Sony DSLR-A350 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Great image quality in nearly all environments. Tilting LCD. Innovative Live View system. In-camera mechanical image stabilization. Fast autofocus. Handy function button provides easy access to settings.

Cons: Slightly overexposed flash. Cropping occurs when framing via Live View. Too few quick-access buttons. Similar model available for $200 less.

Verdict: With some handy innovative features, the A350 is an easy-to-use, entry-level D-SLR that takes great pictures.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Sony's latest pro-sumer digital SLR offers 14.2 megapixels and full AF in live view mode

Verdict: The Sony Alpha A350 is a superb camera, but anyone who was expecting a full professional DSLR like the A700 will be disappointed. Instead you get an A200 with the addition of live view and a massive 14.2-megapixel sensor. The live view system with fully-f

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Sony's first two DSLRs, the A100 and A700 showed clear signs of their Konica Minolta lineage - sharing a lot of DNA with the Maxxum (Dynax) 5D and 7D respectively. Its latest, the A350, still shows signs of that ancestry but also hints at the influences o

Pros: Good detail at lowest sensitivities, competitive with best in class, Reliable metering, JPEG output makes good use of the sensor's dynamic range, Most seamless live view system of current DSLRs, Probably the easiest DSLR to use for a compact camera user,

Cons: Soft JPEGs with poor low-contrast detail, Smallest viewfinder to appear on an APS-C DSLR, Screen obstructs use of viewfinder, Image quality suffers above ISO 400 (from both noise and excessive noise reduction), Long exposure noise reduction turns hot pixe

Review summary: We have just posted a side by side comparison review between the new 14.2 MP Sony Alpha A350 digital SLR with DT 18-70mm lens versus the 10.1 MP Nikon D80 digital SLR kit with the AF-S DX 18-55mm VR zoom. To see what real world benefits the latest generat

Review summary: The feature-packed Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 is a cornucopia of photographic goodness for the budget shopper.

Pros:  Sensor-shift image stabilization; useful Live View implementation with flip-up LCD.

Cons:  Kit lens could be better; mixed performance; small viewfinder; interface annoyances.

Verdict:  Unless you're prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of money on a really good lens, the resolution bump offered by the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 isn't worth the price.