Sony SLT-A55

The Sony SLT-A55 is a DSLR camera launched on 24/08/2010.

Technically speaking, the Sony SLT-A55 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 56 overall. The Sony SLT-A55 weights 500 gr and spans 124 x 92 x 85 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Sony SLT-A55 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Speed Performance - Score 48, ranks in the category best 17%.
• Versatility - Score 69, ranks in the category best 43%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony SLT-A55 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 68, ranks among the worst 32% of its category.

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 48, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Sony SLT-A55 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Sony SLT-A55 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 37% of its category. Sony SLT-A55 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Sony SLT-A55 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Sony SLT-A55 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.