Sony SLT-A77

Last updated: Friday, March 15th, 2013

Last Updated (15 March’13):
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Sony SLT-A77 is a 24.3 MP Translucent Mirror Digital SLR With 16-50mm F2.8 lens that allows users to capture images with superb detail and amazing enlargements. It features World’s fastest up to 12 fps continuous shooting, World’s first OLED viewfinder, World’s first full HD 1080 Movies recording with AVCHD 60p/60i/24p and a 3.0-inch Xtra Fine TruBlack LCD screen with high resolution of 921K dots for superb resolution. The camera measures (W x H x D) Approx. 5-3/4 × 4-1/8 × 3-1/4″ (142.6 x 104 x 80.9mm) and weight Approx. 1 lb./7oz. (653g) (excluding battery, lens & media).

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Expert Reviews

Sony SLT-A77 Reviews

Imaging-resource reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“Looking at the Sony A77′s ability to determine that it’s properly focused when shooting the same target multiple times, its autofocus speed is very good… With the flash enabled, the A77′s full AF shutter lag increased to 0.326s, to account for the preflash metering, which is still pretty fast.”
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Photographyblog reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“As it shares the same sensor with the A65, image quality is also excellent, with results from the 24.3 APS-C sensor easily rivalling the DSLR competition. Noise doesn’t rear its ugly head until ISO 3200 for JPEGs and even the faster settings prove eminently usable, although the A77 does apply some pretty aggressive noise reduction to keep the files clean as shown by the much noisier RAW images.”
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Pocket-lint reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“From ISO 100-800 we were very happy with the A77’s results, and while low light work up at 1600 does reveal more image noise, the camera’s still able to maintain good colour and detail.”
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Techradar reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“The AF system is blisteringly quick and accurate, with the excellent Subject Tracking and 12fps continuous shooting modes enhancing the Sony Alpha A77′s credentials when it comes to speed. Great build quality and handling, as well as superb image quality, are further aspects that score extra points.”
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Asia.cnet reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“For shooting video, the A77 does a great job, rendering very nice tones with no noticeable artifacts like moire or rolling shutter. We attribute part of the enjoyability of shooting video with the A77 to the lens; the autofocus works smoothly and quietly. The zoom ring is a little tighter than we like, but otherwise it’s very well implemented, and pretty easy to maneuver while shooting video, even without a rig. “
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Whatdigitalcamera reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“The A77′s Auto White Balance performed consistently well, delivering pleasing results with a minor warm tint to them, which was not undesirable.”
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Popphoto reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“The A77 earned an overall image-quality rating of Excellent from its lowest sensitivity of ISO 50 through ISO 400. At the heart of this assessment is the camera’s Excellent rating in our resolution test, where it turned in 2770 lines per picture height. Compare that with the 18MP Canon 7D’s 2610 lines or the 12.3MP Nikon D300s’s 2340 lines, both at their lowest ISO settings of ISO 100.”
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Photoreview reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“Auto white balance performance was similar to most other cameras we’ve reviewed. Shots taken under incandescent lighting retained the original warm cast, while shots taken with fluorescent lighting retained slight traces of green. For both lighting types, the pre-sets over-corrected colours slightly but the manual measurement system delivered a neutral colour balance.”
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Ephotozine compare the Sony SLT-A77 with Sony SLT-A65 and writes;
“The Sony Alpha A77 and A65 are capable of producing some excellent photos, with great colour, detail and extremely solid exposure performance. Reds are extremely vibrant and colourful and the cameras both produce excellent JPEG output straight from the camera on default settings.”
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Expertreviews reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“the A77’s image quality was hard to fault. Switching the Creative Style preset to Natural gave colours that were exactly that. Automatic exposures were impeccably judged and the 19-point autofocus system rarely put a foot wrong. Detail levels were spectacular with the kit lens, especially when shooting raw and developing in Adobe Lightroom.”
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Ephotozine reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“Noise control is very good with low noise right up to high ISO settings. The cameras also offer continuous focus when using the video mode.”
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Digitalversus reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“From photo mode, you can simply press the video-record button to start shooting video in automatic mode. Video quality is excellent and the continuous autofocus works like a dream.”
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Amateurphotographer reviews the Sony SLT-A77 and writes;
“In real-world scenes, it is clear that the 24.3-million-pixel sensor resolves a staggering level of detail, especially when used with a prime lens. Fine detail such as hair, eyelashes and blades of grass are crisp when shooting at any setting below ISO 800.”
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User Opinions

