The beauty of your special moments is captured to the last detail with the Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor. Additionally, the 16.1 megapixel resolution is complemented by an extra-large sensor size that raises sensitivity in low-light conditions and strengthens background defocusing effects.

Without Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor

With Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor

Shooting your subjects even when they are moving or in areas that have poor or low light is now a breeze. With the three vertically aligned cross sensors, the new 15-point AF system ensures that you get fast and accurate TTL phase detection autofocusing wherever and whenever you shoot. You can also give your movies the creative touch with our four AF area modes (Wide, Zone, Spot or Local).

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 α57.

Sony introduces the World's* first auto portrait framing feature to help you shoot remarkably balanced portraits with a professional touch. Your close-ups will look stunning, thanks to the dramatic trimming function. This feature also automatically saves an additional optimally framed image of all your shots to give you results that are truly amazing.

Clear Image Zoom utilises By Pixel Super Resolution Technology to zoom in to your shots with more clarity. It virtually doubles your zooming range to that of a standard lens. So you can create dramatic close-ups, enjoy greater shooting flexibility and take more advantage of the brightness of compact single focus lenses.

You can fine-tune every aspect of your image and achieve the desired results with the new Tru-Finder Electronic Viewfinder. This Viewfinder comes with 1440K dots, 23.1mm eye-point and 31.9º viewing angle to ensure that what you see in the viewfinder is exactly what you see in your photos and movies.