Sony Alpha DSLR A330

Features

• 10.2MP effective resolution
• Image stabilization
• Intuitive GUI
• Quick AF Live View mode
• Dual slot (SD/Memory Stick)
• SAL1855 18-55mm standard zoom lens
• Variable-angle 2.7-inch TFT LCD
• 2.5 fps
• 23.6×15.8mm APS-C sensor
• Shutter speed: 30 – 1/4000 s
• Smart Teleconverter image magnification
• D-Range Optimizer
• Center-cross 9-point AF system
• Creative Style settings
• Eye-Start AF activation
• BRAVIA Sync

A modest update over its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A300, the Alpha DSLR-A330 offers the same essential feature set in a redesigned body with sufficient quality and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the term “upgrade.” And like its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not stellar, entry-level dSLR option.

The A330 is nearly identical to its cheaper sibling, the A230. The only differences are in the viewfinder–the A230’s has a much higher magnification, making it more comfortable to use–and in their LCDs. The LCDs are the same 2.7-inch model, but the A330’s can be tilted up perpendicular to the body or down at a 55 degree angle. The A330 also offers Live View shooting, while the A230 doesn’t. As they’re essentially the same camera, they should deliver the same image quality and performance. Sony also offers an identical but higher-resolution version of the A330, the 14-megapixelA380.

You can get the A330 in one of two color schemes, black and metallic gray and brown and metallic copper–the brown version won’t be available until the fall, though. Each comes in two kits: one with an 18-55mm lens (black,brown) and a dual-lens kit with that lens plus a 55-200mm model (black, brown). At the moment there’s no body-only version of the A330, but one could possibly surface later in its life cycle. As with all Sony dSLRs, you should be able to use any Minolta A mount lens with the camera.

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