Sony A350 body weighs just under 600g and measures 130.8 x 98.5 x 74.7 mm, rather dwarfing the standard 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, which feels a little lightweight and out-of-place in this company. The Sony A350 is slightly smaller and lighter than Sony's first DSLR, the A100, but it's still quite a big camera when compared to its main rivals, the Canon EOS 450D and Nikon D60. The Sony A350 is identical in many ways to the entry-level A200 in terms of its design, so a lot of the comments that we made in our review of that camera will be repeated here. Support PhotographyBLOG: Buy the Sony A350 from On paper at least the A350 seems to have some notable advantages, but do they translate into real-world performance? Mark Goldstein found out. With a street price of just under £500 / $900 with an 18-70mm kit lens, the Sony A350 faces some stiff competition from the likes of the Canon EOS 450D / Rebel Xsi, Nikon D60, and Olympus E-520. The Sony A350 retains the same anti-dust system, ISO range of 100-3200, anti-shake system that's built into the body, eye-start auto-focus system and Dynamic Range Optimiser of the cheaper A200.

The A350 shares a lot in common with the base A200 model, with the principal differences being the addition of Live View, a tilting LCD screen, and a new 14 megapixel sensor. The Sony A350 sits bang in the middle of the range, above the entry-level A200 and A300, and below the prosumer A700. Sony have aggressively attacked the DSLR market in 2008, introducing no less than three new models, with a full-frame, 24 megapixel professional camera also due out later this year.

Sony a350 guide