Sony Alpha DSLR-A580

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is a DSLR camera launched on 26/05/2011.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 61 overall. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 weights 599 gr and spans 137 x 104 x 84 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 behaves better than average in its category:

• Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Speed Performance - Score 45, ranks in the category best 27%.
• Comfort - Score 82, ranks in the category best 7%.
• Versatility - Score 81, ranks in the category best 26%.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 34% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 41% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 56, ranks in the best 28% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Great, score 71, ranks in the best 15% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 73, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.