Sony SLT-A77V Brochure & Specs page 10

Unrivaled comfort and shooting flexibility
Convenient Xtra Fine LCD™ display with 3-way tilting
Whether shooting horizontally or the gap between the protective outer
vertically, you can easily tilt and swivel glass and underlying LCD with resin to
the new LCD monitor to the most significantly reduce surface reflections,
natural possible viewing angle. Even improve visibility from wide viewing
when using a tripod, the 3-way tilting angles, maintain high contrast and more
design—the world's first* of its kind— accurately reproduce deep blacks.
enables extra-flexible adjustment Reflections are further lowered by a
that easily supports everything from special anti-reflective coating and multi-
extremely low to extremely high camera coating. Whenever challenging shooting
shooting angles. Moreover, this 3" Xtra environments require extra-clear viewing
Fine LCD display with crisp 921,600 dot and unrivaled flexibility, this innovative
resolution and TruBlack™ technology new LCD will set you free.
offers outstanding performance in almost
* A mong interchangeable-lens cameras with an APS-C
any kind of lighting condition. Sony's
sensor as of August 2011.
exclusive TruBlack™ technology fills
New quick-access controls
You can easily operate the camera while differentiated in size and height. Main
keeping your eyes on the scene because buttons are placed within easy reach of
the controls are specially designed your thumb, and dials in the front and
for swift tactile recognition. Frequently rear of the camera enable comfortable
used controls are placed within natural adjustment of major and minor
reach of your fingers and are clearly parameters, respectively.
LCD data display
Confirming main camera settings is read thanks to large LCD dimensions
always quick and easy, thanks to a new and cinnabar backlighting. Moreover,
LCD data display favored by enthusiasts. the top-mounted position means you
Simply glance at the top-mounted can naturally shift your eyes from the
display to confirm shutter speed, scene to glance at the display without
aperture, ISO value and more. Even in moving the camera and having to
dark environments, the data is easy to readjust framing.
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TruBlack display
Reflections are eliminated
Anti-reflective film
Reinforced glass
Resin filling
Generic LCD monitor
with unwanted r eflections
Clear protective
cover
LCD
Customizable buttons Comfortable VG-C77AM vertical grip
Operation is extremely comfortable during
To enhance shooting convenience, you
can customize three buttons to satisfy vertical framing, thanks to the optional
personal preference, provide quick access vertical grip and flexibly adjustable
to the most frequently used functions, or LCD display. Optimized contours fit your
better match particular usage conditions. hand comfortably and contribute to a
The AEL, ISO, and AF/MF Buttons can steady grip that minimizes accidental
be reassigned to activate any of 24 slips. The back of the grip is wide enough
to firmly support your thumb, and
assignable functions, including Exposure
essential controls are built in, including
Compensation, Drive Mode, Flash Mode,
a convenient shutter button. T he grip
Focus Area, Face Detection, Smile Shutter,
can also house one or two NP-FM500H
ISO Sensitivity and Metering Mode.
rechargeable battery packs ( sold
separately ) to approximately double
battery life. Dust and moisture resistance is
Memory function
the same high level as the camera body.
When you find an ideal combination of
camera settings for a particular shooting
situation, you can register them as a
set in memory. Then the next time that
situation arises, you can easily recall
and apply the settings to save time by
turning the mode dial to the MR position.
Up to three sets of comprehensive
shooting settings can be saved.
Shot Result Preview
Before shooting, you can preview how
your photo will look with major settings
applied. T he all-new Shot Result Preview
function shows not only the effects of
your selected aperture, but also the
effects of the selected shutter speed
and Dynamic Range Optimizer ( DRO )
settings in the viewfinder and LCD display.
So you can confirm the depth of field,
motion blur and dynamic range with
ease. It produces more dynamic results
than the conventional optical preview
function, which only shows the effects
of the aperture setting. From the MENU,
you can choose whether pressing the
Preview button near the right bottom of
the camera activates the conventional
optical Depth of Field preview function or
new Shot Result Preview.
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