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At the top of the step up Sony range can the A550 be as good as its competition? The top end of the amateur DSLR camera market is a competitive industry and the Sony A550 has its work cut out to contend with the likes of Canon and Nikon. In a strategy...
For the enthusiastic novice photographer looking to improve their skills, this is the ideal partner. The lack of video mode is off putting when compared to its major rivals...
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Sony is taking no chances with its consumer SLR range, with seven models from £350 to £800 ensuring there’s something for everyone. The A550 is one of three new models that use CMOS rather than CCD sensors. Sony is the last SLR manufacturer to switch t...
Seriously fast and packed with interesting features, but the lack of video is disappointing and automatic exposures could be better too...
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The positioning of the Sony’s Alpha A550 in its DSLR line-up is a bold move. At this price point the company has left off some features that most manufacturers are offering as must-haves, namely, HD Video and customisation of picture profiles. What the...
There is much to like with the Sony Alpha A550. It has great autofocus, image stabilisation, quirky but effective HDR and a nice big sensor. If you want a DSLR because you are upgrading from smaller forms, this has auto modes for you to use it with co...
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No video, but ... No Sony SLR currently offers a video mode. Some find that a major failing, but others feel it’s insignificant. But worse, many Alpha SLRs have no live preview on the LCD display, and the ones that do have the feature, unfortunately...
Good handling of electronic noise up to 3200 ISO, Quick autofocus in most situations, even in Live View, Continuous mode at five frames per second, Good, accurate colours, Tilting, highquality LCD display...
Viewfinder still small and inconvenient, Build quality a little light, Body and lens fairly noisy in general, No video mode, no depthoffield preview, No autofocus with focus touchup on the 1855 mm SAM...
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For those looking to step-up beyond an entry-level model, the 14.2MP Sony a550 with its 7fps and 3in tilting LCD is a technology-packed temptation...
This is a camera that does a good job but doesn’t excel, and image quality is a letdown from a sensor that should deliver more. The a550 is hardly lacking in features, so if you want value for money then you certainly get that. Elements like the tiltin...
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Following the release of the entry-level A230, A330 and A380 models in May, Sony announced two slightly more advanced models - the A500 and A550 - in late August at the same time as it unveiled its advanced DSLR-A850 model. We've already reviewed the A...
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On the eve of Photokina and the usual avalanche of new photography products, we take an in-depth look at the Sony A550, currently the company's flagship mid-range digital SLR camera. Offering 14 megapixels. a high-resolution screen, 7fps burst shootin...
Virtually identical to the A500 model, the Sony A550 marks a return to form for Sony in the mid-range DSLR market after the backwards step of the A330 / A380 models, offering more megapixels, faster 7fps burst shooting and a better LCD screen than its...
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The Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 offers you the freedom of auto focus and manual focus to suite your skill level and has a 14.2-megapixel CMOS sensor to make your pictures pop with brilliance. The 3.0" tiltable LCD display makes shooting comfortable and e...
Excellent image quality in all conditions, Tiltable 3" LCD display, Wellsuited for all levels of photographers, Superb autofocus...
No video capture abilities...
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The Sony Alpha A550 (with kit 18-55mm lens, $1049 list; body only, $949 list) takes us another step forward with in camera processing of HDR and DRO functions. While these items, to me, are the headliners for this camera, other camera amenities add...
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With a relatively modest 14.2-megapixel CMOS sensor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A550's $1,049.99 price tag may seem steep when compared with less-expensive cameras like the Editors' Choice Canon EOS T2i ($899.99, ) or the Nikon D5000 ($729.99, ), but the A...
Speedy 7 fps burst mode. Terrific image quality, even in low light. Tilting 3-inch LCD. Well-designed, newbie-friendly user interface.
No video capture—not even standard definition.
If you can look past its missing video-capture capability, Sony's Alpha DSLR-A550 is a very impressive (and very fast) D-SLR...
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Talking about DSLR line-ups of players like Sony is anything but straightforward. Their portfolio includes not less than eight models and this is even one more body in comparison to the big two - Canon and Nikon. As of the time of this review it incl...
The Alpha 550 did quite convince during our lab and field tests but it's not a camera without flaws. On the positive side the camera delivers the fastest Live View autofocus so far. The AF speed is exemplary in this class and 7 fps is a new benchmark...
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Thumbs Up:Above-average performance; perfect higher ISO levels output; fast Live View auto-focus; large and tilting LCD display.Thumbs Down:Awkward design for shooting through optical viewfinder; no video recording; poor color accuracy; Live View only...
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Sony has created yet another pleasing dSLR model that is likely to appeal to many photographers looking for a unique camera with the ability to perform well in a various shooting conditions. We were very impressed with...
