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Sony Alpha DSLR-A450

Based on 16 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

10
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros

Cons

Build quality a bit ‘plasticy’, noisy AF, no proper AFilluminator lamp

Reviews

All (25)
Excellent (2)
Good (10)
Average (3)
Bad (1)

By CNET UK on November 30, 2010

What Sony's Alpha DSLR-A450 lacks in elegance it makes up for in usability. It's missing a couple of features, but this is still an impressive entry-level digital...

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By Trusted Reviews on August 14, 2010

It's been a little over four years since Sony entered the digital SLR market with the launch of the . It did have something of a head start by taking over all of Konica-Minolta's existing technology, but the current success of the Sony...

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By PhotographyBLOG on June 16, 2010

The Sony A450 is an eminently capable but rather uninspiring DSLR that feels like the stop-gap solution that it is, designed to hit a certain price point in the market. The loss of Sony's clever Quick AF Live View mode is a particularly bitter pill...

80
By Pocket-lint on May 05, 2010

That fast capture leaves you perplexed and makes the Alpha 450 something of a odd ballKey specs14 megapixels, Li-ion battery, MemoryStick, SD,...

70
By Expert Reviews on April 01, 2010

Sony's range of DSLRs has ballooned of late to include a bewildering range of entry- and intermediate-level models, yet the replacement for the semi-pro A700 is so long overdue as to have practically missed a generation when compared with its...

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By What Digital Camera on March 18, 2010

The a450 excites and perplexes. It's a decent DSLR, but when considered against the saturated Alpha range it becomes a little harder to place, predominantly due to the subtle price differences between the next models up and down the range....

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By Wired UK on March 01, 2010

The 14.2-megapixel A450 tags itself onto the bottom end of Sony's mid-range “intermediate” dSLR cameras, flanked either side by entry level “beginner” models (A230, A330 and A380) and the cripplingly expensive full-frame...

70
By DigitalVersus on February 02, 2010

Live View The main difference with the Alpha 550 is the disappearance of the moving mirror and secondary sensor in the viewfinder. The Alpha 500 doesn't have the MF Check Live View mode that other manufacturers use to focus onscreen: here, it's...

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By Digital Camera Buyer on January 05, 2010

Sony’s new DSLR camera is a versatile easy to use choice for step-up photographers http://news.dphotographer.co.uk/news/dslrs/sony-start-2010-with-new-dslr-a450/ Final VerdictOVERALL ...

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By Amateur Photographer on January 01, 2010

With Sony having so many cameras positioned in the entry-level and enthusiast market it might seem a little confusing, but each Alpha model attempts to fill its own niche in the market. The Alpha 450 warrants its place in the Alpha line-up by being...

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