Sony Alpha DSLRA300K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization with DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens
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Product Description
For first-time DSLR users, Sony¿s ¿ (alpha) DSLR-A300 combines superb 10.2 MP quality with Live Preview mode that links you and your subject in a large 2.7¿ LCD screen for point-and-shoot simplicity. Super-quick AF response helps capture the perfect moment -- and low-light shooting benefits from high sensitivity (ISO 3200), low noise and in-camera Super SteadyShot image stabilization that reduces blur with every Sony, Carl Zeiss and legacy Minolta a-mount lens.
Feature
- 10.2 MP for high-resolution image detail
- Kit include DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 Standard Zoom Lens
- High sensitivity (ISO 3200) with noise reduction
- Tiltable 2.7¿ LCD screen for high/low angle shots
- In-camera image stabilization
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CustomerReviews
Good value
This is my first DSLR, the only decent camera I had before was an Olympus C2100UZ. I bought the Sony six months ago, on the recommendation from someone I trust with these kind of things. At the time this camera had features that other cameras had which cost a couple hundred more.
In particular, this camera had Live View. You can take pictures from the LCD screen in the back. A lot of entry level cameras didn't have this in early 2009. It's a fast Live View design, too. It doesn't slow down the shutter.
Live View might not be relevant a real camera purist. But for someone who's trying to drag his family into the DSLR world, the Live View helped get this camera adopted quickly.
While it's not a Nikon or Canon, there seem to be a lot of old lenses out there that work with this camera. My first additional lens purchase was an inexpensive used Konica/Minolta 50mm f1.7 prime lens for portrait shots. With this lens, I am now a novice who spent way less than a grand and can even shoot good pictures indoors without a flash in many conditions.
It's been a good camera so far.
Sony Alpha DSLRA300K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization with DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens
This is my first slr camera and so far I am very happy with it. I always owned Sony
camera's and never had any problems with them. All the options and features that are on this camera are great.
Software beware with Vista 64bit
I purchased the Sony DSLR A300 the first of 2009 and downloaded the software on my 10 year old 32bit computer, the software worked good. A few months later, I up graded to a new computer with Vista- 64Bit processor. I loaded the program on my computer and did a reboot as it asked, the computer did not start up again, I received an error message "Windows failed to start, a recent hardware or software change might be the cause". Even though Sony's site says the program will work with Vista, it does not. I got my computer fix and tried again with the same result, the software program is now on the way to the dump
First DSLR, great value.
This was my first Digital SLR camera so I spent some time researching it and other Sony models and Comperable Canon and Nikon models.
I think the A300 is a better value because it comes with a better lens than the new models (like A330 and A380). On the A300, the standard lens is 18 - 70mm while on the A330 & A380 you get a 18 - 55 mm lens. The only advantage of a 330 or 380 is they come with an HDMI cable so you can see the pictures on your TV. You get an RCA cable with the 300. But this is for still shots only as these cameras do not take video. The 380 has a 14MP resolution, so it is a little slower 2.4 frames/sec vs 3 frames/sec).
I prefer the 300 over the Nikons and Canons because of the lower price (about $100 less) and also because it is easier to use and has some more features like the ability to shoot through the LCD or viewfinder, the steady shot (in camera, not lens), 3200 ISO and the tiltable LCD screen so you can take pictures while holding the camera overhead or low to the ground.
sony a300
works very well, I love this camera, it is light in weight ( great for travel or walk around ), uses more reliable cf flash memory cards, has anti vibration built in to camera, unlike canon and nikon that build it into lenses that are more expensive . It also has a tilt up screen, anti-dust vibration and many other features, All that and it is easy to use, with a great 18-70mm kit lens, for a bargin price for a 10mb dslr.
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