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 54 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, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Sony SLT-A55 behaves better than average in its category:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Speed Performance - Score 48, ranks in the category best 17%.
• Comfort - Score 58, ranks in the category best 45%.
• Versatility - Score 70, ranks in the category best 43%.

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 47, ranks in the best 50% 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 46, 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 38% 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 59, ranks in the best 34% 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 61, ranks in the best 37% 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.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony SLT-A55 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 199.0 GBP and 199.0 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sony SLT-A55 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.