This allowed the use of fast phase-detect auto-focus and did not introduce any extra shutter lag.
The idea isn't new – the very first DSLR to sport continuous full-colour live view, the Olympus E-330 of 2006, had two live view modes, one of which, labeled 'Mode A', also made use of a second imaging chip. Sony have circumvented this problem by using a secondary sensor. So they either have to temporarily lower their mirror for auto-focusing, which is loud and interrupts the live view, or resort to contrast-detect AF, which their lenses are not optimised for. None of the currently manufactured competitor models – the 'non-SLR' Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 aside – can auto-focus quickly in live view mode, and that's because they get the live view feed off the main imaging chip, which means their mirror must be raised while in this mode, blocking light from reaching their AF sensors. The A300 may be average in terms of size and weight, but it does have something that makes it stand out of the crowd: Live View with fast auto-focus. The body is unashamedly plastic but does not feel cheap or low quality at all. There is a sizeable right-hand grip which, while not the most comfortable I've seen, is definitely deep enough to provide a secure hold. Not that this is a bad thing – on the contrary, the good size and solid feel of the camera will likely appeal to anyone with average to large hands. Measuring 130.8x98.5x74.7mm, there is no way this camera is going to win the 'smallest DSLR' award, and at 582 grams it is not the most lightweight kid on the block either. The first word that comes to mind when picking up an A300 is 'chunky'. Since the two cameras share the same design and control layout, a lot of the comments that we made in our review of the A350 will be repeated here. We have already reviewed the A350 – now it is time to put its near-identical twin, the Sony A300, to the test.
Slotting in between the A200 and the A700 are the new A300 and A350 LiveView-capable DSLRs. The A200 replaced the A100 as the entry-level offering, whereas the full-frame A900 took the title of flagship from the A700, with the latter remaining on offer as the highest specified cropped-sensor model in the lineup. Support PhotographyBLOG: Buy the Sony A300 fromĢ008 has been a busy year for Sony's DSLR department, with no less than four models released in a matter of just a few months. With a street price of under £350 / $550 with a kit lens, is the Sony A300 entry-level DSLR worth considering? Zoltan Arva-Toth found out.
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Headline features include nine AF points, a tilting LCD screen, sensor-shift anti-shake and anti-dust systems, eye-start AF, Dynamic Range Optimisation, wireless TTL flash control, a very useful Manual Exposure Shift function and, above all, Live View with fast auto-focus. The A300 is virtually identical to the A350 model, with the only difference being the megapixel count - 10 on the A300, 14 on the A350. The Sony A300 sits at the lower end of the range, above the entry-level A200, and below the very similar A350, more expensive prosumer A700 and the new full-frame 24 megapixel A900. The Sony A300 is one of four digital single-lens reflex cameras released by Sony in the course of 2008.
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