Used Sony Alpha DSLR SLT-a65 Translucent Mirror Digital Camera, 24.3MP, Translucent Mirror Technology, 10fps, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Full HD Movie with AVCHD, 15-point Auto Focus

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2016-05-04T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great camera

The image quality is great, with this price? This camera is really worth it.

Rezzaroseno

2014-07-28T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing camera

This is the best consumer product that I have ever bought.

CameraShy

2012-11-13T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great workhorse

I bought the A65 in February of this year. I upgraded from my A200. I shoot everything from wildlife to indoor sports under really bad lighting. At this point I don't know how many times my camers has rolled over but it has been at least 4 or 5 times. I dont use a lot of the auto or presets but live in manual modes. I love being able to change the perspective for moto cross, shoot a panorama without spending large amounts of time post processing. 10fps with the right card and an 8sec ride is covered. Eventhough the viewfinder is electronic I shoot with both eyes open so the lag in the digital display doesnt bother me. The manufacture says battery life is just under 500 frames. I can shoot about 2500 frames on a battery or an equivelent of about 3.5 hours with gps on and back display turned off. Drawbacks are the sd cards for me and that the high iso noise reduction is disabled in RAW. There are several other features that you loose in RAW and in full manual, however I have found work arounds for what I need. For the price you really can't complain it is comparable to a few camera bodies that retail for almost twice the price.

Katssphoto

2012-02-29T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Sony Alpha DSLR SLT A65

This is maybe the worst camera I have bought. I do mostly wildlife and scenery photos and flying in the air the purple around the subject of the photo is horrible along with trying to take photos of something in the snow. Low light isn't a good one either very poor quality and if you use auto modes. I have found the digital noise also to be horrible and distracting from the photo

Cameragal5

2012-02-02T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Happy I chose the Sony A65 over A55

The Sony A65 is fueling my creativity over the four months of use. I use a Sony A55 with SAL 18-250 lens at work and A65 with SAL 18-200 lens as my personal camera. I like both, but I am enjoying the A65 even more as I regain my passion for photography. My interests run the gammit (documenting fun moments with grandkids / exploring the world through a macro lense / Oddities of mother nature and architecture). I have not been disappointed as I practiced with all the features they packed into the A65.

RICK Z.

Sony SLT-A65 Specifications

  • Burst Buffer

    JPEG Standard (18 shots) JPEG Fine (17 shots) RAW (13 shots) RAW+JPEG (11 shots)

  • Continuous Shooting Speed

    Continuous (Hi: up to 8fps,Low: up to 3fps) Continuous Priority AE (10fps)

  • Drive Mode

    Single-shot, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Bracket (Continuous/Single/WB), Remote commander (RMT-DSLR1 Sold Separately)

  • Self-timer

    2-sec. or 10-sec. delay,

  • Shutter Speeds

    1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb

  • Shutter Type

    Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

  • Lens Compatibility

    Sony A-mount lens

  • Camera Type

    Sony A-mount interchangeable lens digital camera

  • Imaging Sensor

    Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)

  • Processor

    BIONZ image processor

  • Anti Dust

    Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism

  • Pixel Gross

    Approx. 24.7 megapixels

  • Effective Picture Resolution

    Approx. 24.3 megapixels

  • Focal Length Conversion Factor

    1.5x

  • Color Filter System

    RGB primary color filters

  • Media Type

    Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo media; SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card

  • Color Space

    sRGB, AdobeRGB

  • Still Image Mode

    JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG

  • Still Image Size 16:9:

    L size: 6000 x 3376 (20M) M size: 4240 x 2400 (10M) S size: 3008 x1688 (5.1M)

  • Still Image Size 3:2:

    L size: 6000 x 4000 (24M) M size: 4240 x 2832 (12M) S size: 3008 x 2000 (6M)

  • Panorama Still Image Size

    Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M) Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M) 3D Sweep Panorama: Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M) Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M) 16:9: 1920 X 1080 (2.1M)

  • Video Format

    AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))

  • Video Mode

    AVCHD: PS - 1920 x 1080/60p at 28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i at 24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i at 17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p at 24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p at 17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p at 12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p at 3Mbps

  • Video Signal

    NTSC color, EIA standards

  • Audio Format

    Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC

  • Microphone/Speaker

    Built-in Stereo Microphone

  • Still Image File Format

    JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)

  • Accessory Shoe

    Yes (Alpha)

  • BRAVIA Sync

    Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV

  • DVDirect

    Yes, via USB

  • HD Output

    HDMI (TypeC mini)

  • Memory Card Slot

    Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo/PRO-HG HX Duo media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card

  • PhotoTV HD

    Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI cable

  • USB Port(s)

    USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)

  • Focus System

    TTL phase detection AF (CCD line sensors)

  • Focus Points

    15 points (3 points cross type)

