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Other features

Convenient feature-rich functionality

Creative Style

Creative Style settings free you to swiftly

and the camera will adjust color and other

adjust the look of your photos and movies.

image parameters accordingly. You can

Depending on the scene and your

also fine-tune contrast, saturation* and

creative intentions, simply select any of

sharpness to suit your personal preference

6 customizable settings ( Standard, Vivid,

and achieve just the right finishing touch.

Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, or Black & White )

* Not available when B/W mode is selected.

Portrait

Face Detection and Face Registration

Capture people beautifully with the a65,

smile and offers three sensitivity levels

thanks to advanced Face Detection

as well as a smile level indicator that is

technology that instantly detects up

displayed when the mode is active. A Face

to eight faces and optimizes shooting

Registration function also lets you register

parameters to ensure accurate focus and

up to eight specific individuals so the

skin tones even

camera prioritizes them when detecting

when recording

faces. This feature not only works together

movies. A Smile

with Smile Shutter and Face Detection, but

Shutter function

also supports Tracking Focus.

can automatically

Notes:

release the shutter

Effectiveness varies according to camera settings,

subject and shooting situation. Face detection is

when subjects

disabled during movie shooting.

AUTO+ ( Auto Advanced ) mode

Drive mode

This convenient mode adjusts camera

User-friendly icons make it easy to switch

settings automatically. So you can simply

between single-shot, continuous, bracketed

point, shoot and let the camera handle

and self-timer shooting. Just select the drive

everything else. It automatically analyzes

mode, along with selectable parameters

shooting conditions and intelligently adjusts

( single-shot advance, continuous advance

everything from aperture and shutter speed

at up to 8 or 3 fps, self-timer shooting with

to ISO sensitivity and white balance on the

2 or 10-second delay and bracketed

fly. When you shoot fast moving subjects,

shooting for exposure, white balance or

DRO ) . T hen start shooting. Even the 8 fps

Continuous Advance Priority AE automatically

activates to keep pace. When scenes are

continuous shooting speed of the standard

continuous advance drive mode ( up to 10

high in contrast but lack detail in shadows

or highlights, Auto HDR automatically kicks in

to bring out more of the details. Activated

settings and features are also displayed so

you can see what features are best suited

to each kind of scene. With the a65, it's

easy to take advantage of leading-edge

Sony digital technology.

1200-zone Evaluative Metering

High-precision metering ensures balanced

exposures in wide-ranging lighting

conditions. T his precision is made possible

by the extremely high resolution of an

advanced evaluative metering sensor with

1200 zones. T he sensor accurately meters the

light and color of image data transmitted

directly from the image sensor and can

also recognize wide-ranging subjects and

shooting situations. T he amazing density

of this 1200-zone meter contributes to both

highly precise metering and accurate

subject recognition. The Fn ( Function ) button

lets you choose between Multi segment,

Vivid

Center weighted and Spot metering modes.

Sunset

Exposure mode

Selecting an exposure mode is as simple

as flicking a dial. Conveniently located on

top of the a65, the mode dial provides

quick and direct access to Program Auto,

Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority,

and Manual exposure modes, as well as

a fully-automatic Auto mode and 8 Scene

Selection modes ( Portrait, Sports Action,

Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene,

Hand-held Twilight and Night Portrait ) that

apply optimized AF, drive mode, exposure,

brightness, contrast and other settings

appropriate to each type of scene.

Macro

fps in Continuous

8 modes selectable for optimum results

Priority AE mode ) , is

the top of its class.

Portrait

Sunset

Sports Action

Night Scene

Macro

Hand-held Twilight

Landscape

Night Portrait

Built-in automatic pop-up flash

Two-axis White Balance

When the lighting is so dim that supplemental

In addition to automatic white balance

and a full range of white balance presets,

lighting becomes necessary, this powerful

the a65 provides a two-axis White Balance

built-in flash unit automatically pops up to

amply illuminate your scene. This flash unit

mode for even finer white balance

offers a versatile range of modes, a guide

adjustment. T his mode lets you adjust white

number of 10 ( ISO100·m ) , an illumination

balance in the amber-blue and green-

magenta

directions to

achieve more true-

to-life color under

almost any kind of

light source.

