are sony digital slr cameras good?

by mediageek

saw a 7.2 mega pixel sony slr camera.nice looking but im not sure are they excellent enough for professional pictures?

Answer by VINTAGE MUSIC
If you like a lot of zoom, consider Sony Cybershot DSC-H2.
It’s 6 megapixels, 12X optical zoom, has image stabilizer,very excellent on batteries, comes with battery charger, and takes brilliant 8X10s when enlarged. I own one and like it……Sorry, after reviwing your question, this is not a slr.

Answer by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1
Most Sony cameras are pretty excellent but they do make the rare p.o.s.
Right now Sony only has one digital SLR model: the A100. The A100 is a 10-megapixel model, so if you were looking at a 7.2 megapixel Sony, it was a (high end) point & shoot. Perhaps the DSC H5. Here’s a review for that one – see if you recognize the picture:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyh5/
The bottom line though, is that Sony specializes snapshot cameras. If you want pro image quality, look at the Canon and Nikon digital SLR line up. Prices for an entry level kit start at $ 600.

Answer by Morey000
As was previously said, the 7.2 Mpix camera you were looking at was not a DSLR. The only DSLR that sony now produces is the A100. Sony bought Minolta a year or so ago, and their team of engineers and designers for this product as well as any near term future upgrades is from Minolta. Minolta produced some fine DSLRs which had unique features (such as image stabilization) and the terrific minolta interface.

The A100 is a very competitive camera in its class.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra100/

Answer by Koko
Compared to its competetiors, no. Nikon and Canon will blow it away, or at least for the moment that is. Sony supposively is coming out with new models soon. But At the moment their SLRs have a few bugs to work out. I would not recommond a Sony SLR just yet.

Answer by Pauly
Stick with Pentax, Nikon, or Canon. The Sony slr platform is weaker then those other platforms. Nikon is the top of the heap in many eyes, but I wouldn’t discount Pentax’s K10D. It is a step in the right management, and has some fantastic features.

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I’m plotting to buy this camera for my photographer fiance for Christmas. But I’m not sure if it’s a Digital SLR or not. I know nothing about cameras, i need your help people! I wanna know if the H5 is a excellent buy or not too. Is the $ 470 price worth it?

Answer by Paul K
It is called a SLR “like” camera. It is in the class of cameras renowned as Super Zoom. At right SLR has the option to change lenses. Typically they run from $ 750-$ 1200. This one has a very excellent lens, but you cannot place on different ones. This one is SLR like because you can view the picture trough the lens before you take it. The first link describes int in detail.

This is a very excellent camera, It would make me very pleased. It is not a SLR-D. See the second link for review of right SLR-D Cameras.

Personally, I would not incur the added expense of export the extra lenses that are available for the right SLR-D cameras.

Answer by blossoms
H5 is a decent point & shoot (P&S) camera, but not an SLR. It is called “SLR like” because the viewfinder allows you to see through the lens as a real SLR does, plus you can screw on additional lens/filtors in front of the built-in 12x zoom lens. But necessarily the design falls in P&S category–you cannot change the primary 12x zoom lenses, which is the most obvious difference between a P&S and an SLR. The image quality won’t always be professional look either because of the extra long zoom range. But again, it is a very decent advanced camera, and will be fun for an amateur who shows wellbeing in photography and desires to learn more (e.g. someone who desires more than snap shots and is looking to upgrade a 3-4x zoom P&S after 1-3 being of experience). Though it will certainly not be satisfying for a professional photographer or even a very serious amateur like for myself (someone who already develops a subject preference such as flowers, wild life, landscape etc.). Pricewise, $ 470 is on the higher end, you can doubtless find lower prices on line from pricegrabber.com etc. In general it’s about the right range–more expensive than a 3-4x zoom P&S and cheaper than an entry level SLR.

Answer by Collin_Z
No, it is not an SLR camera. It is still classified as a ‘point-and-shoot’. Though it belongs to a group of cameras called ‘super-zooms’. This is because the H5 boasts a high degree of optical zoom (upto 12x). Super-zooms are often lauded as ‘SLR-like’ due to their high-feature set, SLR-similar body and high degree of image quality.

Though SLR cameras boast the ability to change lens, which is something digital compact cameras such as the ‘super-zoom’ H5 cannot do. Therefore super-zooms like the Sony H5 and the Canon S3 have a decent flat lens which is a ‘jack of all trades’. That is, it can shoot many photographic situations at a generally excellent quality.. though it rarely really excels at any particular situation.

With digital SLR cameras, the ability to change lens allows you to choose a lens apt to the specific situation. So in essence, they are like ‘specialist’ cameras.

In general, you will find the H5 to be more than enough for most situations. It has a high-megapixel sensor, super-long zoom, Sony’s Steadyshot technology which minimises camera shake effects on image quality when by slow shutter speeds, high quality movie-mode and full manual control. Unless your fiance is a serious photographer, she should be very pleased with the camera. Another model to look out for which is a competitor to the Sony H5 is the Canon S3-IS.

Hope this helped, and excellent luck with your buy.

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