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Manufacturer: Sony Part number: DSLRA300K
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 7 reviews
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- Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A300 is the camera that links you and your subject. For first-time DSLR users, Sony combines superb 10.2 MP quality, a high quality DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens, and Live Preview in a large tilting LCD monitor for point-and-shoot simplicity. You'll have super-quick AF response, 3 fps continuous shooting while you see ... Read more
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User reviews
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Everything you pay for and more
by laurenw1 on April 9, 2008
Pros: Great features, great price (below given listings by $70.00 at local store), easy to use and easy to download photos directly from camera
Cons: Lens are a little light and weak feeling, no lens cap holder (minor).
Summary: I compared the Nikon d80, Canon xti, and Olympus 510. Features all about the same give a little here and there. For the money you could not beat this camera. ...
Summary: I compared the Nikon d80, Canon xti, and Olympus 510. Features all about the same give a little here and there. For the money you could not beat this camera. I would have loved to the the D80 but at about $300. more could not justify for my use. I'm an amature getting back into SLR after 10 years of point and shoot.
I liked that the basis is set on Minolta, what I use to shoot (xg9).
Over all quite pleased, maybe more camera then I needed to shoot grand Children but I want to have fun doing it!!5 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Camera
by bayguy13 on February 6, 2009
Pros: Great camera. Fantastic for Minolta Maxxum users. Small learning curve if you've owned a Maxxum.
Cons: The kit lense can't match the quality of the Minolta lenses.
Summary: As a long time Minolta Maxxum owner, I was excited to find that all my Minolta lenses and virtually all the Maxxum accessories that I owned would work with the ...
Summary: As a long time Minolta Maxxum owner, I was excited to find that all my Minolta lenses and virtually all the Maxxum accessories that I owned would work with the Sony Alpha series. I got the A300 and was very surprised to find that even some of the more esoteric Maxxum accessories actually worked with it. I still have the Maxxum 8000i body and I'm getting the same quality pictures with the A300.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Camera at a Great Price
by musicman386 on February 5, 2009
Pros: Excellent Photos, Live-view, Good Price, Good Grip, Controls
Cons: Loud Shutter, Kit lense is cheap and mediocre
Summary: Spectacular camera for a great price. That pretty much sums it up. It's highly functional with controls for everything that are well organized on the surface of the camera. ...
Summary: Spectacular camera for a great price. That pretty much sums it up. It's highly functional with controls for everything that are well organized on the surface of the camera. The photos are spectacular and can be blown-up to a fairly large size. The shadow of the kit lense shows up in pictures with the flash (sometimes) but other than that and the fact the shutter is loud (a characteristic not uncommon in the world of dslrs), this is a great camera that I would recommend to anyone willing to pay the price. One great feature is live-view, an option that allows you to use the led screen to capture photos, allowing you to pull your eye away from the viewfinder. However, don't buy this camera just for that. If you really want to use the screen to capture photos, then I would suggest a good point-and-shoot. If you are tired of the limits of a point-and-shoot but dont want to pay the price for a huge, bulky, annoying DSLR, the Sony alpha-a300k is the best choice for you- Hands down.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Impressive... for a Sony
by lordDevin on December 28, 2008
Pros: Live View Focus, CF not a sony memory card, great day time shots, in body stabilizer meaning cheap lenses YAY!!
Cons: High noise at 800, 1600 forget about 3200. Must use flash to focus in low light :(
Summary: Well your not limited to the Sony brand memory stick pro duo Thats a relief as it generally cost twice the price of an SD card. Instead with the sony ...
Summary: Well your not limited to the Sony brand memory stick pro duo Thats a relief as it generally cost twice the price of an SD card. Instead with the sony SLR line you use a compact flash, which i find to be much more durable.
That said the ability to use Minolta lenses makes this camera slightly worth it, well assuming you have more then one lens. If not trash it and take a look at the Nikon D60 which has the same crop factor. This said the low light shooting on the Sony is ghastly and I found shooting at 800 or 1600 the pictures were pretty bad. You should also forget about shooting at 3200, I sometimes wonder why it even has that ability. Finally Also while shooting low light you will need to pop the last to autofocus as there is no dedicated light beam to help you out, (There is on the D60 though)!
During the day during far better lighting the sony does seem to preform quite well I was pleased with the colours and the shots I was able to take.
Since the stabilizer is done in the body this not only means your old minolta lenses are not stabilizer :O it also means that your lenses are much cheaper, for an example of this, compare the nikon 18-200 VR, the Canon 18-200 IS and the Sony 18-250. You will find you save a couple hundred.
