Camera Test: Sony Alpha 700
By Ryan • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)By Dan Richards of PopPhoto.com:
“Much as the Sony Alpha 100 was last year’s breakthrough camera, the new Sony Alpha 700 ($1,400 street, body only; $1,900 with 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6 Sony DT lens) charges in as the very first 12MP-class consumer DSLR. As we’ve noted in our field test, the A700 uses a 12.2MP CMOS imager in a rugged, weathersealed metal body. Viewing, autofocus, exposure, and image-processing systems are seriously upgraded from the Alpha 100.
In the Pop Photo Lab, the camera lived up to its advance billing in image quality, with Excellent resolution results throughout its ISO range. Performance was particularly strong at higher ISOs — 1600 through 6400 — where noise suppression causes many DSLRs to take a heavy hit in sharpness. At ISO 1600, resolution was 2160 lines average; at 6400, 2050 lines average. That equals or beats the Nikon D200 at ISO 100.”
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