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2021-10-12T20:00:00
Brought earlier this year (2021) to help blossom a hobby in photography without spending a fortune. This is a wonderful first camera to allow you access to understand the principles of taking pictures and functions of a good camera.
Smile4thebirdie
2020-04-13T20:00:00
Purchased second hand from a family friend and absolutely no regrets, perfect little camera. Not too heavy and really great shots.
Panda482
2020-04-08T20:00:00
I purchased this camera some time ago because it was the right purchase for me at that time.
Caul
2019-11-18T19:00:00
I use my camera three years.It working well! I using manual mode.
marisrubenis
2019-08-30T20:00:00
I bought this several years ago and it is still my favorite to take with me. Shoots good photos and not to big to carry around.
LAblin
2019-06-10T20:00:00
I bought this camera after I was diagnosed with Leukemia, its my first DSLR camera, I have found it very easy to use but on the down side, its a wee bit heavy especially when youve got a big lens on.
UlsterSam
2018-08-15T20:00:00
i bought this camera 20 8 2014 i was delighted to be able to afford this camera as i lways have wanted a sony at a price i could afford. i took some brill photos loved it ... then July 2016 i went to take a photo only to get message on screen error nothing will fix this i can not even get into the menu to reset i have contacted Sony to no avail very disappointed have not used since. i relay did love this camera i was happy with it not now i,m going to be truthful in the rest of my answers because that was how i felt about the use of this camera when it was working
marie t.
2018-07-30T20:00:00
I bought this from ebay as a second hand starter camera as I am new to dslr photography. Sony never fails to impress. I am probably biased as most of my tech comes from Sony but that is probably proof in itself that I trust and rely on Sony products.
Simogen
2018-06-04T20:00:00
Bought camera a mnth ago to be able to use my existing lenses, especially 300mm. Does an excellent job
Statto
2018-03-06T19:00:00
Its been 3yrs....still love this gadget. Its easy to use and its picture clarity is overall good .
Shiku
2018-01-04T19:00:00
I bought a58 in 2014, it working perfectly. Image quality is great specially in low light. Valuable product.
Samerth 1.
2017-11-24T19:00:00
I've used this camera for a couple of years and it is wonderful. Light weight and I can use all my older Minolta Maxxum lenses. The camera is easy to use, and the advanced functions can be learned with some trial and error. I'm 65+ and I have taken wonderful pictures with this camera.
swbabe
2017-09-13T20:00:00
Love the versatility of this camera! Easy to handle. Great quality! Very pleased with all the features!
Sombra
2017-05-29T20:00:00
Had this camera a couple of years now but recently the focus has been poor. Photos have been fuzzy despite using fast shutter speeds as appropriate. Such a shame. Now contemplating buying a competitors product instead
bagpuss74
2017-05-12T20:00:00
I am unable to take pictures, with many of settings, unknown about settings , learning ,
Smruti
2017-05-05T20:00:00
Alpha system is AMAZING! I simply LOVE IT! Gonna use it for long term. Made in Japan Battery.
Lun f.
2017-04-12T20:00:00
Only had this camera a few weeks but love it, loads of features built in to be found, easy menu navigation. I was unsure about going onto a dslr but it is proving fun, learning how to get the results you want or just taking in auto for fast pictures. The detail the camera picks up is fantastic! Taken around 400 pictures and only deleted 4 so if I can anyone can! Enjoy!
rsc254
2017-03-29T20:00:00
I"ve had this camera for several years and I love it! Very easy to use and takes excellent pictures! I would definitely recommend it!
CindyLou
2017-03-20T20:00:00
I have had this camera for several months and used it on the auto modes to start with. I have now progressed to fully manual. It is easy to use and comes with on-camera help. The downloadable manual is very helpful and informative, l keep mine on my mobile phone so I have it with me. The camera is robust and well made, it also feels quite light. The controls are in easy to reach positions and it is comfortable to hold, even for long periods of time. As I wear glasses and the eye-piece viewer does not adjust enough to allow me to use the camera without them, the live-view screen is very good and clear with all the information displayed. The software that comes with the camera is also very good.
Fixit G.
2017-03-14T20:00:00
Camera Settings Have to be More for "Grid Lines" and "Vivid"
Loga
2017-03-05T19:00:00
Smooth controls.. Auto focus hardly disappoints.. Overall using this camera is fun and feels good.. All features sum up to give you good handling experience
kalidas
2017-02-02T19:00:00
I have been using this camera for over 4 months now and thought its fair time to write about it now. The build quality is good and it comes with a standard 18-55 lens which is good for a beginner like me. I found the quality of images to be good and overall functionality of the camera is easy to understand.
