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Sony Alpha A330 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 18th Aug 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Price | £390.43 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £449.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersOver the next few pages we show a range of test shots. On this page the full size image at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced to let you see the full image, and a series of full resolution crops have taken from original images at a range of ISO settings to show the overall image quality. These pictures were taken indoors using reflected natural light.
This is the full frame at 100 ISO. The shot is slightly over-exposed, because apparently the A330 takes the exposure reading before starting the self-timer countdown.
Over-exposure or not, there is no visible image noise at 100 ISO.
Still very smooth at 200 ISO.
At 400 ISO there is visible colour noise and some loss of fine detail.
At 800 ISO the colour gradient on the side of the red car is looking very rough.
1600 ISO is too noisy for serious work, but would be OK for small prints.
The same goes for 3200 ISO.
The full frame at 3200 ISO
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Vacationer said on 21st August 2009
Netjock said on 23rd August 2009
Vacationer, that is just trash talk. It is Canon/Nikon brand bias (especially when you use "any"). The A330 may not be the best value at it's released price but if it d... more
farki80 said on 25th August 2009
@Vacationer, yet another Canon/Nikon fanboy who does not know anything he/she is talking about. If you have not used it don't knock it. Chances are your Nikon has a sensor develope... more
DaveG said on 29th September 2009
Funny that the A300, the best of the previous bunch of Alpha's fails to get a mention during this review, especially when the A330 is it's direct replacement. Personally I can't ... more
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if u wanna cheap and good stuff then u need to by any canon or nikon body and tamron 18-200 (or 250) lens (£600). if u have no £600 then buy new Ricoh CX1 or CX2 (upcom... more