upgradeable Memory
  Yes

Sensor

• Sensor Type
  Exmor APS HD CMOS
• Sensor Size
  23.5 x 15.6 mm

Software

• Operating System
  Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, MAC OS X 10.5, MAC OS X 10.6

Shutter Speed

• Minimum Shutter Speed
  30 sec
• Maximum Shutter Speed
  1 / 4000 sec

Battery

• Power Supply
  AC Adaptor - AC-PW10AM (Sold Separately)
• Battery Type
  NP-FM500H Li-ion Rechargeable Battery

Additional Features

• Video Display Resolution
  1920 x 1080
• Delete Function
  Yes
• LCD Screen Size
  3 inch
• Audio Formats
  Dolby Digital (AC-3), MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• White Balancing
  Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Colour Temperature, Colour Filter, Custom, AWB Micro Adjustment
• Sales Package
  Camera, BC-VM10A Battery Charger, Power Cord (Mains Lead), Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FM500H, USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, Body Cap, Accessory Shoe Cap, Eyecup, CD-Rom, Instruction Manual
• HDMI
  Mini HDMI
• Image Display Resolution
  921,600 dots
• Metering
  1200 Zone Evaluative Metering
• Memory Card Type
  Memory Stick Pro Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC
• LCD Display
  TFT, Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack Technology
• Continuous Shots
  12 fps (Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode), 10 fps (Continuous Mode)
• Image Sizing
  4912 x 3264 (16 M)
• Face Detection
  Yes
• Dust Reduction
  Anti-dust Charge Protection Coating
• Red Eye Reduction
  Yes
• Self Timer
  2 and 10 sec
• ISO Rating
  Auto, (ISO 100 to 12800)

Sony SLT-A57K SLR Review

 

Sony SLT-A57K SLR is the best featured professional camera for shooting your best memories in the best way with very detailed sharpness. With this snapper in hand, you will never miss even a single moment, giving credit to its revolutionary Translucent Mirror Technology that allows you to get fast and accurate phase-detection auto focusing and rapid shooting speeds of up to 12 dynamic close-up shots per second. The 16.1 megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor comes with 15 point autofocus system with three cross sensors. This autofocus system increases your framing freedom and helps in keeping focus on the moving subjects. With the three cross sensors it improves auto focusing performance in low light conditions and delivers more accurate and reliable tracking to ensure focusing whenever and wherever you shoot. This camera supports AVCHD v.2.0 for capturing full HD movie at 60p. This AVCHD format is used for recording 1080i and 720p signals by using efficient codec technologies. This format gives you simply stunning pictures quality of videos. Sony SLT-A57K camera claims to be World's first camera that supports Auto Portrait Framing and with clear image zoom feature, which is made clear with “By Pixel Super Resolution” processing by Sony, extends the optical zoom range of the camera without lowering the visible quality or pixel count in the final image. The Clear Image Zoom digitally magnifies the centre of the image with nearly imperceptible degradation by increasing the effective focal length of the lens up to 2x.

 

Sony SLT-A57K SLR has Translucent Mirror Technology that can shoot as well as focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection Autofocus. This technology helps in focusing light to both the Phase Detection AF sensor simultaneously and the image sensor. With Tele Zooming high-speed shooting you can capture up to 12 frames per second with continuous autofocus and auto exposure to capture the decisive moment. This camera has Tru finder Electronic Viewfinder that is easy to see with 1.04x magnification and provides 100 percent frame coverage with ultra-sharp 1.44 million effective dots. The video display resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels with 3 inch screen size. The standard image size is 4912 x 3264 pixels with 16M color depth and supports JPEG, DCF 2.0, EXIF 2.3, RAW (ARW 2.3 Format), RAW + JPEG and MPO image format. Some of the features that this snapper is blessed with are Red-eye Reduction, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, High-speed Sync, Wireless, Auto Flash, Soft Focus, various picture effects, Auto portrait framing, 15-point AF System with 3 Cross Sensor, White balancing modes, Anti-dust Charge Protection Coating and many more. Sony SLT-A57K SLR runs on Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, MAC OS X 10.5 and MAC OS X 10.6 operating systems and is powered by NP-FM500H Li-ion Rechargeable battery. Overall this camera brings a completely new and different photography experience at your doorstep.