| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AAA Battery |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | SLT A77VM 24.3MP DSLR Camera | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A77VM | Alpha A7 |
| Model Number | Alpha SLT-A77VM | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 24.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 104 x 142.6 x 80.9 mm | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 474 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 mm x 15.6 mm | 35.8 x 23.9 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | E-mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic Viewfinder | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.09x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | Eye Relief 27 mm from the Eyepiece Lens, 22 mm from the Eyepiece Frame CIPA Standard, Diopter Control -4.0 - 3.0 m | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 27 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF, Auto AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Flash, C. Temp 2500 to 9900k with 15 Steps, C. Filter G7 - M, A7 - B7, Custom, AWB Micro Adjustment, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, Hight, Low Selectable | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater |
| Other Focus Features | AF Sensor CCD Line Sensor, AF System Sensitivity Range -1 EV - 18 EV, ISO 100 Equivalent, AF Illuminator 1 - 7 m Range, 19-point AF System with 11 Cross Sensors | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON |
| Focus Range | - | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached |
| Focus Points | - | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Panorama Type | - | Sweep Panorama |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Shutter | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Rate 12 fps in Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, 8 fps in Continuous Mode, Continuous Shooting Limit Extra Fine 13 Frames, Fine 18 Frames, Standard 18 Frames, RAW 13 Frames, RAW + JPEG 11 Frames Fine 17 Frames, Standard 17 Frames on Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto Flash-off, Auto, Fill Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, High-speed Sync, Wireless Requires Compatible External Flash | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Switchable, +/- 3 EV | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps |
| Other Flash Features | Auto Pop-up, Guide Number 12 Meters at ISO 100, Recycling Time 3 sec, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal Length Printed on Lens | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Format JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, RAW ARW 2.3 Format, RAW + JPEG, 3D Still Image MPO | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M M 3936 x 2624 10M S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M |
| Image Processor | - | BIONZ X |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, Soft High-key, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, LCD Monitor 100% Field of View, Flexible 3-way Tilting Xtra Fine TFT LCD with TruBlack Technology | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 921,600 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921600 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AAA Battery |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | 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 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 |
| Microphone | - | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately |
| Speaker | - | Built-in, monaural |
| Audio Features | - | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night View / Night Portrait, Hand-held Twilight | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |
| Drive Modes | - | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO |
| Macro Mode | - | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps |