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Sony Alpha A550 Reviews & Specs
The Sony Alpha A550 is a 14.6M digital camera announced in October 2009.
Brand
Sony
Class
Resolution
4592 x 3056 (14.6M)
Zoom Type
Storage Media
MS PRO (HG) duo, SD, SDHC
Reviews
Specs
Reviews for Professionals
Oct. 26, 2009
Sony Alpha A550 DSLR review at PhotoReview
Nov. 15, 2009
Sony Alpha A550 review at AlphaMountWorld
Nov. 24, 2009
Sony Alpha A550 review at DigitalCameraInfo
Dec. 27, 2009
Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 review at CameraLabs
Jan. 14, 2010
Sony Alpha A550 review at DigitalCameraReview
Feb. 8, 2010
Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 review at dcresource
Feb. 10, 2010
Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 review at PopPhoto.com
Feb. 11, 2010
Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 review at Steves-digicams
Aug. 20, 2010
Sony Alpha A550 review at PhotographyBLOG
Other Reviews
Dec. 10, 2009
Sony Alpha A550 DSLR at DPReview
Dec. 11, 2009
Sony Alpha 550 Testbericht at Digitalkamera.de (de)
News & Guides
Aug. 28, 2009
Sony DSLR-A550 press release
Introductions & Previews
Aug. 28, 2009
Sony DSLR-A550 hands-on preview at dpreview
Sept. 7, 2009
Sony A550 / A500 hands-on at Quesabesde (es)
Oct. 12, 2009
Sony A500 and A550 DSLR review at photocrati
Brand
Sony
Class
Resolution
4592 x 3056
Zoom Type
LCD Type
3.0" lcd viewer
CCD Pixels
14.6M
Storage Media
MS PRO (HG) duo, SD, SDHC
LCD Type
3.0" lcd viewer
Storage Media
MS PRO (HG) duo, SD, SDHC
Battery Type
NP-FM500H Li-ion
Date
Oct. 28, 2009
Update
Card Date
CCD Pixels
14.6M
Dimensions
137x104x84
Dimensions US
5.5x4.1x3.3
Weight
599g
Weight US
21.1oz.
Lens
Sony Alpha, Minolta A
Focus
auto | manual
Metering
40 segment, center weighted, spot
Apterture
auto | manual
White Balance
auto, 6 presets, color temperature, custom
Shutter
auto | manual / 30s - 1/4000s
Exposure
+/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Flash
hot shoe; pop-up - 6 modes / GN 12 (iso 100, meters)
Viewfinder
ttl optical
ISO
200 - 12800 in 1EV steps
Image Size
4592x3056 / 3344x2224 / 2288x1520
Image Format
raw, jpeg (exif 2.21)
Image Compression
fine, standard
Timing
Remote
self timer 10s, 2s
Video
Audio
Connection
usb 2 HS; hdmi mini
Storage
MS PRO (HG) duo, SD, SDHC
Software
Image Info
Version
Reviews
Misc
Extra Features
imager size 23.4mm x 15.6mm
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