SLT-A77VQ
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Innovative Camera
This camera represents boldness and innovation from Sony. I was surprised at all that it offers and the ease of handling. All buttons are well located. Some things have left me puzzled as the system of focus, color quality and OLED display. The latter, Sony breakthrough. Both the body and the lens are tough and rugged and durable. The focus of the lens is very quiet and fast. The burst of 12 fps is great for sports, but should have a larger buffer to support it. Still, anything that reduces the concept of an excellent camera. I use it for various purposes such as: Food, portraits, press photos and landscapes and have achieved excellent results. I'm very happy with this camera and it has been great interest in the environment where I work.
August 15, 2012
I Get Happier and Happier Every Day with it.
I am a manager at a small video production company by the name of BreakLine Media.
After much deliberation and research into all possible camera systems at this price range we purchased one A77, within two weeks we had bought our second.
We couldn't be happier with its performance and its ability to always capture a good clip when filming and as a hobbyist photographer its performance in this regard is simply spectacular - a great part owing to the lens it comes with.
Surprisingly, after light having to pass through the translucent mirror, the low light performance is still very good and this was my only concern with the camera.
I was lucky to try all three of the main DSLR cameras in the A77's class and at the price point the A77 trumped the other two in both photo and video quality (Shooting from the same tripod with the same settings), not to mention being able to shoot at double the frames per second in video mode (and photo for that matter).
This was ultimately the best choice we have made as a company and we will be sticking to Sony for all our camera equipment for a very long time to come.
To watch a video shot on the A77 (and partly on a Sony Handicam) here is a link: http://www.pinkbike.com/video/302634
April 3, 2013
Very Nice Semi-Pro Enthusiast DSLR
This is my first time ever using a DSLR and I wasn't expecting this one to be that good. Images you get from this camera are excellent. Sharpness and depth of field are excellent. Unfortunately, you lose some light with the translucent mirror because the mirror bounces some of the light upwards and there is not much going to the sensor. I did not find it that big of a deal. Also, the A77 gives reasonable ISO performance up to 6400. At 12800, there is smudging in the details and noticeable noise. At ISO 16000, it's plain silly. The grip is quite beefy and it's very comfortable to hold. It is light but with the well-machined kit lens, it's a bit heavy. It's pretty tough as I do photography out in inclement weather and the details don't get soft at all. Image stabilization is excellent and performs better than a few camcorders I've owned all over the years. The high burst rate is blindingly quick and perfect for sport shooting. You can capture the whole moment instead of waiting for the precise moment and probably miss the shot you want. The screen is nice as well; very sharp, and I like the tilt-swivel mount but you cannot do self portrait shots with a flash or mic mounted on the accessory shoe. It does not feature a standard hotshoe!! That's my main gripe with this camera because almost nothing will fit on that. Also there is a slight lag when switching from live view screen to the EVF. The firmware update does not eliminate most of the lag but reduced enough to not be irritating. There is also a lag when turning the rear dial on the grip to change the aperture. Again, the lag is reduced enough to prevent it from being irritating. I will say that in terms of image stabilization and focus peaking, nobody does it as good as Sony does. Going back to video again, shooting in low light is a colossal pain with other cameras. The A77 does very well in this aspect. If you really push it, it will show you noise and grain but it's low light video recording ability was remarkable. The autofocus was behaving perfectly as well. I like the full time phase detect autofocus. It's very quick and very accurate and won't do that contrast detect focus hunting thing of going back and forth before it decides where it should lock onto. If I work hard, I could get the autofocus to misbehave a bit, but in most situations, it was very reliable. Verdict on the A77: the image and video performance is excellent. Also, this camera is profoundly exuberant to use, which is a very hard mix to get with a serious high performance camera. The battery life was also reasonable as well but I would still get a second battery. Highly recommend this; it's a serious bit of kit.
March 8, 2013
Full Function Digital Cam. The Sony A77.
I love that Sony has made this type of Digital camera. Do I miss a glass view finder? sure, but
what they did hear was make a fine useful tool.
Traditional no, but Digital is not either, so I say what's the Beef.
Get a A77 if you think, that you want the best, true experience to shooting a digital image with little fuss, or be fussy and have all the tweaks at your exposure. If there is ever a manual camera to have it's this one. If you wanted a full automatic Digital Camera then this is it.
I say this because you can see the results. I hope they keep improving this part of there design, it works and they lead. I think those with a glass view finder should go back to film, because you are still guessing, so why not keep guessing.
Get a Sony SLTA77. It's great!
February 21, 2013