The flash unit automatically

pops up when needed.

Anti-dust Technology/System

Memory Stick Duo™ / SD card slot

Advanced dust resistance helps keep

The media compartment provides a

your photos blemish-free. If dust particles

multi-type slot for standard memory

enter the camera when the lens is being

cards, including Memory Stick PRO

changed, two levels of protection safeguard

Duo™ and SD memory* cards. Sony

the image sensor. First, a special static-free

memory cards undergo rigorous

coating on the low-pass filter covering the

testing and are recommended for their

sensor helps prevent dust from adhering.

outstanding performance during HD

Second, an anti-dust mechanism vibrates

movie recording, continuous shooting

the filter at high speed every time the

and high-speed file transfer.

camera is switched off to dislodge any dust

* Supports the latest generation of SD, SDHC

( UHS-I ) , and SDXC ( UHS-I ) memory cards

particles that settled on its surface.

( including Class 10 ) .

PlayMemories™ and Filmy™ photo

Low-pass filter with

anti-static coating

and movie playback on PS3™ systems

Image sensor

It's easy to watch your photos and

movies on a Sony PlayStation

Dust particles dislodged

by vibration

PlayMemories software lets you view,

organize, scroll and zoom regular photos,

panoramic images and 3D images

GPS capability

Filmy

software lets you play AVCHD movies

and search through footage. Thanks to

The built-in GPS ( Global Positioning System )

the power of PS3 system, you'll find the

feature can tag your photographs with

content you seek with utmost speed and

data that indicates where and when

operational ease.

they were taken. When you view tagged

1 R equires 3D HDTV, HDMI cable ( at least

photographs on a Windows

PC installed

10.2 Gbps ) and 3D glasses sold separately.

with bundled PMB software, or on a

2 Filmy software not compatible with 60pmovies.

connected BRAVIA TV with the Photo Map

function, the photos can be displayed on

a map to indicate where they were taken.

A highly sensitive antenna in the top of the

camera ensures clear reception of global

positioning data wherever you travel.

BRAVIA HDTV

High-density battery

The InfoLITHIUM

NP-FM500H battery that

comes with the a65 provides plenty of power

for extended worry-free shooting. Compact

and lightweight, it recharges quickly and

packs enough power for approximately

up to 560 shots*. Precise indication of

angle that covers

remaining power is displayed through a

the angle of view

5-level battery icon and a number that

of a wide 18mm

precisely represents the percentage of power

lens ( 27mm eq ) ,

remaining in 1% increments.

and a maximum

* In LCD monitor mode ( CIPA standard ) .

synchronization

speed of 1/160 sec.

HDMI

terminal

An HDMI terminal is built within the a65,

making it easy to connect the camera

directly with an HDTV. Enjoy stunning big-

screen viewing of your photos and HD

movies with high-definition image quality

and high-resolution audio, as well as

convenient camera playback using the

television's remote control if the connected

unit is a BRAVIA

TV supporting BRAVIA Sync

and PhotoTV HD.

Bundled software

The a65 includes software for intuitive photo

editing, file management and more on your

personal computer. PMB ( Picture Motion

Browser ) * keeps your images conveniently

organized by folder, rank and title, while also

providing advanced features like movie

editing and face search. New Image Data

Converter allows quick viewing, editing and

conversion of full-resolution RAW image files,

including expert adjustment of exposure,

3 system.

white balance and tonal curves, as well as

enhanced dynamic-range optimization and

vignetting compensation.

, while

* I mage and video files are compatible with iMovie

later on Mac. PMB software not compatible with Mac OS

New Image Data Converter

A powerful new program for fast RAW file conversion, image

adjustment and library management with convenient new

functions like ratings and filtering.

PMB ( Picture Motion Browser )

The perfect tool for day-to-day image downloading,

viewing and editing tasks.

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