The Nikon D200 is the only other D-SLR with a 10.2MP imager and—in case you're wondering—it is a Sony chip powering the camera.
Introduction
One of the most hotly contested arenas today is the D-SLR category. Currently Canon and Nikon control over 80 percent of the market, with Canon the dominant leader of the pack. We've used and enjoyed many Canon D-SLRs, ranging from the original Digital Rebel up to fantastic 12MP EOS 5D with its full-frame sensor ($3,000 body only). A camera like that is really for pros. A more realistic price for enthusiasts is around $1,000 for a top-notch D-SLR. Enter the new Sony alpha DSLR-A100 with its 10.2MP CCD and a list price of $900 for the body only, $1,000 with a kit lens (18-70mm). This camera is scheduled to go on sale in late July. Digital Trends and other select members of the photographic press were given the opportunity to try out the new camera in Alaska to see if the A100 could do justice to the fantastic scenery. It did--as you can see by the photos here.
We must point out that the cameras we used during the three-day tryout were not production models but pretty close to it. Sony executives said they were 90 percent there with a few tweaks to be made but they were confident of the build and overall image quality. The camera we used had no troubles at all and we took hundreds of images.
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by JEFFVU on August 16, 2007:
“I finally bought this Sony Alpha A100, I tested it against my other cameras, and I found that I love the A100 more now. At 1st I though my Sony R1 was better than A100 as far as image quality, but they are both very much the same, except the A100 is faster...” More...