Sony Alpha 100 Review

The Sony Alpha 100 was recently released onto the Digital Camera market boasting new technology and already picking up great expectations. But can the hybrid technologies of Sony and their newly acquired asset, Konica Minolta, produce a real threat for the likes of Canon and Nikon?

Sony has finally entered the D-SLR market with its brand new 10 Megapixel, Sony Alpha 100! Does this new release actually pose a threat to the experience of players such as Canon and Nikon? First reactions were "No way!" however, earlier this year Sony acquired Konica Minolta’s D-SLR division, and have since, by integrating some of Konica Minolta's best Digital Camera features with Sony’s highly advanced sensor technology, produced the Sony Alpha 100 model.

Sony's Super SteadyShot, previously known as Konica Minolta's ‘AntiShake’ CCD has been refined to offer shutter speeds of up to 31/2 stops slower than we'd normally achieve, great for low light and or long lenses. Another major feature of the Alpha 100 is its expanded Dynamic Range (DR) feature, which maintains detail in shadows and highlights that would normally be lost in high-contrast conditions.

There is one main feature of the Sony Alpha 100 Digital Camera that is a pleasant surprise for digital photographers, the Alpha 100 self cleans! Interchangeable lens cameras are prone to collecting dust particles on the image sensor, often during the lenses being changed. The dust appears often appears as annoying spots in photos, and were sure you've experienced this yourself! The DSLR-A100 offers a novel approach to preventing this problem.