I was looking for a new camera and had a budget of around £300.
Compact cameras such as the Panasonic Lumix TZ and the Nikon Coolpix P80 kept coming up, as did the Nikon D40 and the Sony a200. I decided to go for the Sony in the end as it was a name I trusted and I had used a compact Sony in the past.
The quality difference between my old compact camera and this camera was incredible. Shots always seem to come out crisp and clear, whatever lighting conditions the picture was taken in. Battery life is great and the percentage meter of battery power remaining is invaluable.
The camera fits well in large hands, and all of the buttons and dials on the camera are comfortably positioned. Having only used a compact camera in the past, the sheer number of options took a while to get used to, but once I was familiar with the camera everything was very easy to use.
The camera comes with an 18-70mm kit lense, which is ample enough zoom for most situations. Features such as auto exposure bracketing normally only available on more expensive models are also available on this camera, which was great to see on a 'budget dslr.'
I felt the hinged part of the camera which houses the memory card and interface for the remote release was of a lower built quality than I'd have hoped, but you can't have everything for a dslr at this price.
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Advantages: Great pictures, great price with lots of old quality kit to be had for it a not a lot of money Disadvantages: Not the build quality I was expecting and a few setting need tweaking.
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richardfirth 16.06.2008 (16.06.2008)
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Advantages: Great pictures, great price with lots of old quality kit to be had for it a not a lot of money Disadvantages: Not the build quality I was expecting and a few setting need tweaking.
Advantages: Relatively cheap, easy to use Disadvantages: None yet
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