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Sony-Alpha DSLR-A100

Sony - Alpha DSLR-A100 Review

Price (MSRP): $999
Megapixel: 10.8
Type: Digital SLR
Submitted by: Ted from Victoria , britishColumbia
Date Reviewed: 1/15/2007
Months Owned: 1-5
Photos Taken: Less than 500
Skill Level: Advanced amateur

What's Hot: Returned My Nikon D-80 after trying the A-100. Better features and excellent results.

What's Not: Sony lenses are overpriced compared to Canon and Nikon.

Review: I had just purchased the Nikon D-80 when I read about the Sony being picked Camera of the Year in Pop Photo. So I bought the Sony as well and tried them both for a couple of weeks. Results were excellent with both cameras but the Sony features really sold me. They've done away with the status LCD that is always hard to read. I'll bet Nikon does the same in the near future. Serious camera stores however don't seem to be convinced yet as the Sony is new.Biggest disappointment is the higher cost of Sony lenses and accessories. Oh yes...I returned the D-80 to the store.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
9
Ease of use
10
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
10
Display quality
10
Flash quality
10
Image quality
10
Overall value
10
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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