From zero to twelve in a second: Sony's new with the SLT-A57 Full Throttle
Equipped with the known advantages of the partially transparent mirror shoot the new high-speed camera from Sony SLT-A57 razor-sharp images up to twelve per second. The Full HD video recording and a new automatic system for beautiful portrait pictures are further technical highlights.
They should not be too expensive, should have as many technical refinements, and of course make no compromises in terms of image quality. Thus, many ambitious amateur photographers the perfect camera. The SLT-A57 Sony is now a new member of the Alpha in front of family that meets all required criteria and blind with interchangeable lenses with A-Mount bayonet understand. Visually, the camera is similar to its older siblings, A65 and A77. All have a high quality, rugged case.
Twelve images with one click - a camera with a turbo
No matter what you shoot - no matter when we take photos: It's always about the perfect shot at the right moment. Especially when on the air exciting, it is not easy, at the right moment to press the shutter button. Well, the SLT-A57 with up to twelve frames per second over quality has that everyone knows how to appreciate in such situations. The secret behind the special power of the camera is the partially transparent mirror on the inside. The mirror of all SLT cameras from Sony does not have to open to let light onto the underlying image sensor. The advantage: If the light is incident on the same image sensor and autofocus, the camera can focus during continuous shooting extremely fast and continuously adjust the sharpness. To increase the precision further, the auto focus of the camera unit 15 different points in the image has in view. Three cross-type sensors for added accuracy. Who the "Continuous Advance Priority AE" mode can use, while the continuous shooting even zoom.
High sensitivity, thanks to the latest Bionz image processor
New automatic for professional portraits
If you just seriously busy with photography, assistance as the world's first self-portrait framing function for good photos will especially appreciate. With the help of face recognition it brings a detected by the camera into portrait subject image as it would do a professional portrait photographer. The auto attracts a virtual box around the person in the picture - in a way that the proportions and the relationship between foreground and background to the eye look perfect. The function is only for higher-than is available for the landscape. If the frame is optimized, which requires the portrait of a trim or a recording zoom, provides the By pixel Super Resolution Technology to ensure that the image is still stored in full resolution. For safety, the SLT-A57 sets in addition to the portrait neckline from the original recording on the memory card, allowing the user to compare not only learn, but also at any time has access to the original image. Photo-amateurs who use the new Face-framing function in this way develop, the way a new and better feel for professional portrait techniques.
Great technique leads to small dimensions
By the pixel super resolution technology does not help only in the new Portrait mode. When the zoom lens has reached its limits, is the clear picture zoom, the zoom magnification allows a significant margin. This distant subjects than normal levels may be picked up, analyzed the processed pixels By super resolution technology each pixel in the image and so forth that resolution and image quality are hardly affected. Especially when traveling, this feature relieves the photographer, because for long walks, large and heavy telephoto zoom lenses as well stay at home.
Its space-saving, clear mirror, the new SLT-A57 is already very light and compact. The slim chassis weighs just 539 grams
High-resolution monitor and electronic viewfinder
Despite this compactness, there is sufficient space for generously sized display. Sony begrudge the A57 a newly developed electronic viewfinder image with one hundred percent coverage and 1.4 million pixels, offering thanks to the high resolution image quality almost of an optical viewfinder. The advantage of the digital version of Sony: If necessary, can be different about the camera settings, or a digital spirit level and a grid Show Grid. Important settings can be read as equal in the viewfinder. The photographer can devote full attention to the motif search.
Alternatively, the settings on the 7.5 centimeters (three inches) Xtra large LCD display can be controlled. The monitor offers a resolution of 921,000 pixels at a hundred per cent frame coverage both horizontally and vertically and is rotatable. The camera can thus be transported easily in every possible shooting position.
Convenience and additional features for photos and videos
Increasingly popular among ambitious amateur photographers, the in-camera image editing effects. The SLT-A57 offers eleven different modes with 15 effects. The results of the processing can be viewed on the LCD screen in real time. They are both for photos and for the most part available for video clips.
Optional accessories
Above all, travelers will appreciate the bundle, which combines the Sony NP-FM500H strong second with a compact and versatile bag that protects the camera and its accessories, and always at hand holds. Thus, presenting the new Sony SLT-A57 a worthy successor to the popular and cost-conscious predecessor model A55. It opens up serious amateur photographers with the quality of SLR photography.