Sony SLT-A65VK Brochure and Specifications - Page 8

Other features Convenient feature-rich functionality Creative Style Creative Style settings free you to swiftly adjust the look of your photos and movies. Depending on the scene and your creative intentions, simply select any of 6 customizable settings (Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, or Black & White) and the camera will adjust color and other image parameters accordingly. You can also fine-tune contrast, saturation* and sharpness to suit your personal preference and achieve just the right finishing touch. * Not available when B/W mode is selected. Vivid 1200-zone Evaluative Metering High-precision metering ensures balanced exposures in wide-ranging lighting conditions. This precision is made possible by the extremely high resolution of an advanced evaluative metering sensor with 1200 zones. The sensor accurately meters the light and color of image data transmitted directly from the image sensor and can also recognize wide-ranging subjects and shooting situations. The amazing density of this 1200-zone meter contributes to both highly precise metering and accurate subject recognition.The Fn (Function) button lets you choose between Multi segment, Center weighted and Spot metering modes. Portrait Sunset Face Detection and Face Registration Capture people beautifully with the a65, thanks to advanced Face Detection technology that instantly detects up to eight faces and optimizes shooting parameters to ensure accurate focus and skin tones even when recording movies. A Smile Shutter function can automatically release the shutter when subjects smile and offers three sensitivity levels as well as a smile level indicator that is displayed when the mode is active. A Face Registration function also lets you register up to eight specific individuals so the camera prioritizes them when detecting faces.This feature not only works together with Smile Shutter and Face Detection, but also supports Tracking Focus. Notes: Effectiveness varies according to camera settings, subject and shooting situation. Face detection is disabled during movie shooting. AUTO+ (Auto Advanced) mode This convenient mode adjusts camera settings automatically. So you can simply point, shoot and let the camera handle everything else. It automatically analyzes shooting conditions and intelligently adjusts everything from aperture and shutter speed to ISO sensitivity and white balance on the fly. When you shoot fast moving subjects, Continuous Advance Priority AE automatically activates to keep pace. When scenes are high in contrast but lack detail in shadows or highlights, Auto HDR automatically kicks in to bring out more of the details. Activated settings and features are also displayed so you can see what features are best suited to each kind of scene. With the a65, it's easy to take advantage of leading-edge Sony digital technology. Drive mode User-friendly icons make it easy to switch between single-shot, continuous, bracketed and self-timer shooting. Just select the drive mode, along with selectable parameters (single-shot advance, continuous advance at up to 8 or 3 fps, self-timer shooting with 2 or 10-second delay and bracketed shooting for exposure, white balance or DRO). Then start shooting. Even the 8 fps continuous shooting speed of the standard continuous advance drive mode (up to 10 fps in Continuous Priority AE mode), is the top of its class. 14 Exposure mode Selecting an exposure mode is as simple as flicking a dial. Conveniently located on top of the a65, the mode dial provides quick and direct access to Program Auto, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, and Manual exposure modes, as well as a fully-automatic Auto mode and 8 Scene Selection modes (Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight and Night Portrait) that apply optimized AF, drive mode, exposure, brightness, contrast and other settings appropriate to each type of scene. Macro 8 modes selectable for optimum results Portrait Sunset Sports Action Night Scene Macro Hand-held Twilight Landscape Night Portrait Two-axis White Balance In addition to automatic white balance and a full range of white balance presets, the a65 provides a two-axis White Balance mode for even finer white balance adjustment. This mode lets you adjust white balance in the amber-blue and green- magenta directions to achieve more trueto-life color under almost any kind of light source. Anti-dust Technology/System Advanced dust resistance helps keep your photos blemish-free. If dust particles enter the camera when the lens is being changed, two levels of protection safeguard the image sensor. First, a special static-free coating on the low-pass filter covering the sensor helps prevent dust from adhering. Second, an anti-dust mechanism vibrates the filter at high speed every time the camera is switched off to dislodge any dust particles that settled on its surface. Low-pass filter with anti-static coating Image sensor Dust particles dislodged by vibration GPS capability The built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) feature can tag your photographs with data that indicates where and when they were taken. When you view tagged photographs on a Windows® PC installed with bundled PMB software, or on a connected BRAVIA TV with the Photo Map function, the photos can be displayed on a map to indicate where they were taken. A highly sensitive antenna in the top of the camera ensures clear reception of global positioning data wherever you travel. Built-in automatic pop-up flash When the lighting is so dim that supplemental lighting becomes necessary, this powerful built-in flash unit automatically pops up to amply illuminate your scene. This flash unit offers a versatile range of modes, a guide number of 10 (ISO100·m), an illumination angle that covers the angle of view of a wide 18mm lens (27mm eq), and a maximum synchronization speed of 1/160 sec. The flash unit automatically pops up when needed. Memory Stick Duo™ / SD card slot The media compartment provides a multi-type slot for standard memory cards, including Memory Stick PRO Duo™ and SD memory* cards. Sony memory cards undergo rigorous testing and are recommended for their outstanding performance during HD movie recording, continuous shooting and high-speed file transfer. * Supports the latest generation of SD, SDHC (UHS-I), and SDXC (UHS-I) memory cards (including Class 10). PlayMemories™ and Filmy™ photo and movie playback on PS3™ systems It's easy to watch your photos and movies on a Sony PlayStation®3 system. PlayMemories software lets you view, organize, scroll and zoom regular photos, panoramic images and 3D images1, while Filmy2 software lets you play AVCHD movies and search through footage. Thanks to the power of PS3 system, you'll find the content you seek with utmost speed and operational ease. 1 Requires 3D HDTV, HDMI cable (at least 10.2 Gbps) and 3D glasses sold separately. 2 Filmy software not compatible with 60pmovies. High-density battery The InfoLITHIUM® NP-FM500H battery that comes with the a65 provides plenty of power for extended worry-free shooting. Compact and lightweight, it recharges quickly and packs enough power for approximately up to 560 shots*. Precise indication of remaining power is displayed through a 5-level battery icon and a number that precisely represents the percentage of power remaining in 1% increments. * In LCD monitor mode (CIPA standard). HDMI® terminal An HDMI terminal is built within the a65, making it easy to connect the camera directly with an HDTV. Enjoy stunning bigscreen viewing of your photos and HD movies with high-definition image quality and high-resolution audio, as well as convenient camera playback using the television's remote control if the connected unit is a BRAVIA® TV supporting BRAVIA Sync and PhotoTV HD. Bundled software The a65 includes software for intuitive photo editing, file management and more on your personal computer. PMB (Picture Motion Browser)* keeps your images conveniently organized by folder, rank and title, while also providing advanced features like movie editing and face search. New Image Data Converter allows quick viewing, editing and conversion of full-resolution RAW image files, including expert adjustment of exposure, white balance and tonal curves, as well as enhanced dynamic-range optimization and vignetting compensation. * Image and video files are compatible with iMovie® '09 or later on Mac. PMB software not compatible with Mac OS® X. New Image Data Converter A powerful new program for fast RAW file conversion, image adjustment and library management with convenient new functions like ratings and filtering. BRAVIA HDTV PlayStation®3 PMB (Picture Motion Browser) The perfect tool for day-to-day image downloading, viewing and editing tasks. 15