Comments on: Sony A550 Reviews and Resources

By: Chris Wendt

Chris Wendt — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:12:23 +0000

I have decided that for $1,000 the Sony A550 does not represent a real upgrade from my Sony A100.

Still wanting to upgrade from the low 10.2 MP resolution and high noise of the Sony A100, I have reached a gut-wrenching decision to trade-in my Sony A100, several lenses and high-end flash and upgrade to Nikon. This will allow me to make a significant step-up in image quality and take advantage of Holiday pricing deals on the Nikon.

My brother and my son each have a Nikon gear, and their image quality is almost incredible compared to either Sony A100 or A550. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Chris W.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:38 +0000

I noted the following “cons” posted on teh techarena.in website:

(Quoting)

Cons:

The camera gives less performance.
Low performance in bad light condition
The camera is not capable of taking moving shots properly. The flash has a slow loading time.
Night mode support is not good.
Image delay time is long
There is no support for manaual shutter speed/aperture

(End of quote)

The last item, “no support for manual shutter speed/aperture” would be a deal-breaker for me. But, the camera specs indicate a “Manual” mode, so what is the case…can the camera be operated in the manual (shutter speed/aperture) mode, or not?

By: techguru

techguru — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:38:57 +0000

Sony A550 DSLR Camera is a very good camera it has Quick Auto Focus Live View has been developed with Face Detection technology to help you get the best shot by recognizing and adjusting for faces. It establishes the priority of the auto focus on faces and provides fine adjustments of exposure for portraits net, with tones natural skin. It also supports Up to 7 frames per second (with optical viewfinder in Speed Priority mode) can capture the decisive moment in sports or get the ideal baby photo. You can also shoot at up to 4 fps with Quick Auto Focus Live View. For more information check here http://www.techarena.in/review/16688-sony-a550-dslr-camera.htm

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:22 +0000

I have been unable to pull the trigger on buying an A550 because I am not sure this is a cost-effective upgrade from my A100. My lingering resistance comes from the categorization of the A550 as being appropriate for “novices” moving up from P/S or digicams. This makes me think that the A550 is not really any kind of upgrade from my A100.

The A850 and A900 would require re-tooling because all my glass is optimized for the A100 APS sensor, meaning a very large budget hit. So, thinking about retooling and spending a large chunk of cash to upgrade, I am no seriously thinking about taking my money and going over to Nikon or Canon instead of staying with SONY.

I have had Canon (film) and several of my family members presently have Nikons, and I am very impressed with the Nikon line.

I have decided to wait a few months before making my final decision.

By: Henry Gardner

Henry Gardner — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:46:28 +0000

I stuggled with my pruchase decision as the new D5000 Nikon came out righ as I was making up my mind. The price scared me so I bought the A350. However, I really liked the versatile LCD and video features of the D5000. Has Sony addressed these two features in the new 500 series? Time will tell.

By: Ameer Hamza

Ameer Hamza — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:25 +0000

I just hope they dont follow this new design strategy. A230 A330 and A380 look absolute horried. Sony is turing them into toys,
I hope sony does something nice with these models.
Atleast CMOS sensors

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:56:07 +0000

@Jaxon – That would be pretty cool. I love the feature on the HX1 and it would certainly do something that other DSLRs don’t if it appeared in the A500/A550.

By: Jaxon S

Jaxon S — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:27:49 +0000

Just a wild guess, how about a “pan-and-stitch” feature similar to the one seen in the HX1?