Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 Reviews

Exceptionally streamlined, comfortable shooting design; broad, functional feature set, including sensor-shift image stabilizer; excellent photo quality; generally fast performance.

A few design quirks; proprietary hot shoe.

A top-of-the-line amateur digital SLR camera, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 will delight Konica Minolta diehards and makes a great choice if you don't already have a stake in other lens systems.

Frankly, I can't think of anything I don't li... 

In camera stabilization helps keep lens costs down, and adds as much as 3+ stops in low light. I've shot as slow as 1/10 of a second handheld with a 28-200 mm zoom. 5 fps burst rate is great for action shots. Works great with my existing K-M lenses.

The battery life could be better. I used to shoot all day on one battery with my K-M 5D, but I need 1-1/3 batteries for a day with this camera. But, that could be because the images are twice the size.

This camera and the upgrades are well worth t... 

Heavy construction, nice fit for my big hands, super nice lcd screen is easy to read, very quick focus in any mode I've used, fast learning curve on the camera control buttons

only thing remotely negative I have seen so far is the battery is not going to last as long as they did on my A100.

I love my A700 and wouldn't trade it for any competitor's equivalent model, even though I've...