An Introduction to Movie Making

I’m going to talk in more detail about your movie-making options with the SLT-A77 in Chapter 7. For now, though, I’ll give you enough information to get started, in case a cinematic subject wanders into your field of view before you get to that chapter.

The SLT cameras have advanced motion-picture capabilities, including the ability to produce excellent quality high-definition (HD) movies. You can adjust several shooting settings, including exposure compensation, white balance, AF area, and others. The SLT cameras also provide a breakthrough ability in that they can continuously autofocus on your scene using phase detection focusing with Live View. No other camera in this class has had this ability, which greatly enhances the sharpness and quality of your video footage.