Sony SLT-A77 User Reviews

WINNING
“Another really nice feature that I discovered, while attending a wedding, is the sheer quietness of this camera. Two photographers were shooting the wedding (One with a Canon, the other with a Nikon) and it sounded like the paparazzi. The shutter noise of the pros cameras was distracting while my a77 was extremely quiet.” – By David L. Griffin
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Best features and image quality for its class
“The scores for the sensor of the A77 in DXOmark are slightly better than the D300s and slightly lower than the Nikon D7000 which has the same sensor as the Sony A55 and it’s known to be the best in class so far. It’s unfair to compare this camera with other models that are more expensive, so keep it real.” – By A. Pardo
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Best camera
“This is the best camera on the market short of a full frame. It will focus in extreme low light. I bought an Olympus E5 last year and the technology behind this camera makes my E5 look like a great grandfather. Sony backs up what they claim with this one. Don’t hesitate just buy it. You will not have any regrets, none.” – By Cosmonaut
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Very Impressive Camera
“I am very impressed with the a77. It does take some time to learn all it can do… With the high quality Sony and Tamron lenses I use, the 24mps makes the images extremely sharp and crisp without any noticeable edge distortion. WOW! Just amazing quality.” – By RogerB
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Great All around camera even in low light
“Natural light is the best light. It is a great semi pro camera..I bought a Zeiss 16-80mm lens with mine I didn’t want to wait for the kit.It works great..I have taken some great low light photo’s in candle light alone..The Sony A77 comes with a great kit lens which I was too impatient to wait for..” – By PA PA Jossey
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Amazing camera
“I was a little afraid of things I’d heard about the view finder, but I LOVE it! Its one of the best things about this camera besides 24mp at 12 frames a second. Great camera for sports, nature or birds in flight ! Great camera for many many reasons!” – By J. Felton “feltonphoto”
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The A77 will change the way you take pictures
“RAW + JPEG results in 30MB+ file sets per shot and since the electronic viewfinder allows you to adjust the shot on the fly, you take pictures a lot faster… One thing that impresses me is the body is very well composed. It makes the A390 look like it came out of a Happy Meal. It looks like it could take a beating.” – By J. Felton “feltonphoto”
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How refreshing can you get
“The image stabilisation is in the body…thank you again God…so even the G lenses are good value. The standard range is almost cheap!.. The artificial horizon feature,,,,as well as yaw sensing…is absolutely great.” – By C. Hannam “Cynical one!”
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Nice camera
“It’s Fun taking pictures with this camera + you get very good results. I wouldnt recomend it for low light photography but other than noise @higher iso, it’s an amazing camera.” – By Farshad Fesharaki
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Sony is really making great strides
“I love being able quickly determinee my exposure in the viewfinder. As I stated previously, my experience with an OVF is very limited, so I don’t miss it at all. Focus peaking is great for fine tuning a scene. The body itself is very comfortable to hold, sexy as well as rugged.” – By Savi
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A worthy successor to the A700
“The fastest autofocus I have ever had the pleasure to use and it is accurate too. If one of my lenses back- or front-focuses, there is a menu to compensate with micro adjustments that registers and saves the adjustments for up to 30 lenses. Technological assist for critical manual focusing is very useful.” – By D. Pierce “pierce324″
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Great job Sony
“wow!!! as soon as i received my camera from Amazon, visited the near by park to take few pictures of the fall colors, they are posted, in a cloudy day and 1st time using the camera, i am very happy with the result, it is a sophisticated camera but it is very easy to use and produces great pictures, great job Sony. I am happy with my purchase.” – By Dan
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This is a great camera
“The resolution with the 16-50 f2.8 is outstanding. The EVF is a joy to use, the camera handles very well and is easy to use. I love the fact that what you see with the EVF is what you get on the photo. So far, of the couple of thousand shots – its performance is great… Love the focus peaking (shows you what is in focus with a hi-light color) – its great for tweaking the focus.” – By a4w
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Samples

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Manual

Sony SLT-A77 User Manual (PDF)

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Features

Sony SLT-A77 Features

The Sony SLT-A77 comes with Translucent Mirror Technology that make it becomes the world’s fastest shooting DSLR to capture action photos, HD Movies and Live View shots. This technology can also focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. While the 24.3MP APS-C images sensor allows users to get images with incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements.

With high images sensor, the camera captures a massive amount of detail for greatly reduced noise and vibrant images that explode with clarity and richness. Besides that, the Translucent Mirror Technology also offers high speed shooting up to 12 fps at full-resolution 24.3 megapixels with continuous auto focus that makes the camera easier to capture soccer kick or your baby action.

The camera allows users to record spectacular HD Movies at a choice of super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, all at Full HD 1920×1080 resolution. There is an AVCHD codec that provides stunning picture quality in your video recording and the MP4 codec offers smaller files for easier upload to the web.

The Sony SLT-A77 also lets users to control manually the Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual (P/A/S/M) control in HD movie mode. Additionally, the camera is equipped with an HDMI output that allows users to enjoy HD movies and stunning still images on a compatible HDTV.

Highlight Features:

+ 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD monitor with 921K dots for superb resolution.
+ World’s first OLED viewfinder
+ Three-way tilt/swivel LCD screen
+ AUTO+ (Advanced Auto) mode
+ Full-Time Live View in LCD or EVF
+ Top mounted LCD
+ Dual control dials
+ Graphic Display
+ Full-time Phase Detection AF
+ World’s shortest release time lag
+ Object Tracking AF
+ Auto HDR built into camera
+ ISO 16000 sensitivity
+ 3D Sweep Panorama
+ 11 Picture Effect modes
+ Built-in GPS
+ Advanced Anti-Dust Technology