This said overall if you don't need to shoot at night and your not looking for the fastest camera, then the sony may be the what your looking for, however for the price point I would advise you to look into the Nikon d 60 or for an in body stabilizer and cheaper lenses, the Olympus 520 may meet your needs, the crop factor of 2 means the 18-180 lens is that of a 36-360 lens on a 35mm. I also find that the noise is lower and although you do need to pop your flash in low light with the olympus, at least you can make sure it doesn't go off during your picture.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Camera for Beginners
by Phil459 on August 7, 2008
Pros: Great Camera for beginners and it appears that growth will be viable although other manufacturers have a larger following.
Cons: If you want to follow the crowd get a Nikon or Canon. (They get more respect.)
Summary: Get it if you do not mind translating tips and pointers to the Sony from Canon and Nikon users. I love my camera and I hope that Sony will become ...
Summary: Get it if you do not mind translating tips and pointers to the Sony from Canon and Nikon users. I love my camera and I hope that Sony will become a bigger player in the Prosumer/Pro market
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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GREAT CAMERA!!
by tj-2 on March 11, 2009
Pros: Easy to use. Good picture quality, wonderful action shots! Reasonably priced. Bought the camera an extra lens 75-300mm. For the price i would have paid for just the cannon sxi. Live view on all settings which did not slow down speed.
Cons: The weight of it a bit heavy.
Summary: This is the one to purchase. Great for first time D SLR or for a person with more experience
Summary: This is the one to purchase. Great for first time D SLR or for a person with more experience
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Wonderful DSL-R for first time buyer
by yeho1999 on March 13, 2009
Pros: Very easy to use, great photos.
Cons: The quality of the lenses is just ok.
Summary: Great for a first camera, easy to configure. I am delighted I bought it.
Summary: Great for a first camera, easy to configure. I am delighted I bought it.
0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: DSLRA300K
- Description: Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A300 is the camera that links you and your subject. For first-time DSLR users, Sony combines superb 10.2 MP quality, a high quality DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens, and Live Preview in a large tilting LCD monitor for point-and-shoot simplicity. You'll have super-quick AF response, 3 fps continuous shooting while you see your subject in the viewfinder, and high sensitivity (ISO 3200) for great low-light shots. What's more, you get simple controls, Creative Style settings and in-camera Super SteadyShot image stabilization that work with every Sony, Carl Zeiss and legacy Minolta a-mount lens. Stamina power for up to 740 shots, Auto Pop-up Flash and many more features make DSLR model an excellent choice for your favorite hobby.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
- Resolution 10.2 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type Super HAD CCD
- Total Pixels 10,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,200,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 15.8 x 23.6mm
- Field of View Crop Factor 1.5
- Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
- Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
- Optical Zoom 3.9 x
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Super Steady Shot, CCD-shift mechanism)
- Auto Focus TTL phase detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- Image Recording Format JPEG,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - AV Interfaces Composite video/audio
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Metering Zones 40
- Exposure Modes Program,
Bulb,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Sports mode,
Sunset,
Night portrait,
Macro,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Portrait,
Landscape,
Vivid,
Black & White,
Neutral,
Sunset,
Night View - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Shade,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy,
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- X-sync Speed 1/160 sec
- Exposure Range EV 2-20 ( ISO 100 )
Lens System
- Type 3.9 x x Zoom lens - 18 mm - 70 mm - F/3.5-5.6 DT
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 105 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 15 in
- Max View Angle 76 degrees
- Zoom Adjustment Manual
- Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
- Filter Size 55 mm
- Lens System Mounting Minolta A-type
- Features Aspherical lens,
ED glass Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12
- Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Wireless off-camera control,
Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second,
3 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Display brightness control,
PRINT Image Matching,
Date/time stamp,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
Histogram display,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
LCD live view mode,
PictBridge support,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Eye-Start AF system Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Eye-level penta-dach mirror
- Field Coverage 95%
- Magnification 0.74x
- Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
- Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
Display
- Type 2.7 in LCD display
- Display Features Folding
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x Composite video output,
1 x DC power input,
1 x Remote control
Software
- Software Sony Image Data Lightbox SR,
Drivers & Utilities,
Sony Image Data Converter SR System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later,
MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000 Professional,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
Eyepiece cover,
Video cable,
USB cable,
Lens cap,
Shoulder strap,
Dust cap,
Body cap,
Lens hood,
Shoe cap Battery
- Supported Battery Sony NP-FM500H
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
- Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash,
Microdrive - Image Storage 3872 x 2592,
2896 x 1936,
1920 x 1280,
3872 x 2176,
2896 x 1632,
1920 x 1088 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 5.2 in
- Depth 3 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 1.3 lbs
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Main Features
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Product series
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 (with 18-70mm lens)
Manufacturer: Sony
Specs: SLR,
10.2 megapixels,
3.9 x,
27 - 105mm F/3.5,
15.8 x 23.6mm,
Super HAD CCD,
Optical (Super Steady Shot,
CCD-shift mechanism)
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Sony
- Address:
16765 W. Bernardo Dr., San Diego, CA 92127 - Phone: 1-877-865-SONY
- Email: contact@sel.sony.com
- Fax: 941-768-7790
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