Sony camera

Digital SLT 16.1 Mega Pixel Camera with SAL1855 Lens 

Model: SLT-A57K

Never miss a moment ever again with SLT-A57. Thanks to its revolutionary Translucent Mirror Technology, you'll be able to achieve fast and accurate phase-detection autofocusing and rapid shooting speeds of up to 12 dynamic close-up shots per second.

• 16.1 MP Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor
• 15-point AF system with 3 cross sensors
• AVCHD Ver 2.0 (Progressive) Full HD Movie at 60p (50p)*
• World’s** first Auto Portrait Framing
• Clear Image Zoom
• New Tru-Finder

MRP Rs 45,990 /-* (MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)

Specs:

General

Camera Type
Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash

Lens Used
Sony A-mount lenses, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta lenses confirmed

Sensor
23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C type), Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary colour filter

No. of Pixels
Total: 16.7 megapixels; Effective: 16.1 megapixels

Dust Reduction
Charge protection coating on low-pass filter and image sensor shift mechanism

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100 to 12800 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended ExposureIndex)

Recording (Still Image)

Recording Media
Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory card, SDHC Memory card, SDXC memory card

Format Function
APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm), "Exmor" APS HD CMOS sensor with primary color filters

File Format
JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.3), RAW (ARW 2.2 format), RAW + JPEG, 3D still image MPO

Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2)
L(16M): 4,912 x 3,264; M(8.4M): 3,568 x 2,368; S(4M): 2,448 x 1,624

Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9)
L(14M): 4,912 x 2,760; M(7.1M): 3,568 x 2,000; S(3.4M): 2,448 x 1,370

Sweep Panorama (Wide)
Horizontal(23M): 12,416 x 1,856; Vertical(12M): 2,160 x 5,536

Sweep Panorama (Standard)
Horizontal(15M): 8,192 x 1,856; Vertical(8.4M): 2,160 x 3,872

3D Sweep Panorama (Wide)
(7.7 M): 7,152 x 1,080

3D Sweep Panorama (Standard)
(5.3 M): 4,912 x 1,080; 16:9 (2.1 M): 1,920 x 1,080

Colour Modes
sRGB, Adobe RGB

Image Quality Modes
Standard, Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Noise Reduction
Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: High / Normal / Low

Picture Effects
Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), Soft High-key, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature

Creative Style
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W, Saturation, Sharpness

D-Range Optimizer
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level(1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range(Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6EV, 1.0EV step))

Recording (Movie)

Recording format
AVCHD / MP4

Video compression
AVCHD Ver. 2.0 compliant / MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)

Audio recording format
Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch

Image Size (AVCHD) *PAL
1920 x 1080(50i, 24M, FX)/1920 x 1080(50p, 28M, PS)/1920 x 1080(50i, 24M, FX)/1920 x 1080(50i, 17M, FH)/1920 x 1080(25p, 24M, FX)/1920 x 1080(25p, 17M, FH)

Image Size (MP4) *PAL
1440 x 1080(25fps)/VGA(640 x 480, 25fps)

White Balance
Modes
Auto / Daylight/ Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent/ Fluorescent/ Flash / Color temperature & color filter/ Custom

AWB micro adjustment
Yes

Bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable

SteadyShot® INSIDE (Image Stabilization)
Type
still images:Image Sensor-Shift mechanism; movies:Electronic

Compensation effect
Equivalent to approx. 2.5 to 4.5 steps in shutter speeds *Varies according to shooting conditions and lens used

Type
7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive

Number of dots (total)
921600

Brightness control
Auto/ Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)

Adjustable angle
Tilt angle: downward 180 degrees/ Rotation angle: leftward 270 degrees

Display Contents
Graphic Display / Display All Info./ No Disp. Info. / Digital level gaug/ Histogram / Shooting information for viewfinder mode

Real-time image-adjustment display
ON/OFF

Focus Check
Focus Magnifier (4.8x, 9.5x)

Peaking MF
Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)

Viewfinder
Type
SVGA 1.2 cm (0.46 type) electronic viewfinder (color), Xtra Fine

Number of dots
Magnification Maximum: 1,440,000 dots , Magnification Standard: 1,253,280 dots

Brightness control
Auto / Manual (3 steps between -1 and +1)

Field coverage
100%

Magnification
Maximum: Approx. 1.04x, Standard: Approx. 0.97x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1)

Diopter adjustment
-4.0 / +3.0m-1

Eye point
Magnification Maximum: 23.1mm/Magnification Standard: 25.2 mm (from the eyepiece), Magnification Maximum: 18 mm/Magnification Standard: 20.1 mm (from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter ,CIPA standard)

