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Key features
- 24.3MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
- BIONZ X Image Processor
- Gapless On-Chip Lens Design
- Translucent Mirror Technology
- 3.0″ 1,228k-Dot 3-Way Tilting LCD Screen
- 0.5″ 2,359k-Dot XGA OLED Tru-Finder
- Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps
- 79-Point Phase-Detection AF System
- ISO 25600 and Shooting Up to 12 fps
- Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
Building on the heritage of Sony’s much-loved original Alpha 77 and Alpha 700, the Alpha 77 II gives advanced amateurs a string of enhancements in a tough, weather-resistant body.
24.3 megapixel Exmor™ CMOS image sensor with improved sensitivity
-Perfect images with details and low noise performance
A showcase for Sony’s world-leading expertise in imaging sensing technology, the 24.3 megapixel Exmor™ CMOS image sensor features the same gapless on-chip lens structure as used in the acclaimed Alpha 7R . Together with flawless image detail, low-noise performance is assured across a wide sensitivity range of ISO 100 to 25600.
The high-resolution sensor is partnered by the same evolved BIONZ X image processor featured in the Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R. Around three times faster than Sony’s previous BIONZ engine and optimized for the Alpha 77 II, it employs detail reproduction, diffraction-reducing and area-specific noise reduction technologies that contribute to amazing image definition, rich colours and textures with stills and Full HD video.
New-generation 79 point phase detection Auto Focus (AF) system
-Alpha 77 aids accurate focusing and performs well in low light
-Sharp tracking focus for stills and full HD movies
For the first time ever, the Alpha 77 II features no less than 79 autofocus detection points, including 15 cross points within the most frequently-used central area of the sensor. This aids super-accurate focusing, even with horizontally-striped subjects that confuse many other cameras.
There’s also a dedicated F2.8 AF point placed horizontally in the centre of the sensor. This centrally-mounted sensor supports apertures up to F2.8, ensuring maximum AF precision when using large-aperture lenses. The AF system also performs well in low light, accurately locking onto subjects in scenes with illumination levels as low as EV-2 (ISO100) where even the human eye can struggle to discern fine detail.
Whether you’re framing through the viewfinder or on screen in Live View mode, Sony’s unique Translucent Mirror Technology maintains razor-sharp tracking focus on your subject, including stills and Full HD movies. This powerful new system is less likely to be distracted by other objects – like a rogue balloon moving across your shot at a football match. It performs brilliantly in low-light conditions, capturing crisply-focused images of moving subjects on moonlit nights.
Shoot a continuous burst of 60 full-resolution frames at up to 12 fps
-Capture maximum JPEG images at continuous shooting speed
The new edition of the camera provides nonstop shooting stamina outpacing many professional cameras. The Alpha 77 II can capture a non-stop burst of up to 60 full-resolution JPEG images at a maximum continuous shooting speed of approximately 12 frames per second (in Continuous Advance Priority AE mode).
OLED Tru-Finder and 3-way tilting LCD
-Enables precise composition with a wide viewing angle
-Alpha 77 II LCD enables creative flexibility
Framing and focusing is a pleasure through the clear, bright XGA OLED Tru-Finder™ with 2,356K dot resolution. With three times higher contrast and resolving power, it displays exactly what’s in the final image, letting you accurately judge the effects of adjusting focus, exposure and other settings before firing the shutter. A wide viewing angle and high eye-point are complemented by a newly-expanded choice of brightness settings, plus colour temperature adjustment for even more comfortable, accurate composition.
As featured on the full-frame Alpha 99, the Alpha 77 II also features a detail-packed 3.0-type (7.5 cm) Xtra Fine LCD that moves three ways for near-limitless creative flexibility. Easily shoot from high or low angles, in portrait or landscape orientation, handheld or with a tripod. In addition, the Alpha 77 II is equipped with WhiteMagic technology which significantly improves screen visibility, even outdoors in direct sunshine.
Tough enough for serious enthusiasts
-Alloy body allows comfortable handling
The tough, light magnesium alloy body of the Alpha 77 II is engineered to withstand the demands of serious enthusiasts in search of that perfect shot. Positive, comfortable handling is enhanced by the large, contoured grip. Dust and moisture-resistant seals around main buttons and controls are complemented by double-layered protection around all openings including media slot and terminals. In addition, the camera’s durable shutter unit is rated for 150,000 activations.
