Sony creates class in A55

Megawegas

You say the lower-resolution A33 has 14.2 Megawegas; but I cannot see any mention of how many the A55 boasts...

3rd paragraph

"... fed with a live image from the 16.2-megapixel CMOS sensor"

I hope EVFs are not going to spread further up the camera food chain. I can see a use for a hybrid viewfinder with data and images overlaid on the optical image but i don't ever want to lose the optical option, this report highlights well the limitations of the system.

Sony SLT

I bought the SLT33 as an alternative small light body to my Canon 40D and 7D and have been very pleased especially with it's 7fps, live-view and compactness. I have it to photographs stars and fireflies at nite and have not noticed the severe ghosting referred to in the article.
SLT33 fits nicely into this category : the best camera is the camera you take along with you everywhere you go. It's my constant companion. http://nabghani.blogspot.com/2010/12/camping-at-kuala-niah.html

phantom power

Considering the attention the author pays to matters of terminology, I need to point out the misuse of the term "phantom power". The 3-5V plug-in-power (PiP) system used in some consumer equipment to power electret microphones is completely different in specification from the 48V system used in professional gear to power condensers. It would be unwise to connect equipment designed for one system to the other!

Ultrasonic Motor

Since we're arguing over semantics, there is no such thing as an "ultrasonic" lens motor. Ultrasonic is a marketing term used by Canon to refer to their own high speed ring motor implementation. Sony's marketing term is SSM (Super Sonic Motor) and Nikon uses SWM (Supersonic Wave Motor). The correct term is High Speed Ring Motor.

Right at the start...

David McGregor:

Pixels are right there at the beginning!

"The appearance of a “prism housing” keeps the camera looking familiar, but this bulge on top houses some electronics and a 1.14 million-pixel optical viewfinder display, fed with a live image from the 16.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and viewed through a conventional finder eyepiece."

Overheating

i have had the a55 for some time now and i have issues with the camera overheating, i also bought the top of the range sony flash to go with the camera. this also overheats. it has some good gimmicks. would i ever buy another a55. probably not.