Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2246 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the resolution. The screen also impresses, but many are less positive about the performance.

Resolution, Screen, Lcd, Usability

Performance

Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 90/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital SLR Cameras, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very Godd quality.

Whether you print off your photos at home or send them to the developer, one thing is certain, with the Sony DSLR A350, they will always come out looking great. There are over 24 lenses available, phenomenal battery life, USB transfer speed is very ...

14.2 Megapixel resolution, Live View auto focus amazingly fast, Extremely functional tilting LCD screen, Tabbed menu makes using functions a breeze, Take professional photos without having to be a pro

Sony has brought photography to a whole new level with the DSLR A350. From

The Sony A350, put in the market by Sony, is a digital reflex camera for the advanced photographer. Professionals will probably find the speed of 2.5 frames per second too slow. However, underwater photography does not require extreme speed since you ...

Perhaps it was a feint, perhaps it was just a matter of introducing the right camera to the right audience, but Sony's Alpha A200 introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show early this year was a very minor upgrade to the A100. The more buzz-worthy ...

Articulated LCD screen allows more comfortable shooting from above or below ; Live View mode doesn't affect AF speed at all ; Good body size, solid feel ; Easy to learn and use ; Great grip ; No-nonsense design ; 14.2-megapixel sensor ; Function ...

Smaller optical viewfinder than A200 ; Kit lens is slightly soft in the corners ; Advanced DRO slows camera down when shooting rapidly ; Pop-up flash doesn't go very high ; Infrared sensor activates AF system when you don't want it to, like when you ...

Like the A200, Sony says that improvements to the A300 and A350's AF have made focus acquisition 1.7 times faster, thanks to the high-torque AF motor and improved AF sequence borrowed from the A700. Autofocus in Live View is also as fast as it is in ...

When Sony launched the Alpha series with the budget A100 in 2006, it struggled to find an identity in a digital SLR market dominated by Nikon and Canon. Sony's better-established competitors had budget SLRs that lured professional hopefuls into ...

No compromise Live View auto focus, Tilting LCD, Built-in image stabilization, 14.2 megapixels of resolution, Anti-dust coating and sensor vibration, Detailed battery meter

Detail-destroying noise reduction, Small viewfinder, Fn button and other controls need fine-tuning, Lots of plastic parts, Only 2 frames-per-second capture rate using Live View

Most integrated, best performing live view system on the market ; Superior flash metering means better flash shots ; Articulating LCD a nice touch ; Long list of picture styles, processing controls

Noise performance is middle of the pack ; White balance a bit of a mess ; Build quality feels unremarkable ; Tiny, dark optical viewfinder

The A350's tilting Clear Photo LCD is relatively unique as well, making it easy to "shoot from the hip" (or over your head, for that matter) with the camera in live view mode. In-body image stabilization, a reasonably powerful pop-up flash, eye-start ...

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 (priced from $799) is a midrange digital SLR, whose biggest claim to fame is "live view" on its tilting 2.7" LCD, with super-fast autofocus speeds. The A350 also features a whopping 14.2 Megapixel sensor, Alpha lens mount, ...

Very good photo quality at lower ISO settings or in RAW mode ; Well built, easy-to-hold body ; Sensor-shift image stabilization reduces blur on most legacy Minolta and all Sony lenses ; Best live view system on the market on a tilting 2.7" LCD ; ...

Photos are on the soft side, with heavy noise reduction above ISO 200 (in low light) and ISO 800 (in normal light) ; shooting in RAW improves things noticeably ; Tends to underexpose ; Sluggish low light focusing ; Live view issues: only shows 90% of ...

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Sony have aggressively attacked the DSLR market in 2008, introducing no less than three new models, with a full-frame, 24 megapixel professional camera also due out later this year. The Sony A350 sits bang in the middle of the range, above the entry ...

Sony have certainly hit the ground running in 2008, with three new digital SLR cameras that really deserve to threaten the Canon / Nikon status quo. The

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...