  • AF Modes

    Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C), Automatic AF(AF-A) selectable, Manual Focus

  • Focus Area

    Wide (auto,15 points)/Zone/Spot/Local selectable

  • Focus Sensitivity

    EV -1 to 18 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)

  • Focus Features

    Predictive control(AF-A, AF-C), Focus Lock, Eye-start AF

  • AF Illuminator

    Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3' - 15' (1m-5m)

  • Viewfinder Type

    0.50" XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots)

  • Diopter Adjustment

    -4.0m-1 to +3.0m-1

  • Field of View

    1

  • Magnification

    1.09x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 )

  • Auto High Dynamic Range

    Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)

  • Embedded GPS

    Yes

  • Sweep Panorama

    Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical and 3D Panorama

  • Face Detection

    On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off

  • Smile Shutter technology

    Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)

  • Image Stabilization

    SteadyShot INSIDE in-body image stabilization

  • LCD Type

    3.0" TFT Xtra Fine LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack technology

  • Angle Adjustment

    Tilt angle: Down: Approx. 180 degrees Rotation angle:180 degrees counterclockwise and 90 degrees clockwise

  • Brightness Control

    Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2)

  • Coverage

    1

  • Live View

    Continuous Live View (LCD/EVF Auto, selectable)

  • Real-time image adjustment display

    Yes(On/Off)

  • Histogram

    Yes (On/off)

  • Grid Display

    Yes (On/off)

  • Customization

    Grid, Histogram display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback

  • Lens Mount Type

    Sony A-mount

  • Metering

    Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering

  • Metering Modes

    Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

  • Metering Sensitivity

    -2EV to 17EV (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/1.4 lens)

  • Exposure Compensation

    +/-3.0EV-1/3EV steps)

  • Exposure Settings

    AUTO,AUTO Advanced (AUTO+), Scene Selection (SCN), Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama (3D), Continuous Advance Priority AE (10fps), Movie, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M)

  • Scene Mode(s)

    Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight

  • Picture Effect(s)

    11 types (15 variations)

  • D-Range Optimizer

    Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)

  • Auto Exposure Lock

    Yes (AE Lock button)

  • Color Temperature

    2500 - 9900 k with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7)

  • Creative Style

    Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))

  • Exposure Bracketing

    Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, /1/3EV, 2/3EV increments, 3 frames

  • ISO

    Auto (ISO 100-1600); Selectable ISO100 - 16000 equivalent

  • Noise Reduction

    Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)

  • White Balance Mode

    Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White), Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom

  • Battery Type

    InfoLITHIUM NP-FM500H (7.2V)

  • Number of Still Images

    Approx. 510 images with viewfinder, 560 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)

  • Flash Compensation

    +/-2.0EV-1/3EV steps

  • Flash Coverage

    FOV coverage up to 18 mm (in the focal length)

  • Recycling Time

    Approx. 3 sec.

  • Flash Bracketing

    0.3/0.7EV steps, 3 frames

  • Flash Metering System

    ADI flash / Pre-flash TTL

  • Flash Modes

    Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode), Wireless, Off

  • Flash Type

    Built-in, Pop-up Auto

  • Guide Number

    10 (in meters at ISO100)

  • Supplied Software

    PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2

  • Operating System Compatibility

    Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-v10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS.

  • Dimensions (Approx.)

    Approx. 5-1/4 x 3-7/8 x 3-1/4" (132.1 x 97.5 x 80.7mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions

  • Weight (Approx.)

    Approx. 1 lb 3.1 oz (543g) (excl battery, lens & media) Approx. 1 lb 5.9 oz (622g) (w/battery & media)

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About Sony Alpha DSLR SLT-a65 Translucent Mirror Digital Camera, 24.3MP, Translucent Mirror Technology, 10fps, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Full HD Movie with AVCHD, 15-point Auto Focus

FEATURED REVIEWS

Great camera

By Rezzaroseno

The image quality is great, with this price? This camera is really worth it.

Amazing camera

By CameraShy

This is the best consumer product that I have ever bought.

Take your photography to the next level with this a65 DSLR camera. Featuring Sony's groundbreaking Translucent Mirror Technology, you can focus and shoot simultaneously for fast, precise performance and continuous shooting of up to 10 frames per second, complete with continuous auto focus. View setting adjustments in real time with a Tru-Finder OLED electronic viewfinder and choose from three HD movie modes-super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or richly cinematic 24p-to optimize the look and feel of your videos (records in 29-minute segments).

