Sony Alpha A550 DSLR reviewed: new tricks, new trade-offs

It's been a daylong pull since it was officially declared way backwards in August, but we're guessing there's a good sort of folks that hit been inactivity for Digital Photography Review's verify on Sony's Alpha A550 DSLR before making their final decision on the camera. Thankfully, the place has now come finished with a commonly complete review, which unsurprisingly finds that patch there's a aggregation to like, there's also a some celebrity trade-offs with this challenger to the likes of the Nikon D90. On the upside, the camera packs quite a some features not seen on some of its competitors, including two assorted springy view modes, built-in HDR options, 7 fps burst shooting, and reportedly enthusiastic ikon stabilization, to name a some -- all of which add up to attain this was DP Review calls "the prizewinning APS-C camera Sony has produced since the Alpha 700." On the downside, however, the place found that the A550 sits somewhat uncomfortably between the low and high-end, with its slightly empty down controls turning soured pros, and its rather weak action in machine fashion potentially existence a difficulty for beginners. That doesn't preclude the camera from receiving evenhandedly solid recommendation though, which hinges on the warning that folks undergo what they're getting into.