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Sony Alpha DSLR-A290

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Specifications

Body Type
Compact SLR
Sensor Type
CCD
Sensor Size
APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Effective Pixels
14 megapixels
Image Stabilization
Sensor-shift
Focus Points
9
Max Resolution
4592 x 3056
Screen Size (inch)
2.7
Announced
2010-06-09

Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 Price

Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 is only available used, starting at $164 on eBay.
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 vs other cameras

Percentiles show how this camera ranks versus the dataset for each spec (higher = better relative rank).

Overall
29th
Low • 6 metrics

Strengths

Top 3
Battery Life (CIPA)
51th
Number of Focus Points
36th
Autofocus Types
32th

Where it lags

Bottom 3
Announced
7th
Effective Pixels
20th
Continuous Drive (fps)
29th

All metrics

Sorted by percentile (high → low)
Battery Life (CIPA)
51th
Number of Focus Points
36th
Autofocus Types
32th
Continuous Drive (fps)
29th
Effective Pixels
20th
Announced
7th
Note: “Announced” represents the camera’s announcement date, ranked across all cameras. Newer releases are considered better for this comparison.
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