Sony Alpha DSLR-A350

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350
Announced: 06 Jun 2008
Sensor Resolution: 14Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CCD
ISO: 100-3200
Weight: 674g
Physical Dimensions: 131 x 99 x 75 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2.7" Tilting
Video Resolutions: x
45
Overall Score
47
Image Quality
37
Speed Performance
35
Versatility
59
Comfort
Portrait

42

Portrait
Landscape

41

Landscape
Sport

44

Sport
Street

51

Street
Everyday

51

Everyday
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propro

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 does not support wireless connection

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 and its rivals

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Sport
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45 42 41 44 51 51 buy on

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 is a DSLR camera launched on 06/06/2008.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 45 overall. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 weights 674 gr and spans 131 x 99 x 75 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-A350 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 50%.
  • Comfort - Score 59, ranks in the category best 41%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 is below the category average in:

  • Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 39% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 35, ranks among the worst 33% 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 42, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 41, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 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

14 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4592 x 3056

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

Tilting

Screen Size

2.7"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.49

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

65

DxO Color Depth

22.6

DxO Dynamic Range

11.5

DxO Low Light ISO

595

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

yes

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

674g

Physical Dimensions

131 x 99 x 75 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 (Type I or II), Memory Stick Duo Pro Duo, UDMA Mode 5, Supports FAT12 FAT16 FAT32

Storage Slots

1

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