AF System
Focus Modes
Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus

Main Features
Focus areas selection (wide area / 15-point local frame selection / fixed centre spot focus), predictive focus for moving subjects, auto-tracking focus point, Eye-Start AF, focus lock

Type
TTL phase-detection system

Sensor
CCD line sensors

Sensitivity Range
-1EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent

AF Illuminator
Range: 1 - 5m

AE System
Exposure Modes
iAUTO/ Flash Off/ Superior Auto/ Scene Selection/ Sweep Panorama/ 3D Sweep Panorama/ Continuous Advance Priority AE/ Movie/ Programmed AE(P)/ Aperture priority(A)/ Shutter-speed priority(S)/ Manual(M)

Scene Selector
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night view / Night portrait, Hand-held Twilight

Metering Type
1200-zone evaluative metering

Metering Sensor
Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

Exposure Compensation
+/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps)

AE Lock
Yes

Built-In Flash
Type
Built-in Auto Pop-up
flash Metering and Control
ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash

Flash Coverage
18mm (focal length printed on lens)

Flash Modes
Auto (Flash-off), Auto, Fill flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear Sync, Slow sync, High-speed sync*, Wireless* *Requires compatible external flash

Guide Number
GN 10 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash Compensation
+/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps)

Recycling Time
Approx. 3 seconds

Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Speed Range
1/4000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb

Flash Sync Speed
1/160 sec

Shooting
White Balance Bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable

Continuous Shooting Rate
Up to 12 fps in Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode, Up to 10 fps in Continuous mode

Continuous Shooting Limit
Fine: 25 frames, Standard: 29 frames, RAW: 21 frames, RAW+JPEG: 19 frames (Fine: 23 frames, Standard: 25 frames on Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode)

Self-timer
10 sec, 2 sec

Others
Printing Output Control
Exif Print/ Print Image Matching III/DPOF setting

Help guide
Yes

Power
Battery
One rechargeable battery pack NP-FM500H

Still images
approx.550 shots (Viewfinder) / approx.590 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA measurement)

Movies
Approx. 180 min with viewfinder, approx. 180 min with LCD monitor *6

External power
AC Adaptor AC-PW10AM (sold separately)

Connectivity
PC Interface
USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / MTP mode)
HDMI Out
HDMI mini connector

Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 132.1 mm × 97.5 mm × 80.7 mm

Weight
Approx. 539 g (not including battery, memory card or accessories)

Operating Temperature
Range
0° - 40° C

Face detection
Modes
On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off

Face registeration
Yes

Face selection
Yes

Detectable faces (Max.)
8

Zoom
Still images
Yes/ approx. 2x

Smart zoom (Still images)
M: approx.1.4x/ S: approx.2x

Digital zoom
Still images (approx.4x), Movie (approx.4x)

2. Digital SLT 24.3 Mega Pixel Camera with SAL18135 lens

Model: SLT-A77VM

With the world’s fastest continuous shooting speed at 12fps (as of August 2011), SLT-A77 delivers astounding image quality at an ultra-high 24.3MP. Thanks to Sony’s revolutionary Translucent Mirror technology, now you can enjoy unrivalled performance – even while shooting Full HD movies.

• 24.3MP "Exmor™" APS HD CMOS Sensor
• 12 fps Continuous Shooting at 24.3MP
• XGA OLED Tru-Finder with 100% Frame Coverage
• AVCHD Ver. 2.0 (Progressive) Full HD Video Recording at 50p
• Flexible 3-way Tilting Xtra Fine LCD with TruBlack Technology
• 19-point AF System with 11 Cross Sensors

MRP Rs 89,990 /-* (MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)
Specs:
General

Camera Type
Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash

Lens Used
Sony A-mount lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses

Image Capture
Sensor
23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C type), Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary colour filter

No. of Pixels
Total: 24.7 megapixels; Effective: 24.3 megapixels

Dust Reduction
Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100 to 16000 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended ExposureIndex)

Recording (Still Image)
Recording Media
Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory card, SDHC Memory card, SDXC memory card

File Format
JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.3), RAW (ARW 2.3 format), RAW + JPEG, 3D still image MPO

Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2)
L(24M): 6,000 x 4,000; M(12M): 4,240 x 2,832; S(6M): 3,008 x 2,000

Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9)
L(20M): 6,000 x 3,376; M(10M): 4,240 x 2,400; S(5.1M): 3,008 x 1,688

