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Digital Photography Now
2 weeks ago
Overall 10
10

Sony DSLR-A700

Maclife
14 October 2008
  • Conclusion: The A700 offers great image quality at a good price. As with all DSLRs, a purchase commits you to that camera’s family of lenses and other accessories. If you are...
  • Pros: High resolution. Built-in image stabilization. Uses UDMA cards.
  • Cons: No live view. Proprietary battery. No automatic flash pop-up.
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Dev Hardware
17 April 2008
  • Excerpt: The Konica Minolta influence is evident in both of Sony's DSLR cameras, but Sony has definitely put their own stamp on these cameras as well. The Alpha A700 uses a new...
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Overall 6
6.0

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Macworld
19 March 2008
  • Excerpt: by Ben Long , Macworld.com It’s been over two years since Sony released the Alpha DSLR-A100K ( ), its first digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. The DSLR-A100K was...
  • Pros: Great build quality; good image quality; fast performance; beautiful LCD screen.
  • Cons: No status LCD; no live view; cumbersome button placement; in-viewfinder status display doesn’t show ISO; rear LCD screen turns on at inappropriate times.
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Overall 8
8.0
Design 9
9.0
Features 8
8.0
Performance 9
9.0

A complex, well-made camera with tons of controls, the A700 takes exceptionally sharp, well-exposed shots.

PC World
29 January 2008
  • Conclusion: With its sharp, 12-megapixel imaging and with more exposure controls than most photographers--amateur or professional--will likely use, the beefy and finely designed A700...
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Overall 8
8.0
Design 9
9.0
Value for money 7
7.0
Features 7
7.0
Ease of use 10
10
Picture quality 8
8.0

Sony a700 DSLR

Think Camera
03 January 2008
  • Summary: The Sony DSLR-A700 is fantastic to use and comes highly recommended - however, if Sony's gameplan is to be at the top of the DSLR tree, this one climbs a couple of...
  • Pros: Intuitive design and layout...
  • Cons: It's not pretty, No Live View, Kit lens should be better...
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photo.net
26 December 2007
  • Conclusion: Hannah Thiem The Sony Alpha A700 is competitive in terms of price, performance and features with cameras such as the Canon EOS 40D , $874 ( review ), Pentax K20D , $790 (...
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Overall 9
9.0
Value for money 9
9.0
Features 10
10
Performance 9
9.0
Picture quality 9
9.0

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DP Review
19 December 2007
  • Excerpt: Review based on a production Alpha DSLR-A700 with firmware version 2.0 It's been almost two years since Konica Minolta pulled out of the photo business and transferred...
  • Pros: Good detail at lower sensitivities, very slightly more than ten megapixels but no massive gain...
  • Cons: High sensitivity noise reduction applied before RAW image is produced, Base sensitivity isn't ISO 100, this isn't directly indicated on the camera...
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PC World
15 December 2007

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PC World
15 December 2007
Sony DSLR-A700
7.6 out of 10

Sony DSLR-A700

Following the success of the Sony DSLR-A100 from last year, Sony and Konica Minolta have teamed up to create the 12-megapixel Sony Alpha 700. Based on the Minolta Maxxum 7D body, this new Alpha mod… Read more

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