The Sony A550 is a very interesting dSLR model offering a new 14.2MP CMOS Sensor with an array of nice features, including a Live View system with class leading Autofocus speed (which now includes the option to use Face Recognition with Live View), Ant...
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A great LCD for live view makes stepping up easy.The heavy action in DSLRs lately has been in the step-up category. These cameras take entry-level models a notch further with improved imaging performance and extra capabilities, notably video capture. T...
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The Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 (from $899) is a midrange digital SLR that features a 14 Megapixel CMOS sensor, built-in image stabilization, live view, a tilting LCD display, full manual controls, and the kind of expandability that you'd expect from this ty...
Very good photo quality, especially when shooting RAW, Sensorshift image stabilization reduces blur on every lens you attach, Tilting, ultra high resolution 3inch LCD display, Excellent live view system with superfast autofocus, face and smile detection...
JPEGs are a little heavy on the noise reduction, even at ISO 200 (shooting RAW helps get around this); no way to turn down NR, Exposure, focus a little flaky sometimes, A bit pricey, and the body doesn't feel as solid as it should given that, Live vie...
The Alpha DSLR-A550 -- one of five APS-C digital SLRs in Sony's current lineup -- offers impressive performance, a decent selection of both manual controls and point-and-shoot favorites, and most of the features that you come to expect on a digital SL...
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Introduced in late August 2009, the slots into the Sony lineup at the top of their entry level/consumer DSLR fleet of five bodies (in addition to the three other Alpha models comprising the prosumer and up class). The camera features a new 14.2 meg...
Good shutter and AF performance, Excellent live view system, Versatile dynamic range management options, Large articulating monitor...
Plastic body material a bit cheap looking, Dual memory card slots not linked...
Sony's Alpha DSLR-A550 offers beginners and advanced shooters alike an instrument that each can embrace. On the newbie end of the equation the A550 offers automatic and scene modes that require little input from the user, as well as the opportunity to...
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The Sony A550 is a 14.2-megapixel DSLR that boils down to a more expensive entry-level camera. As with other Sony Alpha DSLRs, the A550 features a built-in stabilization system that uses sensor-shift functions rather than lens-based stabilization. As...
Sure, the A550 is more expensive that the baseline entry-level cameras; however, it offers some features that other cameras in the same price range and below just can’t match. Up to 7 fps shooting speed and even 5 fps with autofocus and auto exposure...
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CMOS SensorIt’s the big difference between the K-m and the K-x – the move from a 10 MP CCD to a 12 MP CMOS sensor, both from Sony. It seems like a small change, but it completely changes the camera.Highly praised in its day, the aging CCD sensor is no...
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Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A550 is a mid-range DSLR aimed at enthusiasts, featuring 14.2 Megapixels, built-in stabilisation, a vertically-tilting VGA screen, two Live View modes and quick continuous shooting at up to 7fps. Announced in August 2009, it repre...
Fast continuous shooting at 5 or 7fps, Built-in IS which works with any lens, Fuss-free Live View with continuous AF, Large and detailed articulated monitor.
No movie mode, Minimal customisation, No Program Shift or DOF preview, Relatively small viewfinder with visible lines.
Sony’s Alpha DSLR-A550 may not have video recording, but becomes one of the fastest DSLRs in its class, not to mention one which delivers the most-rounded and usable Live View experience to date. The ability to capture fast action while framing with...
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The Sony A550 delivers several exciting and unusual capabilities, including in-camera high dynamic range images that come out very well, and a full-resolution burst mode of nearly 7 shots per second. Movie mode's missing, though, and the price is over...
Sony is on a roll when it comes to digital camera innovation. We applauded when the ultra-zoom HX1 introduced sweep-your-arm automatic panorama shooting and multiple image compositing to combat blur and image noise (see review here). Now, with the A...
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Sony Alpha a550 review - FeaturesThe Alpha a550 certainly isn't thin on the features front. At its core there's a new 14.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor - a notable change over the CCD sensors found in the more entry-level Alpha cameras. As per the top-end So...
TiltLCD, improved image quality, excellent live view...
Build quality a bit ‘plasticy’, noisy AF with kit lens, no video mode...
The a550 is quite the live view photographer’s camera – it ousts competitors at a similar level with class-leading, super-fast live view autofocus and quirky modes such as Quick Tele 1.4x or 2x crop factors. However, when lined up against comp...
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the A550 caught my eye and so I decided to have a...
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Sony Alpha A550 (with kit 18-55mm lens, $1049 list; body only, $949 list) takes us another step forward with in camera processing of HDR and DRO functions. While these items, to me, are the headliners for this camera, other camera amenities add to its allure...
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