Ahbeng New Toy - Sony Alpha a200 DSLR

I been comparing few DSLR recently, my target is below 2k mia la .... so i got a few choices.

The battle is between :

1. Canon EOS1000D
   
2. Olympus 500d
   
3. Nikon D40
   
4. Sony Alpha 200 (Ex Minolta)

After Lengthy consideration (like 2 minits) I decided on Sony Alpha 200. Part of the reason is that I m using an old skool Minolta dslr for a few years ledi and its still werking fine. Others would be non motorised lens (cheaper mah!) Lotsa seconda hand minolta lens available in the market also, positip rebiu from current users and the lens also quite a favorable lens prefered by most of the Sony Alpha 200 fans out there.

Most important factor would be the plice also la .... at RM1,699.00 its a great bargain! Whats in the package?

• Sony DSLRA 200k Body
  
• 18 - 70 mm kit lens
• 2GB Compact Flash
• Screen Protector
• Kenko 55mm UV Filter

Heres the pikture of the hansem guy!

Body material	Plastic
Sensor	• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Interline interlaced CCD • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 10.8 million total pixels • 10.2 million effective pixels
Image sizes	• 3872 x 2592 (L) • 2896 x 1936 (M) • 1920 x 1280 (S)
File qualities / formats	• RAW (12-bit,.ARW format) • RAW + JPEG Fine • JPEG Fine • JPEG Standard
Dust reduction	• Static-resistant anti-dust coating • CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism
Lenses	• Sony Alpha lenses (also compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount lenses)
FOV crop	1.5x
Super SteadyShot	• CCD-Shift 'Super SteadyShot' system • Five level LED shake indicator in viewfinder • Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2.5 – 3.5 steps in shutter speed
Auto Focus	• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) • EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range • Predictive focus control for moving subjects • Auto-tracking focus point display
AF area selection	• Wide AF area • Spot AF area (center) • Focus area selection (any of 9)
Focus modes	• Single-shot AF • Direct Manual Focus • Continuous AF • Automatic AF • Manual focus
AF assist illuminator	Via internal flash, must be raised
Eye-start AF	Yes, selectable from menu
Shooting modes	• Auto • Programmed AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE • Shutter priority AE • Manual • Scene modes (below)
Scene modes	• Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Sports • Sunset • Night portrait
Sensitivity	• Auto • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200
Metering modes	• Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb pattern) • Center-weighted • Spot
Metering range	• EV 1 to 20 (Multi-segment / Center-weighted) • EV 4 to 20 (Spot metering) (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)
AE Lock	• AEL button • Half-press shutter release
AE Bracketing	• 3 frames • 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps
Exposure compen.	• -2.0 to +2.0 EV • 0.3 EV steps
Shutter	Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter Speed	• 30 to 1/4000 sec • Bulb
Flash X-sync	1/160 sec
Aperture values	Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps
DOF preview	Yes, dedicated button
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Color temperature (2500 - 9900 K) • Manual (Custom)
White balance fine tuning	• Auto (none) • Preset WB: -3 to +3 • Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4 • Color temperature WB: -9 to +9 (Magenta to Green)
White balance bracketing	• 3 frames • Hi or Lo steps
Dynamic range optimizer	• Off • Standard • Advanced
Color space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Color modes	• Standard • Vivid • