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Sony Alpha SLT-A37 Digital Camera with 18-135mm Zoom Lens
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Product Highlights
- 16.1Mp Exmor HD APS CMOS Sensor
- Exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology
- 18-135mm Zoom Lens Included
- In-Camera Image Stabilization
- BIONZ Image Processor
- Up to 7 fps With Continuous AF at 8.4Mp
- ISO Up to 16000 Extended
- Full 1080/60i/24p AVCHD Movies
- Tilt and Swivel 2.7" LCD Display
- Live View on LCD and EVF
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The SLT-A37 Alpha 37 Digital Camera with 18-135mm Zoom Lens from Sony starts you off right with an all-purpose zoom lens and a very budget-friendly camera body, once you realize how much camera you actually get for the price. This means you can be up and running, photographing to your heart's content, in nearly any setting right away. Whether you're a beginner with a point-and-shoot camera looking to upgrade, a parent looking to capture life's precious moments, or an enthusiast who always has a camera within reach, the A37 has been created for any customer who wants to take their photography and creativity to the next level.
Thanks to its lightweight design, the A37 is easier to carry around than traditional DSLR's, but unlike your standard point-and-shoot you still have a plethora of features, functions, and lenses at your disposal for full custom control of your image making. Sitting very comfortably in this goldilocks zone, the A37 boasts a 16.1Mp Exmor HD APS CMOS sensor, in-camera image stabilization, and Sony's proprietary Translucent Mirror Technology--enabling simultaneous focusing and capturing unlike other DSLRs.
With all of those features, and dozens more, you're sure to capture detailed photographs that can stand up to the rigors of editing, enlarging, and viewing: on your HDTV, computer monitor, digital picture frame, and of course, as prints both big and small. Of course, RAW image capture provides you with even more latitude, providing high-quality files and allowing for exposure and other adjustment options unavailable with images shot in JPEG.
With the Sony A-mount you can put any number of lenses onto the Alpha 37 for getting the shot you want, in addition to the included zoom. Whatever your vision calls for, you can add the right lens for the job. And of course, the SLT-A37 wouldn't be a true modern-day digital camera if it didn't also record HD video. The high speed AF Full HD Movie mode allows you to record 1080 / 60i / 24p movies. With features like Live View, the tilt / swivel 2.7" LCD screen, and creative controls, you can make stunning videos along with spectacular photos. Additionally, the eye-level finder for HD movies helps you with framing and focus.
No matter which mode you're shooting in: video or still, all your files can be stored on a variety of optional memory cards. The camera's media card slot allows for insertion of Sony's own Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory PRO-HG Duo, and SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards. Other useful features of the camera include a built-in auto pop-up flash, which is great for grabbing low-light snapshots, and Handheld Twilight and Multi-frame NR modes which both allow for quality low-light images without the flash, by combining the data from 6 consecutive shots into one. You can also shoot 3D images that look great on 3D televisions as JPEG or MPO files. These features, and numerous others, all contribute to this truly versatile and cost-effective DSLR, the SLT-A37.
