Sony Alpha DSLR-A230

APS-C, 10 MP, 2.7"
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        Summary Sony DSLR-A230

        Prices Price
        Body only
        Unknown
        Kit
        Unknown
        Score Snapsort rank
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 6
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help APS-C 23.5x15.7mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 10 MP
        Movie format
        Help None
        Screen size
        Help 2.7"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 3,200 ISO
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        Pros

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        The Sony DSLR-A230 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Size Quite small Help
        Prosumer size (128×97×68 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.7"
        Storage slots More storage slots Help
        2
        Weight Light Help
        490 g

        Cons

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        The Sony DSLR-A230 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
        531 ISO
        Color depth Little color depth Help
        22.3 bits
        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Screen size Very small screen Help
        2.7"
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        2.5 fps
        Startup delay Poor startup delay Help
        600 ms startup delay
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        10 MP
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
        194 ms shutter lag
        Announced Old Help
        May 2009
        Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
        None
        Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
        Won't autofocus with all lenses
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        63.0
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        11.4 EV
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.54x
        Live view No live view Help
        Preview with viewfinder
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        510 shots
        Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
        126 lenses
        Viewfinder Uses battery, see less detail Help
        Pentamirror
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD
        Popularity Not so popular Help
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        Cameron Ehmig (1:43 PM, June 09, 2011)
        This camera, as it is now subsequently "old", is much cheaper thank it had been posted here, as well due to the fact of an extra lens in the kit. Now, you can get one kit lens and the body for only $349. I mean, this camera is for beginners generally in the DSLR world; therefore, why would you need another lens right then and there for a fairly steep price? I love this site, but it should include the price for the one lens kit, therefore not to deem this camera a "bad deal".
         
        Avatar for migabi migabi (9:28 AM, February 17, 2011)
        I just notice that "color depth" is 22.3 bits ! How it is possible to have 22 and 0.3 bits ???