Sony α57 boasts 12 fps shooting with full-time continuous autofocus

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Sony's new alpha family member - the SLT-A57 - features translucent mirror technology, which directs incoming light to the image sensor and the AF sensor simultaneously

The SLT-A57 is somewhat taller than its predecessor, a move that's said to offer users a more comfortable grip

The new alpha camera is compatible with all Sony A-mount lenses, too, as well as Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses

Sony's new SLT-A57 DSLR gains the same 15-point, TTL phase detection autofocus system with three cross sensors as used in the a65

The A57 has 15 Picture Effects (including HDR Painting and Rich-tone monochrome) for computer-free, in-camera artistic image manipulation

The new Auto Portrait Framing technology identifies the position of the subject and then trims away scene excess to leave a tightly-framed portrait

The A57 features a 16.1 megapixel APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

The new camera's tilting 3-inch LCD is now in 4:3 aspect, where its predecessor's panel was 16:9

The A57 is capable of full 1980 x 1080 High Definition movie recording at a frame rate of up to 60p

Article Summary

Sony's translucent mirror technology - which directs incoming light to the image sensor and the AF sensor simultaneously - continues to advance with the introduction of the company's new SLT-A57 digital camera. The new camera trumps the α55 it replaces in a number ways, most notable of which is the 12 images per second continuous shooting with full-time continuous autofocus in Tele-zoom Continuous Advanced Priority AE mode. The new, faster, more powerful image processor that makes such an impressive performance boost possible also ramps up the sensitivity to a very low-light-friendly ISO16000, and the camera is fit to bursting with creative photography options.

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