- 18-135mm Zoom Lens Included
- With the included 18-135mm zoom lens you'll have an excellent all-purpose telephoto zoom lens to get you started, right from day one
- Exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology
- While conventional DSLRs can shoot, or they can focus, they cannot do both at once. The SLT-A37 utilizes Translucent Mirror Technology that directs light to both the image sensor and the Phase Detection AF sensor simultaneously
- 16.1 Megapixel Resolution
- Thanks to the 16.1 megapixel APS-C sensor, and Sony Exmor APS HD CMOS technology, the camera achieves high resolution with no penalty in low-light sensitivity or sensor noise. So you get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements
- Extended ISO 16000 sensitivity
- Capture clearer low-light pictures without sacrificing detail--made possible by the low-noise Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor and refined BIONZ image processor
- SteadyShot INSIDE stabilization
- Image stabilization reduces blur by compensating for camera shake. Typical DSLR systems build image stabilization into selected lenses only. SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization is built into the camera body itself. You'll reduce blur with every A-mount lens, including macro and wide-aperture standard zoom lenses
- Tele Zoom High Speed Shooting
- The translucent mirror makes it far easier to capture the decisive soccer kick or your baby at her absolute cutest. The Tele Zoom High Speed shooting mode shoots up to 7 fps at 8.4 MP while maintaining continuous auto focus and auto exposure
- High Speed AF for Full HD Movie Capture
- When most DSLRs shoot video, their Contrast AF is slow and visibly "hunts" for focus. The High Speed AF Full HD Movie retains the same fast, precise Phase Detection you enjoy for still images. It's a decisive advantage for tracking fast-moving subjects and a major benefit of Translucent Mirror Technology
- Auto Portrait Framing
- Simply photograph a person and Auto Portrait Framing will save an additional, optimally framed image in portrait or landscape orientation. Combining Face Detection and By Pixel Super Resolution technologies with rule of thirds, Auto Portrait Framing provides beautifully composed and appealingly balanced full resolution portraits
- AUTO+ (Advanced Auto) mode
- Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. Unifying and simplifying Sony intelligent technologies, the camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater clarity, optimum dynamic range, using Auto HDR technology, and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology
- Eye-Level Electronic Viewfinder
- The Tru-finder Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) is super bright, easy to see with 1.1x magnification, ultra-sharp with 1.44 million dots (1.15 effective) and provides 100% frame coverage. Exposure preview and informative overlays make operation easy and precise
- Sony Exmor technology
- Conventional image sensors use only a handful of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, which can slow you down. The Exmor sensor provides more than 4,000 column-parallel A/D converters. This helps enable continuous shooting at up to 7 frames per second
- Full HD 1080/60i/24p movies1
- This is one of the very few DSLRs with super smooth 1080/60i/24p Full HD recording capability. Record in your choice of 1080/60i or 24p AVCHD format or in PC-friendly 1080/30p MP4 format
- Picture Effect mode
- There are 11 types (15 variations) of picture effects to choose from: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R), Partial Color (G), Partial Color (B), Partial Color (Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key , Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature. Each is unique, giving you a new and exciting way to make your images and videos stand out
- Multi-frame NR
- Experience incredible low-light shooting without a flash. The camera captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data from all six, it creates a single image with a reduction in noise equivalent to two additional steps of ISO sensitivity
- Auto HDR built into camera
- Capturing more color and tonal range than a single exposure can handle--even more range than photo film, Auto HDR combines the best highlight detail from one shot, the best mid-tones from a second and the best shadow detail from a third for one incredible shot
- 3D Sweep Panorama™ Mode
- Capture vast scenic vistas and 16:9 shots in spectacular 3D. As you sweep across the panorama, the camera records separate right-eye and left-eye images that make landscapes come alive on your 3D television. Records in both JPEG and MPO file formats
- Eye-level finder for HD Movie
- The eye-level finder is one of the reasons people love DSLRs. But that finder goes dark whenever you shoot HD Movies. The Sony SLT-A37 enables you to shoot movies with the added stability you get holding the camera up to your face and using the eye-level finder for framing a scene and focus
- 15-point Auto Focus
- To maximize the value of Translucent Mirror Technology, Sony incorporates a sophisticated Phase Detection AF, with three cross sensors to maximize precision
- Tilt / Swivel 2.7" 230K dot LCD Screen
- Tilt it up or down to frame high- and low-angle shots that would otherwise be hit-or-miss. Tilt and swivel under the camera for self-portraits. Or fold it flush to the camera with the LCD exposed for shooting and to keep it protected during travel
- Main Sensor Live View with Quick AF
- Main Sensor Live View with Quick AF combines the optimum focus of Phase Detection with high quality Live View images right from the main sensor. All made possible by Sony Translucent Mirror Technology
- Live View in LCD or EVF
- You can use both the LCD monitor and Electronic Viewfinder for composing shots. Both provide a preview of white balance, focus, depth of field, exposure and 100% framing accuracy, plus other informative on-screen displays
- Phase Detection Auto Focus
- While Contrast Detection AF often hunts for correct focus, Phase Detection AF knows exactly where correct focus is, and goes straight for it. The Sony SLT-A37 provides Phase Detection AF when capturing HD movies as well as during still image capture, either using the viewfinder or Live View on the LCD
- Sweep Panorama Mode
- Capture expansive landscapes automatically. Press the shutter and sweep vertically or horizontally. The camera does the rest, continuously shooting images and stitching them together
- Powerful, Creative Control Over Movies
- While the camera offers fully automatic movie shooting, you can also control aperture (in Manual Focus mode only), white balance and select Creative Style. During a movie shot, you can change the metering mode and adjust exposure compensation
- Compact, Lightweight Design
- Eliminating the moving mirror also reduces the camera's size and weight. It's not just remarkably advanced; it's notably small and light
- Graphic Display
- Clarifies the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, as well as the effect each has on photographic results
- BIONZ Image Processor
- The brain of the camera is a refined version of Sony's BIONZ image processor. Its chroma noise reduction delivers high-resolution, low-noise photos even at ISO 12800 sensitivity. Also enables up to 5.5 fps continuous shooting at full resolution, Sweep Panorama mode and more
- Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO)
- Improves results with backlit subjects and recovers details hidden in shadows. Settings include Auto, Level--with a choice of five operating levels--and Off
- 1200 Zone Exposure Metering
- Reads exposure directly from the main image sensor. Choice of Multi, Center and Spot metering accommodates a full range of shooting situations.
