Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
SLT-A57
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 16 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4912 x 3264
- ISO
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 16000 (25600 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 25600
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony/Minolta Alpha
- Number of focus points
- 15
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 12.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60p, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 1.04× (0.69× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fully articulated
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
- Battery description
- Rechargeable NP-FM500H battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 550
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 618 g (1.36 lb / 21.80 oz)
- Dimensions
- 132 x 98 x 81 mm (5.2 x 3.86 x 3.19″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini Type C)
- Wireless
- Eye-Fi Connected
- Remote control
- Yes (Optional)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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