Independent VAIO reviews

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Z series

AUGUST 2010

the excellent all-round performance of the A55's key systems, its fluid ergonomics and largely hassle-free handling that really make it stand out, and we have no hesitation in giving it a gold award.

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SEPTEMBER, 2010

A capable and compact DSLR camera with some interesting and useful shooting modes and Full HD video recording.

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11 NOVEMBER, 2010

Sony's Alpha A55...fixes that with an ingenious translucent mirror that stays put. That means you can shoot up to 10 perfectly focused photos a second and record HD video that never goes blurry.

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1 DECEMBER, 2010

The Sony Alpha SLT-A55 is the first dSLR to employ such technology, and by doing so, the camera gains a fast 10fps burst shooting speed and continuous phase-detection autofocus in video-recording mode.

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7 DECEMBER, 2010

Along the way, it invented essentially a new type of camera, one for which we don’t quite have a name yet. What we can call it is the Alpha 55, and the Camera of the Year for 2010.

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Despite its remarkable resemblance to a DSLR in terms of appearance, handling and function it turns out that Sony’s 16.2-megapixel α55 is in fact a DSLT: a Digital Single Lens Translucent.

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For its price and given its ability the α55 is, in short, a winner.

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Z series

NOVEMBER, 2010

Sony says the α33 is the world’s first interchangeable lens digital camera to incorporate Translucent Mirror Technology.

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NOVEMBER, 2010

A compact, lightweight DSLR with most of the features of the STL-A55V but slightly lower resolution and a $300 lower price tag.

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Z series

NOVEMBER, 2010

A top-flight dSLR is a joy to use, especially when it is fully mastered.

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Z series

Sony have finally arrived with some serious ammunition on the back of the A900.

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