Sony SLT-A77VM Brochure and Specifications - Page 12

Extraordinary digital imaging capabilities Soft Focus Partial Color (Red) Partial Color (Yellow) Partial Color (Blue) Partial Color (Green) Pop Color Soft High-key HDR Painting Miniature Rich-tone Monochrome Toy Camera Enhanced Picture Effect Express your creativity with Picture Effect. These innovative effects transform your still images and movies into stunning works of art by adjusting camera parameters and applying advanced image processing techniques like compositing within the camera. Depending on your scene and creative intentions, you can choose from 11 customizable modes (with 15 effects) including incredible new HDR Painting, Rich Tone Monochrome, Soft Focus and a Miniature mode that makes your subject look like a miniature model. Notes: • Picture Effect is not available in RAW, RAW+JPG, or Continuous Advance Priority AE modes • Not all Picture Effect modes are available while recording movies Auto HDR High dynamic range (HDR) photography previously required considerable expertise and effort. But this amazing Auto HDR function lets you capture the expanded detail of HDR photos automatically. With one press, the a77 instantly records three frames at different exposures and composites the best details from each-in the highlights, mid-tones and shadows-to create a single image with wider dynamic range than any single exposure could possibly capture. T he resulting HDR image is simply breathtaking in its detail, rich color and impact. Moreover, Highlight details captured Mid-tone Shadow details captured details captured Sweep Panorama™ Mode / 3D Sweep Panorama Mode Capture every detail of breathtaking scenes with a single sweep of the camera. The a77 automatically records a sequence of photos and seamlessly stitches them together to create a single spectacular image. Choose 3D Sweep Panorama mode to produce more dynamic realism when viewed on a compatible 3D HDTV*. * Requires HDMI® cable (at least 10.2 Gbps) and 3D glasses sold separately. it's ideal for any post processing you may want to employ. Since advanced algorithms automatically detect and correct any misalignment between the three exposures, it's even possible to capture these remarkable images without using a tripod. For enhanced creative control over a wide range of lighting situations, you can set the Auto HDR exposure range to cover six steps, from 1 EV to 6 EV. Final image with optimum shadow/highlight detail 22 High Contrast Monochrome Posterization (Color) Posterization (B/W) Retro Photo Multi Frame NR The Multi Frame NR mode is super effective at suppressing noise. It allows you to clearly capture scenes that would normally be challenging even for seasoned professionals. For example, candle-lit environments can be vividly captured without using a tripod or flash. Like Hand-held Twilight, it takes six photos and expertly composites them to suppress noise and blur while raising contrast and detail.This intelligent mode is compatible with any ISO setting and functions in all P/A/S/M modes, enabling noise suppression and improved image quality in any type of lighting. T hrough ISO expansion, it can even achieve ultra-high sensitivity equivalent to ISO 25600. Hand-held Twilight When lighting is low, Hand-held Twilight mode enables clear flash-free photography without using a tripod. This handy Scene Selection mode shoots a burst of six images at different settings, including an ISO setting as high as necessary for the scene and a shutter speed appropriate for handheld shooting. It then employs proprietary Sony digital compositing technology and noise reduction to align and combine the images and create a single frame with significantly suppressed blur and noise. The feature even effectively compensates for camera and subject movement, making it easy to take beautiful evening shots with the camera in your hand. 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 13 settings (Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Portrait, Landscape, etc.) and the camera will adjust color and other image parameters accordingly. You can also finetune contrast, saturation* and sharpness to suit your personal preference and achieve just the right finishing touch. * Not available when B/W mode is selected. 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. Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) If the subject's face is dark in a backlit situation, DRO uses proprietary Sony technology to recover details hidden in the shadows and deliver a naturally bright image. DRO can even be used during continuous shooting and provides five user-selectable levels of compensation. DRO on (Lv.5) DRO off 23