Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A700H Digital camera
Includes Sony 18-200mm Zoom Lens / 3" LCD / Super SteadyShot® Stabilizer / MemoryStick Duo Slot / Up to 5fps capable / HD Display / Bionz
With better than 11x Zoom range, this SLR Digital-Camera moves you forward to a new scale of digital photography. Enjoy the all-new Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A700 camera with an amazing zoom Lens to get you started. Included in this kit is the versatile SAL-18200 18-200mm standard zoom lens. This easily handles the standard range of shots you'll take most often but there's nothing standard about the alpha's advanced Optical design. With superior all-in-one lens performance for everyday shooting, its 35mm-equivalent range of 27mm wide-angle to 300mm telephoto excels at capturing faraway subjects, sports events, dramatic landscapes and intimate close-up views. The brilliant (alpha) DSLR-A700, with 12.2 Megapixel Resolution to capture the full imaging precision of Sony zoom lenses, Carl Zeiss lenses and legacy Minolta a-mount lenses, is today's most exciting DSLR. Quick response, creative style modes and high-speed shooting help you capture your creative vision, while Super SteadyShot® Image stabilization conveniently works with every lens. For improved picture quality and reduced blur, the Eye-Start Autofocus system uses an 11-point center twin-cross AF sensor for phenomenal results. All of this combined with Sony's innovative Anti-Dust Technology and a rugged magnesium alloy body and you have the ultimate DSLR for serious photo enthusiasts and amateurs alike. Display your photos in HD wide mode using an Optional HDMI cable. Connect to a PC with USB. It has Auto and Manual Focus and Exposure modes. Sony's Bionz image processor helps deliver outstanding image range. The DSLR-A700 is both stylish and pragmatic to meet all the reasons and things you expect from a high-performance camera.
12.24 (effective) Megapixel Sensor
3.0" TFT Xtra Fine (922k pixels) LCD
Shutter Speed - 30 < 1/8000 sec 55 step, Bulb
ISO - Auto/160/200/400/800/1600/3200/ 4000/5000/6400
Flash Effective Range - Manual popup; Approx. GN 12 (in meters at ISO 100); Coverage of up to 16 mm (in focal length); Approx. 3 sec. recycling time; Flash-ready indicator
Color Mode(s) - Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Adobe RGB, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view, Autumn, B/W, Sepia (Except for Adobe RGB, all other color modes use the sRGB color space)
Memory Stick PRO Media Compatibility
Unit Dimensions - (WHD) 5-5/8 x 4-1/4 x 3-1/4; 1 lbs 8 oz.
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Product Guide for Digital Cameras
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer’s Warranty - Hardware 1 Year
Lens Included
Megapixels 12.0
Storage Media Type Memory Stick Pro DUO
Compatible with Windows PC Yes
Electronic Flash Built-in
LCD Viewer 3 Inch
Optical Viewfinder Yes
Optical Zoom 11x
PictBridge Compatible
Still Picture Capture Yes
Self Timer Yes
Compatible with Macintosh Yes
Anti Shake Mode Yes
Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A700H Digital camera user reviews
It's fast, solid and performs great...
The colors are spot on and the burst mode is wonderful...
The noise is really low and you won't worry increasing it...
By the way you'll see significant improvement if you uses a high quality lens like Carl Ziess 16-80, or 135mm...
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Low light shooting is enhanced with the addition of high ISO sensitivity, while the use of dedicated and programmable buttons make it easy to switch between color and B&W modes with ease. The same is also absolutely true of the switch from auto to manual focus: a button makes it simple.
As far as the B&W shooting goes, the A700’s 6400 ISO allows me to push the camera to force grain in my images, making for a rougher, more natural finish. Cameras with lower ISO ratings seem to lead lead to pretty smooth gradients all across the B&W image.
I also took the camera out to a softball game, where I got to try a little stopping of the action. I had some fun and got a few decent shots in, though I think they mostly came out a little bright. This is one of the instances where the full manual control excels.
This new camera has gotten me to shoot fully manual a lot of the time. Whereas the A100 made it a little tricky to control both the Aperture and Shutter in manual mode, the A700 gives a separate control wheel to each, making them effortless to change on the fly.
I've used this camera to successfully shoot several weddings, concerts, and portrait sessions. In all cases, its performance exceeded my expectations.
A lot of thought has been put into making this camera a formidable contender in the DSLR market… and I’m glad to have thrown my support behind Sony."
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Well built, great user interface, especially the quick navi system (only gripe is the top plate buttons - ISO, Drive Mode and WB - don't fall to hand with the camera to your eye. Not a big issue but I have to look to use them).
DRO is quite amazing - changes how you feel about jpg vs. raw (I'm still torn between the two!)
Firmware v4 sorts out early noise and over-reduction issues, IQ is now very good (though I prefer the colours I used to get from the KM 7D - not a big difference but a difference nevertheless).
All in all, a great camera for the experienced amateur, and at current prices (close to half what I paid over a year ago) it is an awful lot of camera for not a lot of money.
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