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

Revainrating 3 out of 5

It's not quite what I expected, overall it's ok.

Of course, this is not a physical cant, rather a feature. In general, I fell for the myth that Sony is a good choice for shooting video, I also fell for the advice of my uncle photographer. In fact, the quality of both the video material and the sound from the camera upset me very much ! I can write a lot about this, so already in three months I got the impression and opinion about the Sony SLT 65 camera, which, unfortunately, I bought in the blind hope that this camera manufacturer would be a better choice for video than even the Canon 650D or Nikon D3300 or D5300 . Why is the sound from Sony so rotten, from the built-in microphone, from the external . the sound compression quality is ONLY 256 Kb / s ! Against the soapy bitrate of 1541 Kb/s from my second Canon PS 220 HS camera. This already characterizes the manufacturer Sony as the most undesirable option to purchase! Why is the sound from a competitor's camera soap boxes an order of magnitude better than the sound of an average camera ? About the video is a separate conversation, the bitrate also eloquently indicates the quality of the picture. Canon since 650D writes video from 47 Mb/s at 24 frames! Nikon D3300 at 50 frames writes almost 40 Mb / s . Sony "the best option for video" writes a maximum of 28 Mb / s in its sub-codec AVCHD and then actually less - the answer to my question, why is the detail worse than from my soapbox. Maybe things are better with the new XAVC S codec with 50 MB/s, but personally I haven't noticed a strong difference yet. I do not know how long I will be destined to use this Sony a 65, but for the future I know for sure that I will no longer contact this company. I finished it up and didn’t buy what the people of Canon and Nikon are getting, I wouldn’t have known the problems then.

Pros
  • -Electronic viewfinder and its size, frame coverage 100% - Really comfortable grip and ergonomics - Flip-down display with custom design - ready to display the picture without unnecessary warping, like other manufacturers - Burst shooting 10 FPS -Fast autofocus including Live View and when shooting video
Cons
  • -VIDEO as of the beginning of 2022 is awful! -BEC and FRONT focus or one thing for each model without the ability to adjust it yourself -PPZ really steals light, and also affects the sharpness of the image if you look closely - the difference with other DSLR and UPC technologies is noticeable! -As of the beginning of 2022, the noisy matrix from ISO 800 is narrower and 1600 is almost unusable! -Small burst buffer, which fills up almost instantly and you have to wait a considerable time up to 40 seconds for it to be released. -The 18-55 SAM II kit lens is terrible and out of date compared to competitors, the rotating front lens when focusing is something . - The sound quality from the camera recorder is disgusting, both for the built-in microphone and for the external one - it's useless, therefore, there is no possibility to connect an external microphone.