- RAW Image Capture
- Saves your pictures as compact JPEG files or ultra-high quality RAW files--or both. RAW files save images prior to compression, white balance, sharpness and color enhancement. This retains maximum latitude for enhancing the image on your PC
- Powerful Supplied Software
- To help you refine and manage your images and video, the camera is equipped with computer software including Image Data Converter SR, Image Data Lightbox SR and Play Memories Home software
- Face Detection Technology
- The camera can automatically detect up to eight individual faces and adjust focus, exposure, white balance and flash to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends. Can also prioritize children or adults
- Smile Shutter Technology
- Captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply select the Smile Shutter mode and the camera takes the picture automatically. You can prioritize children or adults and adjust the smile sensitivity
- HDMI Output for HD Viewing
- Enjoy HD movies and stunning still images on a compatible HDTV9. The camera includes an HDMI output. In addition, the BRAVIA Sync system works with compatible Sony BRAVIA HDTVs enabling you to control camera playback using the television's remote
- Eight Scene Selection Modes
- These help you get the shot by optimizing the camera for specific shooting situations. Select from Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night View, Night Portrait and Handheld Twilight Shot modes
- Six Creative Style Settings
- Control how the camera processes your images with six finishing styles: Standard, Vivid, B&W, Sunset, Portrait and Landscape. You can even fine-tune contrast, saturation, and sharpness to your own personal taste
- Up to 500 Shots of Battery Life
- Take up to 500 shots on a single charge with Sony Stamina battery power. Sony's InfoLITHIUM battery system enables you to see the percent of power remaining, so you can keep shooting in confidence
- P/A/S/M exposure modes
- The camera offers a full range of controls from the beginner's AUTO+ mode to P/A/S/M: Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual. On-screen prompts help you refine your skills, build your confidence and exercise greater creative control
- Anti-Dust Technology
- Anti-Dust Technology helps keep the CMOS sensor clean, resulting in consistently clear pictures. First a static-free coating on the sensor's low-pass filter helps repel dust. Then vibration automatically dislodges dust from the sensor
- Built-in Auto Pop-Up Flash
- To help you shoot more effectively, the built-in flash automatically pops up and fires as needed when the camera is set to certain scene selection modes. The built-in flash can also trigger a wireless accessory flash (sold separately). The integrated hot shoe enables you to expand your lighting options with a range of accessory flashes (sold separately)
- Versatile On-Screen Displays
- Informative displays in the LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder include digital level gauge, graphic display of exposure settings
- Slot for Two Media Types
- For cost-effective, convenient storage and sharing of your images, the camera accepts Memory Stick PRO Duo/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC media (Class 4 or higher recommended. Memory card is required and sold separately)
- PhotoTV HD Compatibility
- Optimizes compatible BRAVIA televisions for gorgeous display of digital pictures.
- Index and Slide Show Display
- Quickly review your photos using 6- or 12-frame index views, or as an automatic slide show with fade-in/fade-out effect.
