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Sony Alpha A200 DSLR review roundup

by Darren Murph posted Mar 27th 2008 at 10:49AM

Although the A200 has been on store shelves for a tick since its US debut at CES, we wouldn't blame you for clutching that $700 / $900 tight until a handful of reviews hit the 'net. Thankfully, that time has come, and here's what we're hearing. Overall, the highly anticipated successor to the A100 was deemed a "solid entry-level DSLR that doesn't really stand out in its very competitive field," but that's not to say it's not worth checking out. When viewed in isolation, most reviewers found the build quality, built-in image stabilization, battery life, dust reduction system and respectable image quality to be above average, but those already slinging an A100 will find very few reasons to upgrade. Still, critics on the whole found more to love than despise about Sony's A200, so be sure and give those eyes a workout on the review links below if you've been fiddling with the idea of picking one up.

Read - PhotographyBLOG (4.5 out of 5; Highly Recommended)
Read - Steve's Digicams ("...a worthy competitor in the entry-level market...")
Read - CNET (7.0 out of 10; Very Good)
Read - Digital Camera Resource Page ("...reminded me a lot of my experiences with the Pentax K10D...")

Sony working on an A200-ish DSLR with flip-out LCD?

by Paul Miller posted Jan 8th 2008 at 5:42PM

Well, Sony finally got official with its A200 DSLR this week, but it looks like Sony's got even more in store for camera nuts. According to the Dyxum forums -- which tracked down these images on some Chinese / Taiwan forums -- Sony's prepping this here DSLR with a flip-screen, and that's all that's known at the moment. The main body is pretty similar to that of the A200, but the internals and other modifications are anyone's guess.

[Via Dyxum]

Video: Sony's A200 out in the open

by Darren Murph posted Jan 6th 2008 at 9:19PM

A simple announcement not good enough for you? No worries -- Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont gets up close and personal with the all new DSLR and even takes a peek at the menu system 'round back. Granted, it doesn't look a whole lot different than its predecessor, but if stills just don't get your juices goin' quite like live video, hop on through the break and take a look.

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Sony Alpha A200 announced for US

by Christopher Grant posted Jan 6th 2008 at 8:05PM

Remember that post on the Sony A200 DSLR that we just posted, oh ... four hours ago? Well, they've gone ahead and confirmed that the camera's coming to the US and were even kind enough to bless us with a date and price for their new "mainstream" DSLR. The $700 DSLR-A200K kit comes with the body and a DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 3.9x zoom lens, while the $900 DSLR-A200W includes the camera body, the aforementioned lens, and a 75–300mm f4.5-5.6 lens. Strangely, there's no mention of a body-only option. Both models ship in February but you eager beavers out there can place your pre-orders online starting tomorrow. Go on, git!

Gallery: Sony Alpha A200 DSLR

Sony Alpha A200 DSLR announced

by Christopher Grant posted Jan 6th 2008 at 4:05PM

Sony has announced details of their Alpha A200 DSLR to Swedish news sources and though our Swedish ain't so great (har du sedd min kaslonger), that hasn't stopped us from digging into the specs as translated on Photography Bay. The 10.2 megapixel camera seems awfully similar to their previous Alpha A100 DSLR (is this the supposed successor?) with some obvious changes, including a slightly bumped 2.7-inch LCD (up from 2.5-inch) and a 750 shot lithium-ion battery (up from 600). No word on release date or price, but we'll keep our ears open, okay?

Update: It's been announced for the US, details here.

Gallery: Sony Alpha A200 DSLR

Toshiba brings the Satellite Pro back with the A210 and A200 laptops

by Nilay Patel posted Oct 18th 2007 at 8:20AM

We're pretty certain we just saw a new Satellite Pro-branded Toshiba laptop in August, but Toshiba's making some big noise about "re-launching" the label with its new A200 and A210 business lappies, and who are we to spoil a party? The new machines both rock 15.4-inch screens, 120GB disks, dual-layer burners, and XP Pro, with the Santa Rosa-based A200 rocking a 2GHz Intel T7250 Core 2 Duo, X3100 integrated graphics, and 1GB of RAM, and a dual-layer burner for $999, and the AMD-based A210 crunching bits with a 2GHz Turion 64 X2, ATI X1200 graphics, and a more generous 2GB of RAM for $899. No word on when these are shipping, but none of this tech is particularly bleeding-edge, so we'd guess it's going to be soon.

[Via Laptoping, thanks, Danijel]