Sweep Panorama (Wide)
Horizontal(23M): 12,416 x 1,856; Vertical(12M): 2,160 x 5,536

Sweep Panorama (Standard)
Horizontal(15M): 8,192 x 1,856; Vertical(8.4M): 2,160 x 3,872

3D Sweep Panorama (Wide)
(7.7 M): 7,152 x 1,080

3D Sweep Panorama (Standard)
(5.3 M): 4,912 x 1,080; 16:9 (2.1 M): 1,920 x 1,080

Colour Modes
sRGB, Adobe RGB

Image Quality Modes
Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Noise Reduction
Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: High / Normal / Low

Picture Effect
Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), Soft High-key, High ntrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature

Creative Style
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, B/W, Sepia, Saturation, Sharpness

Auto HDR
Auto Exposure Diff., Adjustable Exposure Diff. (1 - 6EV in 1EV steps)

D-Range Optimizer
Off / Auto

Recording (Movie)
Recording Format
AVCHD / MP4

Image Size (AVCHD)
1920 x 1080 (50p/28Mbps/PS, 50i/24Mbps/FX, 50i/17Mbps/FH, 25p/24Mbps/FX, 25p/17Mbps/FH)

Image Size (MP4)
1,440 x 1,080 (25 fps / Average bit rate 12 Mbps), 640 x 480 (25 fps / Average bit rate 3 Mbps)

White Balance
Setting
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White), Flash, C. Temp 2500 to 9900k with 15-step, C. Filter (G7 to M7, A7 to B7), Custom, AWB micro adjustment

SteadyShot® INSIDE (Image Stabilization)
System
Image-sensor shift mechanism
Compensation
Approx. 2.5 - 4.5 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to conditions and lens used)

Display
LCD Monitor
3.0 (7.6 cms) (100% field of view), 921,600-dot TFT, Xtra Fine LCD withTruBlack technology

AF System
Focus Modes
Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus

Main 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

Type
TTL phase-detection system

Sensor
CCD line sensors

Sensitivity Range
-1EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent

AF Illuminator
Range: 1 - 7m

AE System
Exposure Modes
AUTO, AUTO Advanced (AUTO+), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama(2D/3D), Tele-zoom Continuous advance Priority AE, Movie, Program AE,Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual

Scene Selector
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night view / Night portrait, Hand-held Twilight

Metering Type
1200-zone evaluative metering

Metering Sensor
Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

Metering Range
2EV - 17EV, ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens

Exposure Compensation
+/- 5EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV increments selectable)

AE Lock
Yes

Built-In Flash
Type

Built-in Auto Pop-up
Flash Metering and Control
ADI/ Pre- flash TTL / Manual flash

Flash Coverage
16mm (focal length printed on lens)

Flash Modes
Auto (Flash-off), Auto, Fill flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear Sync, Slow sync, High-speed sync*, Wireless* *Requires compatible external flash

Guide Number
GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash Compensation
+/- 3EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV increments switchable)

Recycling Time
Approx. 3 seconds

Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Speed Range
1/8000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb

Flash Sync Speed
1/250 sec

Viewfinder
Type
Electronic viewfinder (color)

Field of View
100%

Magnification
1.09x (with 50mm lens at infinity)

Eye Relief
Approx. 27mm from the eyepiece lens, 22mm from the eyepiece frame (CIPA Standard)
Diopter Control
-4.0 to +3.0m
Shooting
Exposure Bracketing
3/5 continuous exposures selectable, in 0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0*/3.0* increment. *limited to 3 frames
White Balance Bracketing
3 frames, H/L selectable

Continuous Shooting Rate
Up to 12 fps in Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode, Up to 8 fps in Continuous mode

Continuous Shooting Limit
Extra Fine: 13 frames, Fine: 18 frames, Standard: 18 frames, RAW: 13 frames, RAW+JPEG: 11 frames (Fine: 17 frames, Standard: 17 frames on Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode)

Self-Timer
10 sec., 2 sec.

Others
Printing Output Control
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

Power
Battery
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FM500H
External Power Source
AC adaptor - AC-PW10AM (optional)
Battery Performance
Approx. 470 shots(EVF) / Approx. 530 shots(LCD) (CIPA measurement)

Connectivity
PC Interface
USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / MTP mode)
HDMI Out
HDMI mini connector

Sync. Terminal
Yes

Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 142.6 x 104.0 x 80.9mm (excl. protrusions)

Weight
Approx. 653g (not including battery, memory card or accessories)

Operating Temperature
Range
0° - 40° C