Introduction:

Sony Alpha A500 is one of the three advanced SLRs released by Sony a while ago with a view of making photography lovers fall in love with compact SLRs once again. This camera is considerably heavy with its chunky body and looks professional all the way. This camera uses SD/SDHC/Memory Stick Pro Duo memory cards as the recording media.

Features:

The ‘piece de resistance’ of Alpha A500 is certainly its Live View feature. The camera offers a special Manual Focus Check Live view which has made Alpha users kowtow in front of it with admiration and applause. Whether you are shooting using a tripod or trying to take a macro shot, this feature allows you to adjust the settings manually for gaining satisfactory results. For a speedy capture of image on par with the optical viewfinder, the Quick AF Live View feature of the camera uses two sensors. The Quick Live View works in unison with the phase detection Auto focus feature.

Pros:

• Sony Alpha A500 brings unrivalled quality and enhanced clarity with its powerful combination of BIONZ image processor and 12.3 megapixels Exmor CMOS image sensor.
• It’s a double whammy shooting with the Alpha 500! As this camera packs two Live View modes, there won’t be a delay in focusing and you can even shoot macro shots with 7x, 14x focus magnification in a hassle-free manner.
• Endowed with 3.0” TFT Clear Photo plus LCD of 230,400 pixels resolution this camera renders high quality shots with accurate colors and saturation.

Cons:

• The burst depth of the camera is comparatively less.
• In spite of its huge size, the camera does not offer proper grip to the user posing handling difficulties while shooting.
• The user has to switch between the memory cards manually.
• One of the biggest disappointments of using the A500 is that it does not contain a video mode.

Pricing Range: Enjoy the advantage of Two Live View SLR by paying just $749 - $850. Available in Black!

Final Verdict: Sony Alpha A500 promises an extended Live View experience with type types of live view it has provided. Supporting 5 frames per second capture, the A500 renders high definition images in a noise-less manner. The main drawback of this camera is the absence of video mode from it. A must try for those who seek perfection in photography rather than mere photos!