Sony DSLR-A300

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 10.2mp CCD digital camera offers many features that makes it perfect for the photographer new to SLR cameras. Its live-preview function, where you can quickly frame the shot through its 2.7-inch, tilt-able LCD display, feels similar to a point-and-shoot camera autofocus, yet you can adjust the functions maually with its easy-to-learn controls when you become more comfortable with the camera.

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 10.2mp CCD digital camera offers many features that makes it perfect for the photographer new to SLR cameras. Its live-preview function, where you can quickly frame the shot through its 2.7-inch, tilt-able LCD display, feels similar to a point-and-shoot camera autofocus, yet you can adjust the functions maually with its easy-to-learn controls when you become more comfortable with the camera.

Sony has included many specialty features in this camera: continuous shooting at 3fps, super Steadyshot image stabilization, and a sensor dust reduction system. You have the choice of saving your images on Compactflash or Memory Stick Pro media, in either RAW or JPEG formats, and downloading your creations with the high-speed USB port. Upgrade even more in the future with your choice of detachable Minolta A mount specialty lenses.

The Sony DSLR-A300 10.2 MP digital camera accepts Interchangeable A Mount lenses. It uses CompactFlash Type I/II memory cards, and its CCD has 3872 x 2592 resolution. The Sony DSLR-A300 has a 2.7" LCD screen (measured along the diagonal) on the back for composing pictures, and you can manually adjust the shutter & aperture. Its fastest shutter speed is 1/4000 second, up to a maximum exposure time of 30 seconds, and you can shoot 3 frames/second continuously. It has a built-in external flash as well as a self timer. It also provides a USB port and a video out port. This part number (Sony DSLRA300K) is for the black camera.

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