Digital SLR Blog

The Sony A230 (right), A330 and A380 are the newest Alpha DSLR’s from the company. All three come equipped with a 2.7-inch 230,000-dot LCD, 9-point autofocus system and the SteadyShot in-camera image stabilization. The A230 and A330 have a 10.2-megapixel sensor and the latter also features Live View capability. Where as the A380 has a 14.2 megapixel sensor and will retail for $850 with a single lens.

[Via DCI]

The Sony A900 DSLR was recently reviewed by Dpexpert who liked the camera for its overall image quality. The DSLR comes with a good quality kit lens and the image stabilization was found to be effective as well.However images taken at higher ISOs were found to be slightly noisy especially when compared to Nikon and Canon DSLRs.

The Sony Alpha 350 was put on the spot by the folks over at Popular Photography and thinks its ideal for Prosumers. The camera may not be targeted at the professional photographer however the 350 does include a number of advance features. Image quality was found to be excellent from ISO 100 to 800 but according to the Pop Photo Lab tests, the 350 delivered less detail (average 2150 lines of resolution at ISO 100-800) than the 12.2MP Sony A700 (2280 lines). That is indeed food for thought.

 
“The A350 is aimed at those moving up from a compact or for those who want (and can afford) more from an entry-level DSLR than Sony is offering in its new A300 ($600, estimated street, with 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 lens), Nikon in its new D60 ($630, street, body only), or Olympus in its new E-420 ($500, estimated street, body only). For such photographers, the A350's increased image quality and overall performance will be amazing, and the extra features -- especially live view -- will be reassuringly familiar.”