Sony Alpha DSLR A500 Review - AlphaMountWorld.com
Sony Alpha DSLR A500 Review - The Sony Alpha DSLR A500 is Sony's latest released DSLR this year, along with the Alpha A550. The Alpha A500 and A550 are so close in specifications (a common strategy with Sony DSLRS within the DSLR lineup) that there won't be too much new information to report here in terms of 'paper performance' when compared to the A550 review I prepared, yet I will report on various areas of difference in details that I think are truly worth reading and hit areas that I didn't cover for the A550 review. Together both reviews should give the reader a combined and informative article in total between both cameras, and clarify some key differences that you would experience had you bought both cameras and compared them yourself.
Sony's Alpha A500 enters the market with the worlds best overall DSLR live view experience (two kinds of live view), a new 12.3mp CMOS imaging sensor, ISO 12,800 capability, class leading 5 frames per second capture (only bested by the A550), hand held HDR imaging, Advanced Dynamic Range Optimizer, dual media card slots, smile shutter technology and face detection technology (only DSLR (less A550) to use phase detect autofocus for this feature), and much more. It currently comes in at a very competitive price of *$699.00 body only, *$799.00 with the very decent 18-55mm Sony SAM kit lens.
*Update 1-18-2010- The Sony A500 is now back at its original pricing.
*Update 12-20-2009- The Sony A500 is now $649.00 body only on the Sonystyle website in the U.S., and $749.00 bundled with the 18-55mm SAM kit lens.
