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 58 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 47, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Speed Performance - Score 45, ranks in the category best 27%.
• Comfort - Score 69, ranks in the category best 9%.
• Versatility - Score 82, 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 50, 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 65, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 67, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 378.88 GBP and 378.88 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.