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Sony Alpha A200 Digital SLR Review

Author	Cliff Smith
Published	15th Feb 2008
Manufacturer	Sony
Price	£320.87 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed	£369.00 (Inc VAT)
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.

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Here's my usual DSLR test shot of Sidmouth sea front. You can click on the image to view the full-res photo, or see the crop below. This shot was taken using the Carl Zeiss 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 lens rather than the supplied kit lens, and is processed from a RAW shot using Photoshop CS3.

Compare this shot with similar ones from other 10MP DSLRs such as the Pentax K10D, Nikon D80, Canon EOS 400D and Olympus E-510. As you can see the level of fine detail is extremely good, certainly comparable with the best of the competition.

This shot was taken in JPEG mode with the Dynamic Range Optimiser switched off.

This was taken with the DRO set to standard.

This was taken with the DRO set to maximum. As you can see it does produce noticeably greater shadow detail with no loss of highlights.

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Sencci said on 13th May 2009

Hello Mr. Smith and others!
Please, could You tell me which dslr camera is the best buy solutions? (seeing parameters: picture quality and performance):

-Sony... more

stefan said on 20th May 2009

im looking to start photography at school and of course need a fairly cheap dslr, i ahve spent alot of time looking around and this seems too pop up as the best. but i have been re... more

john whale said on 18th June 2009

I have a Sony A200 and a Nikon D40, even though the Sony has more pixels I find the Nikon to produce crisper pictures and a better focusing system, although I have to admit I am no... more

rob said on 27th June 2009

i have just bought a sony a200 i have found it very easy to use and very light to hold i have allready been out using it and i find the quality very very good and clear i would rec... more

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