![]() ![]() Just about all of the expected bells and whistles that amateur cameras have to have these days are present – face detection AF, a plethora of scene modes on the main dial, dynamic range enhancement, and a multi-frame HDR mode, which I’ll have more to write about shortly. There is a speed priority mode which allows up to 7 FPS with reduced AF capability. The ISO range offered is from 200 to 12,800 and it can shoot at 5 FPS when the optical viewfinder is active and 4 FPS when using Live View. Card switching is accomplished with a mechanical switch inside the card door. But, unlike other cameras that take two cards at once, it can not write raws to one and JPGs to the other, or write to them sequentially. It accepts SD cards as well as Sony’s proprietary Memorysticks and can take both card types at the same time. The camera features a partially articulated LCD and Live View, but no video. This is one of the best LCD in the business, with great resolution and readability in direct sunlight. The camera has a 921K 3" LCD, similar to the ones on the A850 and A900. The sensor is a newly introduced 14.2 Megapixel APS-C CMOS. Priced at around $800 the A550 is right in the thick of the battle, with fierce competition from just about every other camera maker. Only the A850 and A900 are more expensive. The Sony A550 is Sony’s new top-tier consumer camera. For a full product review you’ll have to look elsewhere. I am only looking at those features that the camera has that are stand-outs, either positive or negative. At a press briefing a few weeks prior to introduction the A550 caught my eye and so I decided to have a look.īe aware that this is not a review simply a first look after a chance to spend a few days with the 550. But, along with the introduction of the A850 Sony has announced the A500 and A550. It’s been quite a while since I have reviewed or even commented on a consumer grade DSLR (at least one without special capabilities). The just announced A850 puts the icing on the Sony product line cake by dropping the price of 25MP Full Frame 35mm to around $2,000, without compromising the robust build quality and excellent image quality of its predecessor, ( high ISO limitations notwithstanding). With the introduction of the A500, A550 and A850 in late August, ’09 Sony now has more DSLRs in its line up than Baskin & Robbins has flavours – we’ll, almost there are in fact now seven models, the A230, A330, A380, A500, A550, A850 and A900.Īs regular readers know I have been a big fan of the A900 and Sony’s G and Zeiss Lenses. ![]()
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