Sony Alpha DSLR SLT-a65 Translucent Mirror Digital Camera, 24.3MP, Translucent Mirror Technology, 10fps, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Full HD Movie with AVCHD, 15-point Auto Focus Features

  • 2nd Generation Translucent Mirror Design: Other DSLRs can shoot. Or they can focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. They cannot do both at once. Sony changes all that with the award-winning Translucent Mirror Technology system
  • World's first OLED viewfinder: There's never been anything quite like the Tru-Finder OLED electronic viewfinder. For size, speed and brightness even after sunset, this is a gem
  • Full-time Phase Detection AF: You get fast, accurate auto focus in every mode-even HD Movie and Live View-thanks to Sony's exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology
  • Object Tracking AF: Locks onto a specified object and maintains focus even as the subject moves. Unpredictable subjects stay in focus even while zooming. You can concentrate on composition without worrying about focus
  • Handheld Twilight mode: Get gorgeous shots at night without a tripod. Combines six frames into a single image for smooth, low-noise evening shots. (Recommended for still subjects.)
  • Sweep Panorama Mode: Capture expansive landscapes automatically. Press the shutter, sweep vertically or horizontally. The camera does the rest, continuously shooting images and stitching them together
  • 921K dot TruBlack LCD screen: Sony's 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD monitor has 921K dots for superb resolution. The TruBlack screen includes a special resin layer to suppress internal reflections, increasing contrast compared to conventional LCDs. Sunny Weather mode boosts visibility even further
  • AUTO+ (Advanced Auto) mode: Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. Unifies and simplifies Sony intelligent technologies. The camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode
  • Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO): Improves results with backlit subjects and recovers details hidden in shadows. Settings include Auto, Level with a choice of five operating levels and Off
  • Advanced Anti-Dust Technology: Anti-Dust Technology helps keep the CMOS sensor clean, resulting in consistently clear pictures. First a static-free coating on the sensor's low-pass filter helps repel dust. Then vibration automatically dislodges dust from the sensor
  • APS-C size HD CMOS image sensor: With 19.5 times the area of the typical camcorder image sensor, APS-C makes the difference between amateur and professional-looking video, delivering an exceptional combination of high resolution, high sensitivity and gorgeous, blurred backgrounds
  • Face Detection and Registration: The camera can automatically detect up to eight individual faces and adjust focus, exposure, white balance and flash to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of people
  • 24.3 MP; best-in-class resolution: You get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements thanks to an APS-C sensor with 24.3 megapixels. It's the world's first 24.3MP APS-C DSLR
  • HD Movies at 60p, 60i, or 24p: Capture spectacular HD Movies4. This is the world's first DSLR to offer a choice of super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, all at Full HD 1920x1080 resolution
  • Full-Time Live View in LCD or EVF: You can use both the LCD monitor and OLED Electronic Viewfinder for composing shots in Live View. Both provide a what-you-see-is-what-you-get preview of white balance, focus, depth of field, exposure and 100% framing accuracy, plus informative on-screen displays
  • 6-image layering: Leverages the fast BIONZ processor to capture six images in a fraction of a second and then combine the data. The result is one incredible single image that gets a cleaner result in Multi-Frame NR mode or sharper nighttime pictures in Hand-held Twilight mode
  • Auto HDR built into camera: Captures more scene dynamic range than a single exposure can handle-and more range than photo film. Combines the best highlight detail from one shot, the best mid-tones from a second and the best shadow detail from a third for one incredible shot
  • Shot Result Preview: See the results before you take the shot. This preview takes the guesswork out of camera settings by showing the effects of the aperture, shutter and DRO settings on the depth of field, motion and dynamic range
  • Main Sensor Quick AF Live View: Combines the fast focus of Phase Detection AF with high quality Live View images right from the main sensor. This is made possible by Sony Translucent Mirror Technology. You get accurate images and 100% framing on the LCD monitor or eye-level viewfinder
  • Graphic Display: Clarifies the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, as well as the effect each has on photographic results
  • 1200-Zone exposure metering: Reads exposure directly from the main image sensor. Choice of Multi, Center and Spot metering accommodates a full range of shooting situations
  • Up to 560 Shots of battery life: Take up to 560 shots on a single charge with Sony Stamina battery power.8 Sony's InfoLITHIUM battery system enables you to see the percent of power remaining, so you can keep shooting in confidence
  • Built-in Flash (GN12): To help you shoot more effectively, the camera includes a built-in flash (Guide Number 12) that can also trigger a wireless accessory flash
  • Sony Exmor technology: Conventional image sensors use only a handful of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, which can slow you down. The Exmor sensor provides more than 5,600 column-parallel A/D converters. This helps enable continuous shooting at up to 10 frames per second
  • Smile Shutter technology: Captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply select the Smile Shutter mode and the camera takes the picture automatically. You can prioritize children or adults and adjust the smile sensitivity
  • Ultra-fast up to 10 fps continuous: The translucent mirror makes it far easier to capture the decisive soccer kick or your baby at her absolute cutest. Shoots up to 10 frames per second at full-resolution 24.3 megapixels with continuous auto focus (AE locked after first frame)

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