http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/ Engadget Comments for Sony Alpha 230, 330, and 380 DSLRs out on May 19? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 16th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
Because I know I did. ]]>May 15th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
buy a T1i for the great camera it is, not for the shitty 1080p hd video]]>May 15th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
Do yourself a favor and forget video on SLR's until they smooth out the bugs and buy a last generation camera cheap. Nikon D200's are $600 brand new now. The Canon 40D and Pentax K20D are now $750 each. Anyone of those three will feel far better in your hand and won't crack like an egg shell if you drop it. Plus their glass prism view finders blow away entry level view finders.]]>May 15th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
But guess who does make award-winning broadcasting and video equipment? Oh, Sony. And guess who has award-winning autofocus Carl Zeiss lenses available for their system? Oh, right, also Sony. What was your point again? Fanboys miss out.]]>May 15th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
god, you guys are bad with using slang thats 'in' at the moment .. i still remember when you took a damn 'gander' at everything.... >.]]>May 15th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
Engadget, next time please call the next awesome gadget/camera/computer "bad girl." :)]]>May 16th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
...what!?


I really really hope there is some mistake or there is an unknown feature that has yet to be revealed because the pricing for these cameras makes no sense at all.

I shoot a LOT of photos with my A300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/) but this really makes me worried about the future of the Sony DSLR line. Maybe it is time to look at the Nikons....]]>May 15th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/May 15th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/Since i'm now Ex SONY, i'll have to wait like everyone else.
I'm gonna be seriously confounded if it doesn't have 1080p/30 shooting.
I'm HOPING these have a new firmware with better JPEG processing and we get updates for our X00 series at that time. The A700 was stupifyingly sweet after that one got it's noise reduction under control.
When it counts, i shoot Raw+JPEG and drop the RAW in and apply advanced filters there, using the jpeg as a reference for what the camera intended to do with the scene at the time.
It's a bit embarrassing for SONY to make the sensor for Nikon but not to have equal JPEG Processing. particularly when they talk about advanced BionZ______ PROCESSOR.
1080p/30 and $599 and i'd upgrade to the A330. I can get $400 for my current body, unless someone else goes out of business who sells sony.
Off to the RitzULTRA in DC tomorrow, yay.
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The D90 sensor completely crushes the sensors of the A300 and A350 which are the same sensors being used in these new cameras. http://is.gd/AfUe

The price of the D90 (body only) is cheaper than the SRP of the A380 listed here as well. So, while price alone shouldn't determine the camera purchase... if you can get a better image for less money, why wouldn't you?

I was really hoping that these cameras would be used to flesh out Sony's low-end amateur line. Maybe priced at $399, $499 and $599. Three models for entry-level DSLR users to start off with. But at this pricing, they are competing with much higher-end models like the D90 and 50D and are more expensive than the T1i and D5000. It just doesn't make sense, especially when these cameras bring nothing new to the table compared to the current A200/300/350 lineup. Does HDMI out and a new GUI really validate a bump in price of two or three hundred dollars?]]>May 15th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/photos/sony-alpha-230-330-380-official-pics/2019521/

At least the new bodies also appear to have the in body drive motor and drive bit is visible on the mount. I've been having a cow the last 2 days being unable to confirm my $1300 in lenses would work on the new bodies when SONY didn't release official pictures of the mount and talked up their In Lens Silent Wave Motor system.... PHEW. ]]>May 21st 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/]]>May 15th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/sony-alpha-230-330-and-380-dslrs-out-on-may-19/
"STOP! HAMMERTIME!"]]>May 15th 2009 11:00PM