Sony A230 Review

3.5

Review Date:

September 14, 2009

Author:

Mark Goldstein

Buy a alpha DSLR-A230L 10.2 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body with Lens Kit - 18 mm-55 mm (6.9 cm 2.7" LCD - 3.1x Optical Zoom - 3872 x 2592 Image - HDMI)

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Buy a alpha DSLR-A230 Black SLR Digital Camer Kit w/ 18-55mm Lens (10.2 Megapixel - 2.7" LCD - 3.1x Optical Zoom - 3872 x 2592 Image - HDMI)

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Reviews of the Sony A230 from around the web.

ephotozine.com »

As a replacement to the Alpha A200, the A230 sits in line with the Nikon D60, Olympus E-450, Pentax K-m and Canon EOS 1000D. All share the same resolution of 10Mp but the Sony sits a little slower in the drive mode at 2.5fps. The others have at least 3fps which is an extra five shots in a ten second period. However, not all cameras share the image stabilisation, in fact only Pentax K-m has image stabilisation built-in. The Nikon D60 has lens based VR (Vibration Reduction) which comes with the kit lens.
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reviews.cnet.co.uk »

A modest update to its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200, the Alpha DSLR-A230 offers essentially the same feature set in a redesigned body with sufficient quality- and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the term 'upgrade'. Like its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not stellar, entry-level dSLR option.
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