The camera delivers some high-powered DSLR features in a package that’s intuitive enough for less-experienced shooters. And at a print-worthy 16.1-megapixels, it won’t be fighting for supremacy only in Facebook photo galleries.
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Sony's Alpha 57 digital SLR is capable of producing excellent images and video, but its EVF has some issues, and the camera is a little slow to start and shoot.
Read the full review →Every camera is a package of compromises. It’s impossible to get a camera with a well-built durable body and user-friendly controls, that takes high-quality photos in both raw and JPEG, does pro-quality video capture ... but Sony comes pretty close with the SLT A57.
Read the full review →The Sony Alpha SLT-A57Y is an interchangeable lens camera that's well worth considering. It's a camera that can capture wonderfully clear and vibrant images without you having to fiddle around with the settings too much. We think you can have a lot of fun with it.
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Overall, we're pretty impressed with the Sony A57. It seems like an ideal camera for any kind of photography... We'll reserve final judgment for a production unit, but so far, this is Sony's most competent consumer camera offering ever, one that should give the big two camera makers chills.
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