Rushab
2016-12-23T19:00:00
I just bought it two weeks ago as a replacement of my a300 and secondhand a550. I had quite plenty of lenses so o decided to buy a new a58. A good compact dslr compared old a550. Nice pictures. Fast a d the colour is vibrant. A good thing about this a58 that sony able to make the snap mechanism less noisy and the colour in high iso pics also less 'noise' I love the auto hdr setting. Quite a lot of toggle to play a bit ackward as different compared to a300 and a550 but easy to catch up and learn.
amin13
2016-11-24T19:00:00
good product for beginner like me, but the A-mount lenses available are less and expensive.
im_joseph
2016-11-08T19:00:00
I bought my camera last month only, so didn't got much to explore with it but still what I did was quite pleasing and mind blowing. I love that it captures every single photo in few nanoseconds. Thank you Sony for providing such a lovely product to capture all the good memories without missing a single of them.
cheema_98
2016-11-07T19:00:00
Nice but no option for the software update! with this 2 lanes no one is taken full frame picture. now about the clarity on images are not good compare to other com DSLR.
nik b.
2016-11-05T20:00:00
Great features for entry level dslr, sharp photography features, and good quality images
sanchit_1905
2016-10-27T20:00:00
i bought this camera as i and my partner enjoy taking photos of our son. i have been using an old camera i have had for years and it was taking too long to take good shots so decided to buy this product. what can i say this camera has really surprised me, so professional, quality shot like the professionals time and time again. i would certainly recommend this camera.
leicesterlad81
2016-10-16T20:00:00
Its awsome to use this dslr nic clearity and faster
Minender
2016-09-30T20:00:00
Nice camera with nice features. Sensor is way fast then other cameras.
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Sony A-mount, operation with Minolta/Konica Minolta Maxxum lenses
Sony A-mount
Interchangeable Lens Digital SLT camera
Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
BIONZ image processor
Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
Approx. 20.4M pixels
Approx. 20.1M pixels
1.5x
RGB primary color filters
Memory Stick PRO Duo /Pro-HG Duo media; SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Color
JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
L (20 MP) 5456 x 3632
L (17 MP) 5456 x 3064, M (8.4 MP) 3872 x 2176, S (4.2 MP) 2736 x 1536
L (20 MP) 5456 x 3632, M (10 MP) 3872 x 2576, S (5 MP) 2736 x 1824
Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M)
Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M)
Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M)
Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M)
AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
FX - 1920 x 1080/60i at 24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/60i at 17Mbps
FX - 1920 x 1080/24p at 24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/24p at 17Mbps
HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p at 12Mbps
VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p at 3Mbps
NTSC color, EIA standards
Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
Built-in Stereo Microphone
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), RAW & JPEG
1/2" SVGA EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (1,440k dots)"
-4.0m to +4.0m-1
100%
2.7" TFT Clear Photo LCD (460,800 pixels)
Tilt angle: Up approx. 135 degrees, downward approx. 55 degrees
Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2)
100%
Continuous Live View (LCD/EVF Auto, selectable)
Yes(On/Off)
Yes(On/Off)
Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)
Yes (Rule of thirds, Diagonal, 4x6 Square Grids, Off)
Grid, Histogram display, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback
TTL phase detection AF (CCD line sensors)
15 points (3 points cross type)
Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C), Automatic AF(AF-A) selectable, Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
Wide (Auto,15 points)/ Zone/Spot/Local selectable
EV -1 to 18 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
Predictive control (AF-A, AF-C), Focus Lock, Eye-start AF
Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3' - 21' (1m-7m)
Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
-2EV to 17EV (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/1.4 lens)
Still images: +/-3.0 EV(1/3EV steps selectable)
Movies: +/-2.0 EV(1/3EV steps selectable)
iAUTO, Flash Off, Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Picture Effect, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M)
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight
11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature
Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)
Yes (AE Lock button)
2500 - 9900K with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), AWB micro adjustment
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))
Cont./Single, w/ 1/3 EV,1/2 EV,2/3 EV,2.0EV,3.0 EV incmnts,3/5 frames (2.0EV,3.0EV:only 3 frs) sel
Stills: ISO 100-16000 selectable in 1 EV steps, Auto (100-3200)
Movies: ISO 100-3200 selectable in 1 EV steps, Auto (200-3200)
Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm white, Cool white, Day white, Daylight) , Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom
Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE: Fine: 16 frames, Standard: 19 frames Continuous shooting: Fine: 7 frames, Standard: 8 frames, RAW & JPEG: 5 frames, RAW: 6 frames
Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE: Maximum 8 frames per second Hi: Maximum 5 frames per second, Lo: Maximum 2.5 frames per second
Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec. delay selectable)
Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance)
2-sec. or 10-sec. delay
Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec/Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 step), up to 1/30 in AUTO mode
Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec/Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 step), up to 1/30 in AUTO mode
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
+/-2.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
+/-2.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
Field of view coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length)
Field of view coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length)
Approx. 4 sec.
