Sony SupportSLT-A57K

Specifications

    • General

        • Sensitivity

          Auto, ISO 100 to 12800 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index)

        • 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

        • Camera Type

          Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash

        • Dust Reduction

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

        • No. of Pixels

          Total: 16.7 megapixels; Effective: 16.1 megapixels

    • Recording (Still Image)

        • 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

        • 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))

        • Colour Modes

          sRGB, Adobe RGB

        • Format Function

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

        • 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

        • Sweep Panorama (Wide)

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

        • 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

        • Creative Style

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

        • Noise Reduction

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

        • Image Quality Modes

          Standard, Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG

        • 3D Sweep Panorama (Standard)

          (5.3 M): 4,912 x 1,080; 16:9 (2.1 M): 1,920 x 1,080

        • Recording Media

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

        • 3D Sweep Panorama (Wide)

          (7.7 M): 7,152 x 1,080

        • Sweep Panorama (Standard)

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

        • File Format

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

    • Recording (Movie)

        • Recording format

          AVCHD / MP4

        • Video compression

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

        • Image Size (MP4) *PAL

          1440 x 1080(25fps)/VGA(640 x 480, 25fps)

        • 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)

        • Audio recording format

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

    • White Balance

        • Bracketing

          3 frames, H/L selectable

        • AWB micro adjustment

          Yes

        • Modes

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

    • SteadyShot® INSIDE (Image Stabilization)

        • Compensation effect

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

        • Brightness control

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

        • Focus Check

          Focus Magnifier (4.8x, 9.5x)

        • Peaking MF

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

        • Display Contents

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

        • Adjustable angle

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

        • Type

          still images:Image Sensor-Shift mechanism; movies:Electronic, 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive

        • Number of dots (total)

          921600

        • Real-time image-adjustment display

          ON/OFF

    • Viewfinder

        • Magnification

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

        • Brightness control

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

        • Field coverage

          100%

        • Diopter adjustment

          -4.0 / +3.0m-1

        • Number of dots

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

        • Type

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

    • 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

        • Sensitivity Range

          -1EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent

        • Sensor

          CCD line sensors

        • AF Illuminator

          Range: 1 - 5m

        • Type

          TTL phase-detection system

    • 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

        • Exposure Compensation

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

        • AE Lock

          Yes

        • Metering Type

          1200-zone evaluative metering

        • Metering Sensor

          Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

    • Built-In Flash

        • Flash Metering and Control

          ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash

        • Flash Compensation

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

        • Guide Number

          GN 10 (in meters at ISO 100)

        • Type

          Built-in Auto Pop-up

        • Flash Modes

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

        • Flash Coverage

          18mm (focal length printed on lens)

        • Recycling Time

          Approx. 3 seconds

    • Shutter

        • Type

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

        • Flash Sync Speed

          1/160 sec

        • Speed Range

          1/4000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb

    • Shooting

        • Self-timer

          10 sec, 2 sec

        • Continuous Shooting Rate

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

        • White Balance Bracketing

          3 frames, H/L selectable

        • 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)

    • Others

        • Help guide

          Yes

        • Printing Output Control

          Exif Print/ Print Image Matching III/DPOF setting

    • Power

        • Movies

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

        • Still images

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

        • External power

          AC Adaptor AC-PW10AM (sold separately)

        • Battery

          One rechargeable battery pack NP-FM500H

    • Connectivity

        • HDMI Out

          HDMI mini connector

        • PC Interface

          USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / MTP mode)

    • Size

        • Weight

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

        • Dimensions (W x H x D)

          Approx. 132.1 mm × 97.5 mm × 80.7 mm

    • Operating Temperature

        • Range

          0° - 40° C

    • Face detection

        • Face selection

          Yes

        • Detectable faces (Max.)

          8

        • Face registeration

          Yes

        • Modes

          On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off

    • Zoom

        • Digital zoom

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

        • Still images

          Yes/ approx. 2x

        • Smart zoom (Still images)

          M: approx.1.4x/ S: approx.2x

    • * NTSC(PAL)
      ** As of March 2012, among interchangeable‑lens digital cameras.