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Specification
| General | Camera type | Interchangeable-lens digital camera with built-in flash |
| Lens compatibility | Sony A-mount lenses, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta lenses confirmed | |
| Image sensor | Type | APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6 m), Exmor CMOS sensor with primary colour filters |
| Number of pixels (effective) | Approx. 24.3 megapixels | |
| Number of pixels (total) | Approx. 24.7 megapixels | |
| Image sensor aspect ratio | 3:2 | |
| Anti-dust system | Charge protection coating on image sensor and image sensor shift mechanism | |
| Recording system (still images) | Recording format | JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) |
| Image size (pixels) | [3:2 aspect ratio] L: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 4240 x 2832 (12M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M) | |
| [16:9 aspect ratio] L: 6000 x 3376 (20M), M: 4240 x 2400 (10M), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M) | ||
| [Sweep Panorama] Wide: horizontal 12416 x 1856 (23M), vertical 5536 x 2160 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M), vertical 3872 x 2160 (8.4M) | ||
| Image quality modes | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | |
| Picture Effect | 13 modes: Posterization (Colour, B/W), Pop Colour, Retro Photo, Partial Colour (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration | |
| Creative Style | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia (Contrast -3 to +3 steps, Saturation -3 to +3 steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 steps) (Style Box 1–6 also provided) | |
| Dynamic range functions | Off, Dynamic Range Optimiser (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1–6 EV, 1.0 EV step)) | |
| Colour space | sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour | |
| Recording system (videos) | Recording format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 |
| Video compression | AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 | |
| Audio recording format | AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo CreatorMP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch | |
| Image size (pixels) | [1080 60i compatible devices]AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28Mbps*1/PS, 60i/24Mbps*1/FX, 60i/17Mbps*2/FH, 24p/24Mbps*1/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH)MP4: 1440 x 1080 (30fps/12Mbps*2), 640 x 480 (30fps/3Mbps*2) | |
| [1080 50i compatible devices]AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28Mbps*1/PS, 50p/28Mbps*1/PS, 60i/24Mbps*1/FX, 50i/24Mbps*1/FX, 60i/17Mbps*2/FH, 50i/17Mbps*2/FH, 24p/24Mbps*1/FX /25p/24Mbps*1/FX, 24p/17Mbps*2/FH, 25p/17Mbps*2/FH)MP4: 1440 x 1080 (30fps/12Mbps*2, 25fps/12Mbps*2), 640 x 480 (30fps/3Mbps*2, 25fps/3Mbps*2) | ||
| Video functions | Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, AF Tracking Duration, AF Drive Speed, Auto Slow Shutter, HDMI info. Display (On/Off selectable), Creative Style, Picture Effect | |
| Media | Media | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant) |
| Slot | Multi slot for Memory Stick Duo/SD memory card | |
| Noise reduction | Noise reduction | Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. |
| Multi Frame NR | Auto/ISO 100 to 51200 | |
| White balance | Modes | Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Colour Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & Colour Filter (G7 to M7, A7 to B7) / Custom (1/2/3) / Custom Set |
| AWB micro adjustment | G7 to M7 (15 steps), A7 to B7 (15 steps) | |
| Bracketing | 3 frames, H/L selectable | |
| Focus system | Type | TTL Phase-detection AF |
| Focus sensor | CCD line sensors | |
| Focus point | 79 points (15 points cross type)*3 , with centre F2.8 sensor | |
| Sensitivity range | EV -2 to 18 (at ISO 100 equivalent) | |
| Focus modes | Autofocus, Manual focus selectable | |
| AF modes | Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Automatic AF (AF-A), Direct Manual Focus | |
| Focus area | Wide / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot / Expanded FlexibleSpot / Lock-On AF (Wide / Zone / Centre / Flexible Spot / Expanded Flexible Spot) | |
| Other features | Eye AF, Lock-on AF, Predictive control (AF-A, AF-C), Focus lock, AF Range Control, AF micro adjustment | |
| Exposure control | Metering type | 1200-zone evaluative metering |
| Metering sensor | Exmor CMOS sensor | |
| Metering sensitivity | EV -2 to EV 17 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens attached) | |
| Metering modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot | |
| Exposure modes | iAuto, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Video | |
| Modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot | |
| Exposure modes | AUTO (Intelligent Auto/Superior Auto), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Video (P/A/S/M), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Memory recall (MR1/2/3) | |
| Scene Selection | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight | |
| Exposure compensation | +/-5.0 EV (1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps | |
| AE bracketing | Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, With 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, 3 /5 frames | |
| AE lock | Available with AE lock button. AE is also locked when focus is locked in multi-segment metering mode. (Auto/On/Off selectable) | |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | Still Images: ISO 100–25600 (1/3 EV steps), (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 can be set as expanded ISO range.), AUTO (ISO 100–25600, selectable lower and upper limits)Videos: ISO 100–12800 equivalent (1/3 EV steps), AUTO (ISO 100–12800 equivalent, selectable lower and upper limits) | |
