Sony DSLR-A100

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Sony DSLR-A100

Review of the Sony DSLR-A100

The DSLR-A100 is Sony's first foray into the digital SLR camera market and is a very affordable option as far as SLRs go. The camera shares elements of Konica Minolta and Sony. Sony's expertise is in the CCD sensor, image processor and LCD screen. The lens mount is identical to the Konica Minolta A-type bayonet mount and is therefore compatible with Konica Minolta A-type lenses. Sony have also taken Konica Minolta's Anti-Shake technology and renamed it Super SteadyShot. Super SteadyShot enables high sensitivity settings of up to ISO 1600. To prevent build up of dust inside the camera, there is an anti-static coating on the low-pass filter in front of the CCD. The camera also has an anti-dust vibration feature that uses the camera's CCD shift system to remove dust when the camera is powered off. Continuous shooting is available at 3 frames per second until the memory card is full. Sony are clearly trying to make advanced photography available to a wider market.

Features of the Sony DSLR-A100 include:

• The Sony a-mount is compatible with more than 20 lenses from Sony and Carl Zeiss as well as all KonicaMinolta lenses with A-type bayonet mount
  
• 10.2 megapixels
  
• APS-C sized primary color CCD
  
• Super SteadyShot in camera body means it is effective irrespective of the lens attached
  
• D-range Optimiser for auto image enhancement and contrast optimisation
  
• 2.5" 230.000 pixel LCD Screen
  
• New Bionz image processor
  
• Anti-dust system
  
• Please be aware that the features/specifications can differ from country to country

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