(SR5) Worldwide first picture of the final A77 and A65 production models!
And here we are! On top of the post you can see the world first picture showing the upcoming new Sony A77 and A65 translucent models! Sony original plan was to announce those cameras in July but the announcement has been delayed to late August because of the recent production issues that external suppliers had after the Tsunami-Fukushima disaster. The Sony A77 will be Sony’s new top APS-C model and replace the now very old Sony A700 (Click here to see that camera). It has a newly developed 24 Megapixel sensor which we have been told will deliver a crazy ISO performance. Specs are not 100% finalized yet but it looks like the ISO range goes from 100 up to 102.400 ISO. The A77 uses a new double Bionz processor and a newly developed 3 million dot OLED EVF. It takes more than 10 frames per seconds and has 11 cross AF points. Of course it can record videos at FullHD. It has a new USB 3.0 connection (with transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s). Both cameras (the A77 and A65) will use the new translucent technology (there will be no optical viewfinder Sony camera anymore!). That allows Sony to reduce the production costs and we expect the A77 body only price to be around $1.000 only! That’s much less than the competition:
Check Canon 7D price at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.
Check Nikon D7000 price at price at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.
UPDATE: A source noticed that many of you asked about the GPS. He sent me a text saying that both cameras will have built-in GPS! -> Thanks source 
First user that tested the camera told us the AF is very fast and accurate. The OLED viewfinder has almost no noticeable lag or flickering. We will post more A77 user reports during the next weeks! If you don’t want to miss any future rumor be sure to join us on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe our RSS-feed!
And what do we know about the A65? The A65 will replace the current Sony A55 (Click here to see that camera). It has very similar A77 specs. The main difference is that the A65 has no magnesium alloy and no top LCD (as you can see that from the picture).
One more thing: But there will be many more new Sony cameras and lenses this summer. There will be new NEX Pro that will feature the same A77 sensor, a new Sony NEX-VG10 successor, new lenses (Zeiss and Sony) for both Alpha and E-mount systems.
Those are the detailed A77 specs (some minor aspects could be subject to change until the final announcement):
The A77 announcement on late August.
Shipment start early October
Coming with new kit lens (A Sony 16-50mm zoom. Compared to the Zeiss 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 it will have a constant aperture and probably have a bit higher price. Zeiss 16-80mm price check at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.)
24 Megapixels (The combination of the new sensor+new Zeiss lens delivers 62% more resolution than the A55 16 Megapixel sensor.)
1080p/30fps, 720p/60fps and 720p/30fps high-definition video
AF fine-tuning capabilities. A source told us that it has an improved focusing system (quite fast and accurate).
11 cross points
over 10fps
3 Million dot OLED viewfinder (more than double of the resolution fo the current Sony A55/33 viewfinder.)
magnesium alloy
It will take CF
No flip-up mode to allow shooting without this extra sheet of glass in place
1.000 pictures with one battery
Price body only = $1000.
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Genaro Diaz , fotografo de boda en galicia
2 years ago |Good days.
I also did a composition to compare the size of cameras.
The A700 and the A77 seem to be equal.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3720/genarodiazfotografo180.jpg
Regards from A Coruña, Spain, Europe.
aaron
2 years ago |No more OVFs?!? If that’s the case I might just have to switch to nikon.
xavierdjx
2 years ago |just wait to see the quality of the new oled viewfinder and then compare with OVF
Sam
2 years ago |I sure hope the size doesn’t go small
Steve Jones
2 years ago |In a few years time OVFs will be niche and EVFs the norm, EVFs have too many compelling advantages including the following :-
1) reduced mechanical complexity
2) lower cost of manufacturing
3) AF can be enabled even whilst a picture is being taken (at least on Sony’s implementation)
4) EVFs can show you what the sensor is detecting. No OVF can ever do that.
5) Much more information can be overlayed on the EVF about the camera settings
6) the EVF can show things like magnified views of individual picture sections, highlight clipping and much else (personally I’d like to see peak contrast outlines).
7) the camera operation is quieter without the mirror flip (not to mention any attendent vibration).
