Sony Alpha DSLR-A200

Sony Alpha DSLR-A200

Sony Alpha DSLR-A200
Announced: 17 Jul 2008
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CCD
ISO: 100-3200
Weight: 572g
Physical Dimensions: 131 x 99 x 71 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2.7" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
42
Overall Score
46
Image Quality
37
Speed Performance
21
Versatility
62
Comfort
Portrait

40

Portrait
Landscape

39

Landscape
Sport

41

Sport
Street

49

Street
Everyday

47

Everyday
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prospros

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 does not support wireless connection

Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 and its rivals

Review compare Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 with overall score Portrait
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Landscape
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Sport
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Everyday
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A200: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is a DSLR camera launched on 07/17/2008.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 42 overall. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 weights 572 gr and spans 131 x 99 x 71 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 Alpha DSLR-A200 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 62, ranks in the category best 22%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 39% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 21, ranks among the worst 20% 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 - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 24% in its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 21% in its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 23% in its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 66% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

23.6 x 15.8 mm

Sensor Area

372.88 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3872 x 2592

Max Native ISO

3200

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sony/Minolta Alpha

Number of Lenses

140

Focal Length Multiplier

1.5

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.7"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.55

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
Red-Eye
Slow
Red-Eye Slow
Rear curtain
wireless

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

63

DxO Color Depth

22.3

DxO Dynamic Range

11.3

DxO Low Light ISO

521

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

572g

Physical Dimensions

131 x 99 x 71 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash

Storage Slots

1

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