Expression
Sophisticated Sony imaging technology
HDR Painting
Miniature
Partial Color
Partial Color
( Red )
( Yellow )
Soft High-key
Toy Camera
Enhanced Picture Effect
11 customizable modes ( with 15 effects )
Express your creativity with Picture
Effect. T hese innovative effects transform
including four incredible new ones: HDR
your still images and movies into stunning
Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Soft
works of art by adjusting camera
Focus and a Miniature mode that makes
parameters and applying advanced
your subject look like a miniature model.
image processing techniques like
Notes:
masking and compositing—all within the
• P icture Effect is not available in RAW, RAW+JPG, or Continuous Advance Priority AE modes
• Not all Picture Effect modes are available while recording movies
camera. Depending on your scene and
creative intentions, you can choose from
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Soft Focus
Rich-tone Monochrome
Partial Color
Partial Color
Pop Color
( Blue )
( Green )
High Contrast
Posterization
Posterization
( Color )
( B/W )
Monochrome
Retro Photo
Auto HDR
Multi Frame NR
High dynamic range ( HDR ) photography
The Multi Frame NR mode is super
previously required considerable expertise
effective at suppressing noise. It allows
and effort. But this amazing Auto HDR function
you to clearly capture scenes that would
lets you capture the expanded detail of
normally be challenging, even for seasoned
HDR photos automatically. With one press,
professionals. For example, candle-lit
the a65 instantly records three frames at
environments can be vividly captured
different exposures and composites the
without using a tripod or flash. Like Hand-
best details from each—in the highlights,
held Twilight, it takes six photos and expertly
mid-tones and shadows—to create a single
composites them to suppress noise and
image with wider dynamic range than any
blur while raising contrast and detail. Unlike
single exposure could possibly capture. T he
Hand-held Twilight, however, it also allows
resulting HDR image is simply breathtaking
manual selection of ISO sensitivity. T his
in its detail, rich color and impact. Since
intelligent mode is compatible with any ISO
advanced algorithms detect and correct any
setting and functions in all P/A/S/M modes,
misalignment between the three exposures,
enabling noise suppression and improved
it's even possible to capture these remarkable
image quality in any type of lighting. T hrough
images without using a tripod. For enhanced
ISO expansion, it can even achieve ultra-high
control, you can set the Auto HDR exposure
sensitivity equivalent to ISO 25600.
range to cover six steps, from 1 EV to 6 EV.
Highlight details
captured
Mid-tone details
captured
Shadow details
captured
Final image with optimum shadow/ highlight detail
Sweep Panorama™ Mode / 3D Sweep Panorama Mode
Capture every detail of breathtaking scenes
image. Choose 3D Sweep Panorama mode
with a single sweep of the camera. The a65
to produce more dynamic realism when
automatically records a sequence of
viewed on a compatible 3D HDTV*.
photos and seamlessly stitches them
* R equires HDMI
together to create a single spectacular
3D glasses sold separately.
16-50mm F2.8 ( SAL1650 ) , 1/320 sec., F13, ISO 100, Daylight white balance in Sweep Panorama Mode
Hand-held Twilight
When lighting is low, Hand-held Twilight
mode enables clear flash-free photography
without using a tripod. T his handy Scene
Selection mode shoots a burst of six images
at different settings, including an ISO setting
as high as necessary for the scene and a
shutter speed appropriate for handheld
shooting. It then employs proprietary Sony
digital compositing technology and noise
reduction to align and combine the images
and create a single frame with significantly
suppressed blur and noise. T he feature
even effectively compensates for camera
and subject movement, making it easy
to take beautiful evening shots with the
camera in your hand.
Dynamic Range Optimizer ( DRO )
If the subject's face is dark in a backlit
situation, DRO uses proprietary Sony
technology to recover details hidden in
the shadows and deliver a naturally bright
image. DRO can even be used during
continuous shooting and provides five user-
selectable levels of compensation.
DRO on ( Lv.5 )
DRO off
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cable ( at least 10.2 Gbps ) and
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