Digital Camera News and Reviews

Sony Alpha 900

Buy-n-Shoot has reviewed the full frame Sony Alpha A-900 DSLR camera. This DSLR feature an amazing 24.6 megapixel sensor so it will be interesting to see how this massive camera performs.

Some key features for the Sony Alpha 900 camera:
-24.6 megapixel full frame sensor
-In-camera image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-HDMI output with PhotoTV HD compatibility
-5fps continuous shooting

Buy-n-Shoot ends up giving the Sony Alpha A-900 a “Platinum” reward as the camera is able to take pictures of excellent quality at high resolution. One downside is that at higher ISO levels there is quite a lot of noise which degrades the image quality. Of course the price tag can also be a downside, but if you need so many megapixels on a full frame camera there will be a high price to pay.
Read the full review of the Sony Alpha A-900 DSLR camera here.

Sony Alpha 380

Lets Go Digital has tested the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR camera. This camera is pretty user-friendly and is targeted at the entry level marked.

Some key features for the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR:
-14.2 megapixel image sensor
-built in image stabilization
-2.7″ LCD screen that is tiltable
-Eye-Start Autofocus
-supports memory sticks and SD/SDHC memory cards
-Live View

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Sony Alpha 380 DSLR camera a “Recommended 80%” rating. The image quality has been slightly improved over the previous Sony camera in this class. A downside is that the battery life is a bit short.
Overall this seems like a nice entry level DSLR, but if you own the Alpha 350 this new camera might not be worth the price.
Read the full review of the Sony Alpha 380 here.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Photography Blog has reviewed a superzoom camera from Sony, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. This compact digital camera features 10x optical zoom, 10.1 megapixels and image stabilization.

Some key features for the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20:
-10.1 megapixel image sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (38-380mm)
-image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie recording

Photography Blog ends up giving the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 camera a “Highly Recommended” rating as the camera takes very good pictures and has a lot of neat features. The only reason it does not get the highest rating is that the lens could be a bit wider and there is a few quirks that the reviewer doesn’t like. Overall the Sony camera seems like an excellent choice that gives the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 some competition.
Read the full review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 camera here.

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1

Digital Camera Resource Page has reviewed the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 compact digital camera. This superzoom camera features a 20x optical zoom lens, 3″ LCD screen and 9.1 megapixels.

Some key features for the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1:
-20x optical zoom lens (28 – 560 mm)
-9.1 megapixel sensor
-3″ tiltable LCD screen
-Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization
-HD movie recording

Digital Camera Resource Page ends up giving the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 camera an average rating as the camera seems to apply a lot of noise reduction to the pictures. The camera has a great zoom range and optical image stabilization that works, but the most important part, image quality, could be better. Maybe one should look at a bit pricier cameras to get pictures of good quality.
Read the full review of the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 camera here.