Announced by Sony on August 24, 2011 the Sony α77 was the flagship for Sony’s midrange Alpha SLT camera line.
The successor to the Sony A700, it is equipped with a 24.3 MP APS-C HD CMOS sensor and has a 12-fps burst-shooting mode.
The camera is fitted with Sony’s patented “translucent mirror” technology.[1]
On 1 May 2014 its replacement, the α77 II (ILCA-77M2) was announced with availability in June