Small weaknesses, still recommended

Search All beginners a DSLR (digital SLR), can stop at this point to read.
The only at the beginning, because with a DSLR camera has this only the outer case and the possibility to change the lenses in common.
It is in this Sony a so-called system camera in which the light hits directly through the lens to the sensor. A prism is here unlike the DSLR namely not available.
This has the disadvantage that you should go when changing lenses very gently works, because dust particles can make wide on the sensor immediately. However, Sony offers excellent 18-200mm lenses, which act as a good Immerdrauf- shards and a change only in special cases, really (special wide-angle, macro, etc.) is really necessary.

Feel:

Because the system is in a SLR body, the grip is of course very good and balanced.
Both small and large hands get away with it cope very well. Specific stability is of course with the smaller, included 18-55mm lens. With the larger lenses is of course recorded a strong top-heaviness. But if at any DSLR same.
Only the rubber coating on the right could have a bit more structure, because it is very fast slippery when sweaty palms.
Otherwise, the entire feel inspired much of the top dogs in the DSLR range Nikon and Canon, which now is not really bad.

Menu navigation:

In a word: Typical Sony. Whoever already photographed with the cars of the competition, will certainly not take up this camera. But those who already own a Sony camera comes along great with the menu. Each manufacturer is cooking his own soup and there is this also true generally. And that's a good thing. To the layman but was told that after a few hours tasting no longer look at the manual is necessary because the handling quickly merges well with Sony in flesh and blood.

Photography:

The photos that makes this camera are great! Provided you have properly focused. And so we're on the first problem. The viewfinder, so its installation is also commendable is blurred and you can by the thing does not really focus on an object. When focusing, the focus jumps worse than Schmidt's Cat by the edge and you have to willy-nilly, to resort to the monitor. Unfortunately this is not quite as precise as one would expect it, but moves as compared to other cameras are still under.
The photos are but if properly in focus, sharp crack. Unfortunately, Sony installed here again 20 megapixels on an APS-C sensor, which affects the noise in low light conditions significantly negative.
At that point you should rethink its priorities when taking pictures.
Do you ever Photos sufficient light is recommended this camera quite. If you but a Party Photographer want the lighting mood capture in a dark Irish pub, then is not to be recommended by this camera, because the Pacific Ocean is less noisy than this camera - unfortunately already starting at ISO 400. And that's the problem, I already anprangere for years: more megapixels on a small sensor bring more disadvantages than advantages !!

Video recordings:

Are we back to my hobby. The Sony can shoot a la Hollywood in Full HD format. Full HD in 1920 × 1080 and the recording frame rate of 24p to 60i. This is perfect and should be no reason to complain. I have to complain about anyway. For perfect shots are possible despite built image stabilization only on the tripod.
If you have only one object in focus and it does not move quickly, the shots are mature cinema!
Do you have to move the camera when moving fast, however, we have to fight with a real rolling shutter problem. One can the phenomenon here is not easy to explain, drum all interested should enter times that term on Youtube, because the principle is explained very clearly.

Conclusion:

Certainly I have forgotten a thousand things that this camera can or can not. One can not squeeze everything in a review. I just read the other reviews and my opinion should represent only a supplement.

Price / performance is here because of the very sharp photos, consistent. For beginners, this camera is really recommended because they provide (or precisely because they) still involves certain pitfalls etc. in dealing with light in itself. That's my opinion, not so bad, because they quite explicitly to the carelessness which you can go into the future professional photographers points.

Despite the shortcomings, and I see there at a high level, full 4 stars!