Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 (with 55-200mm and 18-70mm lenses) comparison

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Product name	Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 (with 55-200mm and 18-70mm lenses)	Nikon D90 (with 18-105mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)	Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 (with 18-70mm lens)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)
Price	$1,259.95	$1,141.73 to $1,299.00	$677.95 to $899.97	$999.00	$716.87 to $849.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating		4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.5 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	February 04, 2008	August 31, 2008	April 18, 2009	February 04, 2008	April 29, 2009
The Bottom Line	Unless you're prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of money on a really good lens, the resolution bump offered by the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 isn't worth the price.	Like the D80 before it, the Nikon D90 delivers an excellent dSLR for the money.	A solid, slightly better-than-basic dSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i delivers photo quality and performance that adequately compensates for most of its annoyances.	Unless you're prepared to spend a disproportionate amount of money on a really good lens, the resolution bump offered by the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 isn't worth the price.	Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-5.6	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	27 - 105 mm	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm	27 - 105 mm	Info unavailable
Optical zoom	3.9 x	Info unavailable	3 x	3.9 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 100-6400	ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 100-3200 ISO auto (100-3200)	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 200-3200
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Weight	1.3 lbs	1.4 lbs	16.9 oz	1.3 lbs	1.2 lbs
Effective sensor resolution	14,200,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	15,100,000 pixels	14,200,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.7 in	3 in	3 in	2.7 in	2.7 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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