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The A350 has most of the features we’ve come to expect from digital SLRs: sensor anti-dust system, two stops of exposure compensation in 1/3 EV increments, ISO 100 to 3200 sensitivity, and Live View. The A350 also has most of the standard scene modes: portrait, landscape, macro, sports, night and sunset.
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Sony covered all the basic exposure options: program auto, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual, with a bulb option available in the manual setting. It also includes a D-Range (DRO) Optimizer feature, which helps preserve shadow and highlight detail. The sensor has a 3:2 aspect ratio, 1.5x crop factor and the camera offers RAW, JPEG, and RAW+JPEG format options.
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Interestingly enough, it is missing the killer Live View functionality of the A350, but it’s clear that Sony is now paving an upgrade path from entry-level camera to the more rugged, feature-rich and high-performance body that you’d need as a pro shooter. Or better yet, the just announced Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 – a 25-megapixel, 5 FPS camera that substantially raises the performance ceiling of the Alpha lineup. For more serious performance, better look to the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. It’s not a camera I can recommend to aspiring professionals, though. It has all the manual controls I’m used to, but lets me experiment with different angles and gives me features like image stabilization without having to carry around $2,500 worth of heavy gear.
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If you’re stepping up from a point-and-shoot digital camera, the image quality is still going to be a noticeable improvement.Īs a professional photographer, I thought I might turn my nose up at a digital SLR that acts like a point-and-shoot. The reduced detail in higher ISO images may be a deal breaker for some, but I think most will enjoy the picture quality. But with built-in features like Super SteadyShot image stabilization, you don’t have to buy more expensive image-stabilized lenses like you would with a Nikon or Canon. Sure, it’s still an SLR and you should probably only buy it if you’re willing to also purchase a couple of lenses over time. The Live View mode will let you take photos in a familiar way and features like Smart Tele-converter and D-Range Optimizer mean that you won’t be a slave to Photoshop just because you own a digital SLR. If you’ve used nothing but point-and-shoot cameras, the A350 will be a comfortable upgrade. It lets you act like a professional or kick back and use it like a point-and-shoot. Luckily, the Sony Alpha A350 is a different kind of digital SLR. But most of the time, the complexity of a DSLR and the post-processing required are the opposite of what they need and a less expensive compact digital camera is the better choice. People like the idea of a digital SLR with its implied quality and control. I almost always end up recommending point-and-shoots. Friends are always asking me for digital camera recommendations, expecting me to suggest a digital SLR.