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Sony Alpha A350 Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 10th Jun 2008
Manufacturer Sony
Price £391.30 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £449.99 (Inc VAT)
Latest Price
Build Quality Score 9 for Build Quality
Features Score 8 for Features
Image Quality Score 9 for Image Quality
Value Score 10 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
Sony Alpha A350
award recommended

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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, 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 in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality. The following pages consist of resized images so that you can evaluate the overall exposure. For those with a dial-up connection, please be patient while the pages download.




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Here's my usual DSLR test shot of Sidmouth sea-front for direct comparison with other cameras.





This was shot in Raw mode, processed using Adobe Camera Raw and saved as a maximum-quality JPEG. Compare with cameras such as the Nikon D80 or Canon EOS 400D.





Colour rendition is superb, and exposure is very accurate.





Summer's here at last, and the gardeners have been out at Sidmouth's spectacular Connaught Gardens.

 

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comment Gordon said on 22nd September 2008

Have to say, I adore the one I've been using...

comment Alan Martin said on 6th October 2008

Yup - I have one and I love it too.
The supplied 18-70 lens is far superior to anything that Canon provides with the EOS 400D and similar models.

comment Tim Mason said on 1st December 2008

I bought an a350 earlier this year and took it back to the shop as I was extremely dissapointed with it. The very helpful (indipendant) camera shop assistant spent an hour attachin... more

comment MrGodfrey said on 29th December 2008

Cliff, can I ask if your assessment of ISO/noise performance (and other aspects of image quality) are based purely on standard Jpeg output, or also on RAW? I ask because the Pentax... more

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