Review on Sony SLT-A65V 24.3 MP Translucent Mirror Digital SLR Camera 18-55mm Lens: Review, Features, and Benefits by John Lim ᠌

I am very pleased with the camera. Excellent video with fast and clear focus unlike NIKON, built-in stabilizer that allows you to use cheap TVs, the ability to view photos in detail in any sun - it's all just great. The only real downside is the soft controls. If CANON has a mode selection dial, while NIKON simply “snaps” the positions more clearly, SONY has everything very soft - both the dial and the inclusion. It's nice when working, BUT you put the device in your bag, and take it out with it turned on and with an arbitrary shooting mode. At the same time, the worst thing is that there is no way to set auto-off in the settings, you can only set the time for "hibernation", however, pressing the buttons (which is not uncommon in a bag) leads to "waking up". The consequence is that the battery life is almost 3/4 spent in the bag. The resource of work on one charge is really large, BUT such a "bug" nullifies it and makes it necessary to bring a spare battery on trips lasting more than a couple of days. P. S. We have 2 devices of this class in our family - NIKON 5300 and SONY A65. Personally, I like Sonya more.