Sony DSLR-A700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Built for durability and reliability, the A700's internal chassis is made from high-strength aluminium alloy, while its top and face plates are magnesium alloy. Weather-resistant silicon seals protect media card slots and control buttons against the ...

Verdict: Covering most of the rear panel is a huge (3.0-inch) Xtra Fine LCD monitor with 921,000 dots of resolution. It boasts a hybrid structure and anti-reflective coating to provide better viewing in sunlight and also claims a 2.8x improvement in contrast ...

Review summary: Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 Field Guide : The Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 Digital Field Guide is filled with everything you need to know in order to take amazing digital photographs using your Sony Alpha A700 digital SLR camera. This full-color portable guide walks ...

Review summary: Sigma's new prestige compact camera, the DP1, packs a lot of sensor into a small body. It's well-placed to appeal to Digital SLR users wanting a camera that gives total control over exposures and fine detail in images within a diminutive frame. Here's ...

Review summary: Sony doesn't have a long history of producing SLR digital cameras. As a matter of fact, the Sony Alpha A700 is only their second DSLR. Their first DSLR was the A100, which was released over a year ago. Since Sony's acquisition of Konica Minolta back ...

Review summary: The A700 has excellent image quality, but is let down by design quirks and the high price.

Verdict: While this doesn't pose a problem for the A100, which is pitched against low-end models such as the Nikon D40, the A700's price means it has to compete against cameras designed to allow instant changes to settings. As such, it's a source of irritation ...