SONY A700 Field Report

August 27, 2012 ·

Michael Reichmann

Released in Sept. of 2007, the Sony A700 is a worthy entry in one of the most competitive DSLR market niches - the semi-pro or serious enthusiast level.

Clad in a tough magnesium alloy/polycarbonate outer skin, this camera boasts fast 11 point auto focus, with special overlapping cross type sensors in the centre for ultra precision, a 5 frames per second shooting rate, 12 megapixel file size, which is currently the largest file size available in this category (shared with the upcoming Nikon D300), a very fine resolution 3 inch LCD for image review, and HDMI output that will turn your large screen TV into a high resolution photo monitor.

The A700 has effective built in image stabilisation, lending a stabilising influence to every lens used with the camera, and an automated sensor cleaning function to keep dust bunnies under control.

It's an impressive and very capable package.

I attended the official Sony Canadian launch for the camera and had the opportunity to use th...

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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.