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Closely related to the A550, the Sony DSLR-A500 is based around a new 12.3MP CMOS sensor and adds a manual focus confirmation live view mode using the main imaging sensor, in addition to Sony's secondary-sensor Quick AF live view system. The A500 features Sony's improved noise reduction, an Auto HDR mode and offers sensitivity of up to ISO 12800. The A500 also comes with a 230k dot resolution 3"tilt-angle LCD.
| Quick links: | Announcement | Review | Sample gallery | Forum |
| Announced: | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Summary | The Alpha 550 might be the most impressive Sony SLR for a long time, but for all its fancy gadgetry you can't help feeling the whole isn't as great as the sum of the parts, and it's hard to see who it's aimed at. There's not many faster cameras in this class, but there are undoubtedly better ones. |
| Good for | Sports shooters on a budget, gadget lovers, upgraders wanting the SLR experience without a steep learning curve. |
| Not so good for | Anyone else |
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