Sony A57 User Manual

• Do not shoot a strong light source, such as the sun. The internal mechanism of the 

camera may be damaged.

• When you import AVCHD movies to a computer, use “PlayMemories Home” 

(pages 66, 179).

• When you continue to shoot for a long time, the temperature of the camera rises and 

the image quality may deteriorate.

• When the 

 mark is indicated, the temperature of the camera is too high. Turn the 

camera off and wait until the temperature of the camera drops. If you continue to 
shoot, the camera is turned off automatically.

• Since the shutter speed and aperture are automatically adjusted, the shutter speed 

will be higher and the movement of the subject may not be smooth under bright 
conditions. Selecting manual focus and adjusting the shutter speed or aperture may 
make the movement smoother (page 105).

• A value for the ISO sensitivity between ISO 100 and ISO 3200 can be selected when 

you record movies. If you start movie recording with a value of ISO 3200 or larger 
selected, the ISO sensitivity is switched to ISO 3200. When you finish recording 
your movie, the ISO sensitivity setting is returned to the previous value.

• When ISO is set to [Multi Frame Noise Reduct.], [AUTO] is temporarily selected.
• You cannot select [Soft Focus], [HDR Painting], [Rich-tone Mono.], or [Miniature] 

in Picture Effect. When movie recording starts, Picture Effect is temporarily set to 
[Off].

• [Clear Image Zoom] cannot be used during movie recording.

You can use the digital zoom feature during movie recording. The quality, 
however, will deteriorate because image processing is performed.

• The digital zoom is available during 

movie recording even when [Digital 
Zoom] is set to [Off] in the 

 Still 

shooting menu.

ZOOM button

Magnify the image up to the desired zoom factor with b/B on 
the control button.

• Zoom factor of up to about 4 times is available.