| Viewfinder | Type | 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder |
| Number of dots | 2,359,296 dots | |
| Brightness control | Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) | |
| Colour temperature control | Manual (5 steps) | |
| Field coverage | 100% | |
| Magnification | ‘Approx.1.09x (35 mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.71x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 | |
| Dioptre adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | |
| Eye point | Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 21.4 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard) | |
| Display | Graphic Display / Display All Info./ No Disp. Info. / Digital level gauge / Histogram | |
| Real-time image-adjustment display | ON/OFF | |
| LCD monitor | Type | 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive |
| Total number of dots | 1,228,800 dots | |
| Brightness control | Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode | |
| Adjustable angle | Tilt angle: Up approx. 150 degrees, down approx. 180 degreesRotation angle: 180 degrees clockwise, 90 degrees anticlockwise. | |
| Display | Graphic Display / Display All Info./ No Disp. Info. / Digital level gauge/ Histogram / Shooting information for viewfinder mode | |
| Real-time image-adjustment display | On/Off | |
| Focus magnifier | 5.9x, 11.7x | |
| Peaking MF | Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Colour: White/Red/Yellow) | |
| Display panel | Top panel | |
| Other features | Face detection | On / On (Regist. Faces) / Off, Face registration, Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8) |
| Auto Object Framing | Yes | |
| Clear Image Zoom | Still / Video: Approx. 2x | |
| Digital zoom | Smart zoom (still images) M: Approx. 1.4x, S: Approx. 2.0xDigital zoom (still images) L: Approx. 4x, M: Approx. 5.7x, S: Approx. 8xDigital zoom (videos) Approx. 4x | |
| Smart Teleconverter | Approx.1.4 x / 2x | |
| Lens compensation | Peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion | |
| Shutter | Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter speed*4 | 1/250 sec. | |
| Electronic front curtain shutter | Yes, On/Off | |
| SteadyShot INSIDE (image stabilisation) | Type | For still images: Image Sensor-Shift mechanism, for videos: Electronic |
| Flash Control (with optional external flash) | Control | ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash |
| Flash compensation | +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps) | |
| Flash bracketing | 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV steps, 3/5 frames selectable | |
| Flash modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Rear Sync, Wireless *4, Hi-speed sync.*4 | |
| External flash | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adaptor (ADP-MAA, sold separately) for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe | |
| FE level lock | Yes | |
| Wireless control | Wireless flash with lighting ratio control | |
| Drive | Drive modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO) |
| Speed (approx., max.)*5 | Continuous Advance Priority AE: Maximum 12fps, Continuous shooting Hi: Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Lo: Max. 3fps | |
| No. of recordable frames*5*6 (approx.) | Continuous Advance Priority AE mode: 53 frames (JPEG Extra Fine L), 60 frames (JPEG Fine L), 93 64 frames (JPEG Standard), 26 frames (RAW), 25 frames (RAW & JPEG)Continuous shooting: 56 frames (JPEG Extra Fine L), 75 frames (JPEG Fine L), 93 frames (JPEG Standard), 28 frames (RAW), 26 frames (RAW & JPEG) | |
| Playback | Modes | Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25 – frame index view, Enlarged display mode (Maximum magnification L: 18.8x, M: 13.3x, S: 9.4x), Panorama (Standard): 25.6x, Panorama (Wide): 38.8x), Display Rotation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, off), Folder selection (Still), Forward/Rewind (Video), Delete, Protect |
| Interface | PC interface | Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote |
| Multi / Micro USB Terminal | Yes | |
| NFC | Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing) | |
| Wireless LAN (built-in) | Yes (Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz band))*7 | |
| HD output | HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (control for HDMI), PhotoTV HD, 4K Still Image playback | |
| Others | Sync. Terminal, Multi Interface Shoe*8, Microphone terminal (3.5 mm Stereo minijack), DC IN Terminal, Wired remote terminal, Wireless Remote Control (RMT-DSLR2 (sold separately)) | |
| Compatible OS | Windows Vista*9 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X (v. 10.7-10.9) | |
| Audio | Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-XYST1M/ECM-CG50 (sold separately) |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural, volume settings in 16 steps between 0 and 15 | |
| Compatible standards | Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting | |
| Custom function | Type | Custom key settings, Programmable setting |
| Memory function | Yes (3 sets) | |
| Power | Battery | Rechargeable battery pack NP-FM500H |
| Still images*10 | Approx. 410 shots (viewfinder) / approx. 480 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) | |
| Videos | Actual*11 *12: Approx. 110 min. with viewfinder, approx. 120 min. with LCD monitor (CIPA standard) Continuous*11 *13: Approx. 175 min. with viewfinder, approx. 175 min. with LCD monitor (CIPA standard) | |
| External power | AC Adaptor AC-PW10AM (optional) | |
| Operating temperature | Range | 32°–104°F / 0–40°C |