Approx. 4 sec.
0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0/3.0EV steps, 3 frames(2.0/3.0EV : only 3 frames) selectable
0.3/0.5/0.7/2.0/3.0EV steps, 3 frames(2.0/3.0EV : only 3 frames) selectable
ADI flash/ Pre-flash TTL
ADI flash/ Pre-flash TTL
Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for Auto flash and fill-flash mode), Wireless, Off
Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable for Auto flash and fill-flash mode), Wireless, Off
Built-in, Pop-up Auto
Built-in, Pop-up Auto
10 (in meters at ISO100)
10 (in meters at ISO100)
Yes, 10/2 second delay selectable
Yes, 10/2 second delay selectable
Yes, On/ Off selectable
Yes
Single (with or without shooting information), RGB histogram and highlight/shadow warning
4/9-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 13.6x, M: 9.9x, S: 6.8x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, Off)
Image orientation (On/Off), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (still)
Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect
Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu
6-image layering
Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical (Wide/Standard)
On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection; maximum eight faces detected
Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
Yes
For still images: SteadyShot INSIDE Image Sensor-Shift mechanism, For movies: Electronic
Yes (eight faces max)
Yes (3.5mm Stereo minijack)
Yes (via optional RM-VPR1)
Yes (Multi Interface)
Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
Yes via AC-PW10AM (sold separately)
HDMI mini connector (Type D)
Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo /Pro-HG Duo /PRO-HG HX Duo media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI cable
Yes (1/4" diameter, 20 threads per inch)
Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0): Mass-storage, MTP/ Multi (REMOTE)/ Micro USB Type B
InfoLITHIUM NP-FM500H (7.2V)
1600 mAh
Approx. 690 images with viewfinder, 700 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
Approx. 690 images with viewfinder (CIPA standard)
Supplied Software: PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter Version 4
Operating System Compatibility: Windows XP SP3 (64-bit and Starter Editions are not supported, Windows Image Mastering API(IMAPI) Ver.2.0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs.) Windows Vista SP2 (Starter Edition is not supported) Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8; Mac OS X(v10.5 -v10.8) (Image Data Converter, PlayMemories Home is not Mac compatible)
5.1 x 3.8 x 3.1" (128.6 x 95.5 x 77.7mm)
1.3 lbs (573g)
840014113477
Best SONY DSLR in mid range
By anildz
One of the best entry level DSLR camera from Sony. The image quality is excellent. Picture details are impressive. Handling is very good. I got the delivery from redcoon withing 48 hours. I appreciate that. I would rate this product 5 stars. HENCE recommend others to buy this.
Best Buy
By BombPin
Worth more than I paid for, I Love this camera, all I have been doing since I bought it yesterday is taking pictures. When taking pictures with such clarity why not. Been capturing a lot of cute moments with my kid. Amazing video and picture quality and done quick too. Click of a button gives you two photo's the one you click and a pic also removing some things in background and focusing on the main stuff. Battery lasts a while and charges quickly. I am so confident in this camera I will not ...
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Introducing the Sony Alpha SLT-A58 interchangeable lens camera, a DSLR that is designed for first-time interchangeable-lens camera users, and includes a new Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with approx. 20.1 effective megapixels as well as a SVGA OLED Tru-Finder within its sophisticated compact body. Translucent Mirror Technology realizes high image quality and easy live view shooting, while Lock-on AF and Auto Object Framing enable anyone to capture images of supreme quality.
You get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements. Thanks to the 20.1 megapixel APS-C sensor size and Sony Exmor APS HD CMOS technology, the camera achieves high resolution with no penalty in low-light sensitivity or sensor noise.
Other DSLRs can shoot. Or they can focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. They cannot do both at once. The SLT-A58, with Translucent Mirror Technology, directs light to both the image sensor and the Phase Detection AF sensor simultaneously.
Record stunning high quality 1080 Full HD Video in either 60i or 24p frames per second. Records in your choice of 1080/60i or 24p Blu-Ray quality AVCHD format or in PC-friendly 1080/30p MP4 format.
Using the 15-point autofocus sensor and Sony's subject recognition technologies, Object Tracking AF can maintain accurate focus on your subject even when it changes position in the frame.
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