» Sony Alpha DSLRA300K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization with DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens

Sony Alpha DSLRA300K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization with DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Forget about your old DSCF828 Accessories
Comment: Don't get me wrong; I do like this camera. BUT, if you're an old DSCF707 or DSCF828 user--such as me (I have both), forget about any of your old stuff working on this camera.

I'm disappointed that even the lens cap does not have a lanyard anymore. The high-end flash for my 828 will not fit the A300 and forget about the batteries, chips or even the USB wire plug being the same. Making matters worse my two Sony remote control tripods won't plug in to the new camera.

I'm more than a little bummed that as an avid Sony Pro-user (daily) that everything has to be bought again. The old 828 unit even came with a charge plug slot, now this new one you have to remove the battery. They could have done better. But, alas, in fairness, I paid more $$$ for the 828 so they had to cut somewhere...just didn't expect EVERYWHERE!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this camera!
Comment: Great camera for the price. Easy to use. Great pictures in the auto mode. Even better when I over-ride and try new things thru aperture or shutter speed variations. I'm really enjoying this camera!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Better Than the Alpha 350, IMO
Comment: I took the plunge, and purchased an Alpha 300; Sony being rather new to the SLR arena, there wasn't much information to go off of at the time. I'm happy to report that this camera performs VERY well, impressing all my Nikon and Olympus loyal friends during multiple photo shoots.

The Live View is very useful for awkward position shots; low down, up high, etc. and is the envy of most other camera owners.

Picture quality is very high, even in low-light conditions.

With the capability of 3 frames/second, I don't see any reason in going for the Alpha 350, which only manages 2.5 at best. 10.2MP is more than enough, even if you're shooting billboards, IMO.

All together a very versatile camera, with more than enough features and capability to keep you busy for a long time. I think only die-hard professionals would need much more.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: An ideal entry level DSLR
Comment: After using point-and-shoot digital cameras for several years I've decided to switch to a DSLR. My two main reasons were: shutter lag and low-light performance.
Having 2 Canon point-and-shoot digital cameras, I naturally got interested in the new Canon Digital Rebel XSi. An interesting features for someone like myself who is used to point-and-shoot cameras, is the Live View shooting mode which allows you to frame the picture using the screen instead of the viewfinder which is very similar to the way most of us use point-and-shoot digital cameras.
When researching further I discovered that the way Canon implemented the Live View mode is not suitable for fast action photo taking, but more for tripod based accurate photographing.

A couple of months I heard about the new Sony DSLR cameras. I was surprised since I didn't know Sony manufactured DSLR cameras. I knew that the Sony brand is well known in audio and video equipment market but I wasn't familiar with the fact that they had professional DSLR cameras.

After some reading I've discovered that Sony is indeed a newcomer to the DSLR market and that their entrance initiated in 2005 by jointly developing DSLR cameras with Konica-Minolta and eventually buying their entire DSLR business at 2006. Again, what caught my eye was the live-view feature that Sony implemented in a innovative way which does not hinder the camera's performance (especially the quick focus) when using it.

Another feature that the new Sony cameras have (and Canon's don't) is in-body image stabilizer which works with every lens you attach. On the downside Sony's cameras do not perform as well as Canon's in high ISO settings and they have a much smaller variety of lenses available.

Eventually, I've decided to buy the Sony and I don't regret it. Live view performs very well and the view finder is very good (although many reviews say that it is too small). I was also very fortunate to get 2 Minolta lenses from a relative so that was a very pleasant surprise and together with the in-body image stabilizer they produce wonderful photos.

The camera is very agronomic and you can get to most settings with very few button clicks. High ISO setting noise starts to appear above ISO 400 but whether this is an issue depends on the size of prints you are going to produce. Other then that, the image quality is wonderful, of course this depends a lot on the type of lens you attach to it and there are very high quality old Minolta glass that matches this camera.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing!
Comment: I bought this camera recently. Modestly, I thought this was one of the best decisions I made! The camera is amazing, it looks beautiful, it takes very, very good pictures, and the price is unbelievably good! I am not a fan of Sony products, but I just loved this. I don't write reviews very often, but I so wanted to share my excitement!

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