8) all other things being equal, an EVF-equipped camera is inherently capable of showing
9) in principle, there is no inherent limit to the size of brightness of an EVF
10) an EVF in dim light can readily be brighter than an OVF
I recall the same sort of objections to AF, digital cameras and a dozen other technologies that are now taken for granted. Yes, the perfect EVF has not yet been invented, but they are well on their way to the point where the advantages will outweigh the few remaining disadvantages.
Recall this – in a few years time it will be the norm for all major manufacturers.
Hubert Boudreau
2 years ago |I will wait to see how the a77 preforms at the higher ISO values, because may still switch to the Nikon d7000. I am not a fan of the EVF in the Sony Cameras. Coll me Oldfashened.
Alexey Ozerov
2 years ago |“It will take CF+SD+MS cards”
I think that there will be CF slot + combined SD + MSDuo slot – I purchased HX100 there is such combined slot for SD + MS
Jay
2 years ago |is it Hot Swappable?
Alexey Ozerov
2 years ago |In HX100 physically ONE slot where either SD either MSDduo can be installed. In current A580 two different slot one sd one MS – in A77 could be 3 slots – but i didn’t believe in it – how they will be switched? – IMHO there will be two slots – one CF one combined MS + SD.
Chris
2 years ago |We have a Cybershot with that combo slot and we’ve broken 2 SD cards in it already! On the second card we took every care to make sure the card is in the right orientation. It turns out that the card would crack from the pressure that you put in to remove the card.
Still a huge SONY fan but that was quite disappointing.
(I now use MS Pro HG)
Mike
2 years ago |Will there be full manual control for video in either of these cameras? Haven’t seen a solid response to this.
Arvo
2 years ago |Surely yes. Plus imagine how the exposure setting will be convenient with histogram superimposed in EVF.
pancanikonpus
2 years ago |No flip-up mode to allow shooting without this extra sheet of glass in place….. is good thing or bad thing?
sleek
2 years ago |andrea, you should make this article a “sticky” on your front page. the comments section are pouring!
brizmako
2 years ago |Great timing for this to come out…I was about to leap to Nikon but the positivity around this upcoming release may stave off that decision for a bit longer. I’ve got too much A-mount glass to not pause to consider this, despite the EVF
It all looks good on paper, hopefully it will perform at high-ISO. Can’t wait for the reviews & road tests.
Mafiosito
2 years ago |WOW she is a beauty !!!
jingo
2 years ago |Can’t wait…can’t wait….can’t wait… waaaaaaaah!!!!!
Juan
2 years ago |Hi Andrea.
I noticed a lot of people have asked this question, and it has not been directly addressed…
Do you know if it will have weather sealing?
Vagabondos
2 years ago |Is it normal to check this post twice a day? I am also looking forward to new lenses.I hope there will be a fast wide angle lena with supersonic motor.is it a possibility?
Ganak
2 years ago |Hello, can people say definitely that a77 will have a full manual control over the video? Thanks. This will be my buying factor.
Ganak
Sebastien
2 years ago |I’m looking for the coming 16-50 data : do you have news about it ? I know thanks to you it will have a 2.8 constant aperture, but what about the filter size, the weight ? Will it be a G or a Zeiss class ? Thanks
PS: the iPhone template is a good idea 
jaypeety
2 years ago |cant wait for this! this is goin to rock my world with them saying it super fast focus and accurate! i bet this will be great with 16-80mm cz lens!! bam!!
you’ll regret switching to nikon from sony a mount cameras with cz lens dude!
sleek
2 years ago |hey, andrea the image is gone!!! i’m about to boast it to my Nikon and Canon friends for them to drool on. =p
Ganak
2 years ago |Hi All,
another one – how about the quality audio input for the video function? This also has not been addressed. Please send some info.
Frank Romo
2 years ago |Will the a-77 have the cababilities to incorperate the vertical battery grip from the a-700? Just my observation, I can use the vertical grip for my a-580 from the a-500 camera. That will be a great help for long shoots and no change time in shooting….