Sony SLT-A77

Sony SLT A77
Pro DSLR Pro DSLR
August, 2011

Summary Sony SLT A77

Prices Price
Body only $998 - $1,000 With 16-50mm lens $1,598 - $1,930
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 1 Among similar cameras #8 of 13
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 23.5x15.6mm Screen resolution Help 921k dots
Megapixels Help 24 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 60fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 16,000 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Videos

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 Sony SLT-A77 | 24p Sample Movie Taken with SLT-A77 by Sony
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  • Underwater
  • 1080p Full HD

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Pros

The Sony SLT A77 vs other recent DSLRs

Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
13.2 EV
Viewfinder size Large viewfinder Help
0.72x
True resolution High true resolution Help
24 MP
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
12 fps
Autofocus Phase detection video autofocus Help
fast and accurate
Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
100%
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
124 ms shutter lag
GPS Built-in GPS Help
Great for travel

The Sony SLT A77 vs other recent pro DSLRs

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$998.00
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Size Quite small Help
Professional size 143x104x81 mm
Weight Light Help
732 g

Cons

The Sony SLT A77 vs other recent DSLRs

Startup delay Poor startup delay Help
3100 ms startup delay
Announced Old Help
August, 2011
Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
92 lenses

The Sony SLT A77 vs other recent pro DSLRs

Screen size Below average sized screen Help
3.0"
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
19
Viewfinder Uses battery, see less detail Help
Digital
Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
11
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
530 shots
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
801 ISO
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
78.0
Sensor size Small sensor Help
APS-C 23.5x15.6mm
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
25,600 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1

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Avatar for Milan (Mike) Svitek Milan (Mike) Svitek (0:01 AM, September 16, 2012)
Why is FullHD 1080p@60fps in the "CONS" section??
... I think that's a mistake...
 
Avatar for Feltric Chris S. Feltric Chris S. (0:27 PM, July 10, 2012)
love this cam, AF is soooo fast (with USD Tamron 70-300) and precise! Pic Quality is wonderful! Special Gimmicks like Tiltshift and Panorama are uncompareable, and the Speedshooting just matches my PaintballerNeeds, as well as the weather sealing does. perfect ergonomics, and the WYSIWYG electronic Viewfinder is something i never want to miss again (are u Canon and Nikon Users have to make a shot to control the EV correction or the whitebalance? - A77 have not to! And everybody who looked through my viewfinder had to be told first that its electronic, BEFORE they recognized it, (ok in darker situations its grainy but at least i see something [focal peaking ftw!!!!)
LOVE MY A77 !
 
Avatar for Feltric Chris S. Feltric Chris S. (0:21 PM, July 10, 2012)
button is perfect, but I use the wheels to navigate more often (faster)
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (5:51 PM, February 19, 2012)
Hi Jsmit, we don't like to delete comments, so we generally only delete spam and offensive posts!  We are working on a new question/answer/review feature which will hopefully enable/encourage more useful contributions!
 
Jsmit24 (5:49 PM, February 19, 2012)
Why doesn't the moderator restrict comments to those actually containing complete sentences and coherent thoughts?
 
Msurgapala (7:03 AM, February 03, 2012)
what truthfully overall best quality specify of SLT a77 compare with other DSLR camera
 
Drsachingosavi (9:47 AM, December 28, 2011)
when this  camera is coming to india & what will be prize
 
 
Rustu Erata (5:24 PM, December 19, 2011)
I love this machine except it's menu button. I tried it and didn't like it. In my opinion it is not ergonomically. I think i'll wait it to be changed with a better button.