7 fps Continuous Shooting With Full-time Continuous AF
Capture the perfect moment
Capture the ideal moment and facial expression by shooting at 7 frames per second in the Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE mode. Full-time Continuous AF is used to ensure accurate tracking and clear focusing in every frame. The centre of the action is also magnified 1.4x to bring your subjects closer at a clear 8-megapixel resolution.
AVCHD Ver 2.0 (Progressive) Full HD Movie At 60p (50p)*
Making flawless movies is easy
Record your memories in full HD and experience quality that's even smoother and clearer than ever before. Capture high frame rate of 60p (50p)* with greater ease and make what you shoot an instant favourite with a37.
Auto Portrait Framing
Snapping balanced shots is now a breeze
Sony's auto portrait framing feature helps you shoot remarkably balanced portraits with a professional touch. Your close-ups will look stunning, thanks to the dramatic trimming function. An additional optimally framed image of all your shots will also be automatically saved to give you results that are truly amazing.
Clear Image Zoom
Enjoy amazingly clear close-ups
Clear Image Zoom uses By Pixel Super Resolution Technology to help you zoom in on your shots with greater clarity. It virtually doubles your zooming range to that of a standard lens. You'll be able to create dramatic close-ups, enjoy greater shooting flexibility and take better advantage of the brightness of compact single focus lenses.
New Tru-Finder
Achieve your creative vision with confidence
The viewfinder displays the scene you're shooting accurately, enabling you to fine-tune your image to achieve the desired results. It features a wide 36.2º viewing angle and sharp 1440k-dot resolution with approximately 48% more effective pixels* than the a55/35.
Enhanced Object Tracking
The newly improved Object Tracking feature helps track your subjects with speed and precision. When your subject is a person, it automatically switches between face detection tracking and object tracking, depending on whether the person is facing the camera or away.
Shading And Aberration Compensation For Interchangeable Lenses
The a37 compensates for the shading and aberration characteristics of the lens you mount. This includes vignetting, lateral chromatic aberration and optical distortion, which can each be activated or deactivated through the menu as desired. Embedded data on supported A-mount lenses+ enures optimal compensation. +SAL1650, SAL1855, SAL18250, SAL55200-2, SAL1680Z, SAL16105, SAL24F20Z, SAL85F14Z, SAL135F18Z, SAL70300G, SAL35F18 and SAL50F18.
Bionz Image Processing Engine
BIONZ Image Processing Engine drastically reduces the picture noise level and achieves high accuracy in auto-focusing, exposure auto-correction and auto white balancing; creating more natural and vibrant images in different shooting environments.
Superior Auto Mode
Enjoy the convenience of point-and-shoot with Superior Auto mode. It automatically detects, analyses and adjusts the camera settings to achieve optimal results. This feature also helps you choose the ideal setting by combining the innovative technologies of Intelligent Auto Focus, Motion Detection and Intelligent Scene Recognition. Getting beautiful photos, even in challenging conditions and low light is now easier.
Auto HDR
Capturing three frames rapidly and digitally combining them into one, Auto HDR achieves greater shadow and highlight detail than normal exposure on images.
Hand-held Twilight
Automatically combining six frames taken at high speed into one, natural looking images can be taken in low light without flash or a tripod, with minimal blurring or noise.
D Range Optimizer
Bring out highlight and shadow detail in high-contrast lighting conditions when shooting portraits, or in continuous shooting mode with a high-speed BIONZ™ Processor.
SteadyShot INSIDE
Image stabilization enables the capture of sharp images easily in macro, indoor and other situations where use of a tripod or flash is not convenient.
Continuous Video Focusing
With full-time continuous phase-detection autofocusing, SLT-A37 keeps fast-moving movie subjects sharply focused at all times. As a result, it allows you to shoot movies with greater speed and precision.