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| Imaging | |
|---|---|
| Camera Type | Digital SLR with Interchangeable lenses |
| Lens Mount | Sony Alpha/ Minolta |
| Camera Format | APS-C / (1.5x Crop Factor) |
| Pixels |
Actual: 16.5 Megapixel Effective: 16.1 Megapixel |
| Max Resolution | 16MP: 4912 x 3264 @ 3:2 |
| Other Resolutions |
23MP: 2416 x 1856 15MP: 8192 x 1856 14MP: 4912 x 2760 @ 16:9 12MP: 2160 x 5536 8.4MP: 3568 x 2368 @ 3:2 8.4MP: 2160 x 3872 7.7MP: 7152 x 1080 7.1MP: 3568 x 2000 @ 16:9 5.3MP: 4912 x 1080 4.0MP: 2448 x 1624 @ 3:2 3.4MP: 2448 x 1736 @ 16:9 2.1MP: 1920 x 1080 @ 16:9 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type / Size | CMOS, 23.4 x 15.6 mm |
| File Formats |
Still Images: JPEG, RAW Movies: Full HD 3D (MPEG-4 MVC Standard) , MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| Bit Depth | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Memory Card Type |
Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Stick PRO HG-Duo SD SDHC SDXC |
| Image Stabilization | Mechanical |
| Focus Control | |
|---|---|
| Focus Type | Auto |
| Focus Mode | Single-servo AF (S), Continuous-servo AF (C) |
| Autofocus Points | 15 |
| Viewfinder/Display | |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder Type | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 1.09x |
| Diopter Adjustment | - 4 to +4 m |
| Display Screen | 2.7" Rear Screen Swivel Live Preview LCD (230400) |
| Screen Coverage | 100% |
| Live View | Yes |
| Exposure Control | |
|---|---|
| ISO Sensitivity | 100-3200 (Extended Mode: 100-25600) |
| Shutter |
Type: Electronic Speed: 30 - 1/4000 sec |
| Metering Method | Center-weighted average metering, Multi-zone metering, Spot metering |
| Exposure Modes |
Modes: Aperture Priority, Auto, Manual, Programmed Auto, Shutter Priority Compensation: -2 EV to +2 EV (in 0.3 EV steps) |
| White Balance Modes | Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Kelvin, Manual, Shade |
| Flash | |
|---|---|
| Flash Modes |
Auto Fill-in Red-eye Reduction Second-curtain Sync Slow Sync |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Guide No. | 32.81' (10 m) ISO100 |
| Flash Compensation | -2 EV to +2 EV (in 0.33 EV steps) |
| External Flash Connection | Wireless |
| AV Recording | |
|---|---|
| Video Recording | Yes, NTSC |
| File Size |
1920 x 1080i (Full HD) 1440 x 1080p (HD) 640 x 480p (SD) |
| Frame Rate |
@ 1920 x 1080: 60 fps, 24 fps @ 1440 x 1080: 30 fps @ 640 x 480: 30 fps |
| Exposure Control |
Auto: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO Manual: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto, 100 - 3200 |
| Exposure Compensation | -3 EV to +3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps) |
| Focus |
Auto Manual Continuous Auto 1 Please Note:Autofocus only available in P mode close |
| Continuous Shooting Time |
1920 x 1080 29 min. 1440 x 1080 29 min. 640 x 480 29 min. |
| Audio Recording | With Video, Stereo, Via Optional External Mic |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Continuous Shooting | Up to 5.5 fps |
| Self Timer | 2 sec, 10 sec |
| Connectivity | HDMI C (Mini), USB 2.0 |
| Software Requirements |
Windows: XP (SP3), Vista (SP2), 7 Mac: OS X 10.4 or later |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Battery | 1x NP-FW50 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, 7.2VDC, 1080mAh |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 4.9 x 3.6 x 3.3" / 12.45 x 9.14 x 8.38 cm |
| Weight | 14.6 oz / 414 g Camera body only |
| Kit Lens | |
|---|---|
| Focal Length |
18 - 135 mm Comparable APS-C Focal Length: 27 - 207 mm |
| Aperture |
Maximum: f/3.5 - 5.6 Minimum: f/22 - 36 |
| Angle of View | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 17.72" (45 cm) |
| Magnification | 0.25x |
| Maximum Reproduction Ratio | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Groups/Elements | 11/14 |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Filter Thread | Front: 62 mm |
| Dimensions (DxL) | Approx. 3.0 x 3.5" (7.62 x 8.89 cm) |
| Weight | 14 oz (28 g) |
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