Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380 DSLR cameras debut

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• More of an update tom the current camera's really with better menu's and HDMI. Prices quoted seem a bit steep. Jessops are advertising the A330 at £549 which is £200 more than the A300. A new menu and HDMI cant justify a £200 premium can it? Posted by JJMcClure, UK
• This is a move in the wrong direction for Sony SLR's for at least three reasons:
  
  1) Sony is apparantly aiming for convincing customers in the brigde-camera segment to move onto dSLR, but ask any retailer how many bridge-camera's they selling and the answer will be virtually none,
  
  2) EAL function has been removed... No one being serious about buying a better camera will accept Sony removing important SLR features,
  
  3) Compatibility to Bravia televisions... Well, get real - this is a useless feature and there's no positive point in sacrificing SLR functionality for "gimmicks".
  
  I am truly DISSAPOINTED as these camera's seems to "kill" the innovative Minolta mindset and make it much easier for Canon/Nikon to ignore Sony as a "serious" player in dSLR's. What a shame. These new Sony dSLR's are not camera's, but "fashion toys" :-(
  
  In my mind Sony would have done much better fixing some of the inherent problems in the Alpha 200/300/350 series rather than introducing "downgraded" new releases. I still miss an option to upgrade firmware and to have at least just a single "user-programable mode" - and I miss a histogram (that is available on many cheaper pocket camera's).
  
  I fear for what stupidity we'll se for the Alpha 700 when it will be replaced - and I'm afraid that my (huge) investments in Alpha mount equipment is now a big mistake if this is an indicator for the roadmap Sony intents to continue upon.
  
  I think the only way to make up for this wrong turn, Sony has to launch a "no-nonsense" Alpha 700 "little-brother" with all dSLR-features intact to fill the gab between these new (sorry to say it) somewhat useless camera's. Posted by Lars Iversen, Denmark