We decided to enter the world of DSLR for Sony A290 and never regretted. We have after much deliberation between the Canon 1000D and the A290 finally opted for Sony and never regretted. The decisive factor was probably at the end of the built-in image stabilizer, because we can then dispense with an image stabilizer when buying a larger lens ... The operation is described very simply and well. And so far, we are very enthusiastic about the quality of the images! And that at a price of <400, -