Introduce the Sony Alpha 500 and 550

I finaly can give you information about this new Sony Alpha 500 and Alpha 550. Several days ago there was Official announcement after informed by informer.

These two item has different each of it has itselves specs. Alpha 500 is intregated with 12.3 Megapixel sensor and Alpha 550 is use 14.7 Megapixel. Both item have advanced added common feature Live-View up to @ 90 degrees up or down, Quick AutoFocus, Smile Shutter, an ISO range going up to ISO 12800, a shooting speed of 5fps (α500) and 7fps (α550), an in-camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature for capturing highlights and shadows, which processes the image within two seconds, a the SteadyShot INSIDE™ image stabilization which is built into the camera body itself, a HDMI output, and a SD/SDHC & MS Pro Duo Slot
Unfortunately for these mid-range DSLRs, Sony didn’t integrated Video Recording Mode.

Price :
- Alpha 500: $750, or 525€ (Body only) and $850, or 595€ with the 18-55 kit lens
- Alpha 550: $950, or 665€ (Body only) and $1050, or 735€ with the 18-55 kit lens
Availability: October 2009
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