Sony Alpha DSLR-A330

Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
Entry-level DSLR Entry-level DSLR
May, 2009

Summary Sony DSLR-A330

Prices Price
Body only Unknown Kit Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #n/a of 15
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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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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Sony DSLR-A330 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Sensor size Slightly larger than average sensor Help
APS-C 23.5x15.7mm
Thickness Thin Help
2.8"
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Size Quite small Help
Prosumer size 128x97x71 mm
Storage slots More storage slots Help
2

Cons

The Sony DSLR-A330 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
64.0
Screen size Small screen Help
2.7"
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.48x
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.5 fps
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
92 lenses
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
May, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
535 ISO
Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.5 EV
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

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