Specifications:
| Camera Type |
Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash |
| Lens Used |
Sony A-mount lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses |
| Sensor |
23.4 x 15.6mm (APS-C type), Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with RGB primary colour filter |
| No. of Pixels |
Total: 16.5 megapixels; Effective: 16.1 megapixels |
| Dust Reduction |
Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism |
| Sensitivity |
Auto, ISO 100 to 16000 (in 1-stop increments, Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Recording Media |
Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory card, SDHC Memory card, SDXC memory card |
| File Format |
JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.3), 3D still image MPO RAW (ARW 2.3 format), RAW + JPEG |
| Image Size (Aspect ratio 3:2) |
L(16M): 4,912 x 3,264; M(8.4M): 3,568 x 2,368; S(4.0M): 2,448 x 1,624 |
| Image Size (Aspect ratio 16:9) |
L(14M): 4,912 x 2,760; M(7.1M): 3,568 x 2,000; S(3.4M): 2,448 x 1,376 |
| Sweep Panorama (Wide) |
Horizontal(23M): 12,416 x 1,856; Vertical(12M): 2,160 x 5,536 |
| Sweep Panorama (Standard) |
Horizontal(15M): 8,192 x 1,856; Vertical(8.4M): 2,160 x 3,872 |
| 3D Sweep Panorama (Wide) |
(7.7 M): 7,152 x 1,080 |
| 3D Sweep Panorama (Standard) |
(5.3 M): 4,912 x 1,080; 16:9 (2.1 M): 1,920 x 1,080 |
| Colour Modes |
sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| Image Quality Modes |
Standard, Fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG |
| Noise Reduction |
Long Exposure: Available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. High ISO: High/Normal/Low selectable |
| Picture Effects |
Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature |
| Creative Style |
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W |
| Auto HDR |
Auto Exposure Diff., Adjustable Exposure Diff. (1 - 6EV in 1EV steps) |
| D-Range Optimizer |
Off / Auto / Lv 1 - 5 |
| Recording Format |
AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 |
| Image Size (AVCHD) *PAL |
1920 x 1080 (50p/28Mbps/PS, 50i/24Mbps/FX, 50i/17Mbps/FH, 25p/24Mbps/FX, 25p/17Mbps/FH) |
| Image Size (MP4) *PAL |
1,440 x 1,080 (25 fps / Average bit rate 12 Mbps), 640 x 480 (25 fps / Average bit rate 3 Mbps) |
| Settings |
Auto / Daylight/ Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent/ Fluorescent/ Flash / Color temperature & color filter/ Custom |
SteadyShot INSIDE (Image Stabilization)
| System |
Image-sensor shift mechanism |
| Compensation |
Approx. 2.5 - 4 steps decrease in shutter speeds (varies according to conditions and lens used) |
| Image Sensor |
Exmor CMOS image sensor |
| Metering |
1200-zone evaluative |
| Sensitivity |
EV -2 - 17 (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens, in all metering modes) |
| Focus Modes |
Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus |
| Main Features |
Focus areas selection (wide area / 15-point local frame selection / fixed centre spot focus), predictive focus for moving subjects, auto-tracking focus point, focus lock |
| Type |
TTL phase-detection system |
| Sensitivity Range |
-1EV - 18EV, ISO 100 equivalent |
| AF Illuminator |
Range: 1 - 5m |
| Exposure Modes |
iAUTO, Flash Off, Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama (2D/3D), Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Program AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual |
| Scene Selector |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night view / Night portrait, Hand-held Twilight |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/- 3.0EV (1/3 EV increments) |
| Type |
Built-in Auto Pop-up |
| Flash Metering and Control |
ADI/ Pre- flash TTL flash |
| Flash Coverage |
18mm (focal length printed on lens) |
| Flash Modes |
Auto (Flash-off), Auto, Fill flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear Sync, Slow sync, High-speed sync*, Wireless* *Requires compatible external flash |
| Guide Number |
GN 10 (in meters at ISO 100) |
| Flash Compensation |
+/- 2EV (1/3 EV increments) |
| Recycling Time |
Approx. 4 seconds |
| Type |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter |
| Speed Range |
1/4000 sec. - 30 sec., bulb |
| Flash Sync Speed |
1/160 sec |
| Type |
Electronic viewfinder (color), Xtra Fine |
| Magnification |
1.1x (with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye Relief |
Approx. 19mm from the eyepiece, 18mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter |
| Diopter Control |
-4.0 to +4.0m |
| White Balance Bracketing |
3 frames, H/L selectable |
| Continuous Shooting Rate |
Up to 5.5 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE mode, Up to 2.5 fps in Continuous mode |
| Continuous Shooting Limit |
Fine: 17 frames, Standard: 18 frames, RAW: 7 frames, RAW+JPEG: 7 frames |
| External Power Source |
AC adaptor - AV-PW20 (optional) |
| Battery Performance |
Approx. 450 shots(EVF) / Approx. 500 shots(LCD) (CIPA measurement) |
| PC Interface |
USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage mode / PTP mode) |
| HDMI Out |
HDMI mini connector |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 124.4 x 92 x 84.7mm (excl. protrusions) |
| Weight |
Approx. 448g (not including battery, memory card or accessories) |
