Sony ALPHA 3000

Sony ALPHA A3000 shows how Sony is determined in its way to make it different strike in market. The A3000 is a 20.1MP APS-C mirror less camera, which is easily usable with E mount lenses as with Sony NEX line. This camera serves up as a new addition to Alpha line-up of cameras alike DSLR by the company. And this time Sony has gone mirrorless unlike its other previous launches where it was not fully mirror less  Sony ALPHA A3000 is not a pure DSLR and it is not a translucent-mirror camera too, it is smaller DSLR-shaped addition to NEX series by the company which serves a middle option between lower-end and Alpha line-up for the company.

It has a standard 18-55mm kit lens which looks a bit small on its full body size of 128mm x 90.9mm x 84.5mm and weight of 353g. This dimension capability provides one with ample of grip on the device. At the rear end the company has not provided much but left the designing with the basic controls only. The 3-inch 230k resolution LCD monitor is good too. The body is designed with plastic and rubber.

It has ISO Sensitivity ranges of 100 to 16,000 for still photographs and 100 to 3200 for video films. Sony ALPHA A3000 can make video films at 1080 60i capabilities. Its shutter speed is 1/4000 to 30 seconds. The device also has a built-in stereo microphone for good quality of sound. It has a continuous shooting speed of 3.5 frames per second. The other features which are made available with this camera are Sweep Panorama mode, Optical Steady Shot stabilization, Intelligent Auto and 25-point Contrast-detect AF. One can easily use the Sweep mode by ressing the shutter button and sweeping the camera in the desired direction. The Intelligent Auto Mode intelligently tries to recognize scenes, faces, adjusts other settings and lighting conditions for a crisp and better picture. The contrast detection autofocus system with 25 points makes it capable of relatively speedy focusing. The Optical SteadyShot stabilization makes you free to be carefree while you walk or run and think of capturing the videos. This technology helps in correcting both vertical and horizontal motion defects in the media.

You don’t have to be a lighting expert to use the camera. You can take panorama photos, and it has modes to deal with landscapes such as sunsets, night, twilight, and motion blur. You can edit on the camera, removing red-eye. The camera weighs 7.8 ounces and has a rechargeable Lithium NP-FW50 battery.

It will be available in indian markets around mid september at a price of around 25k.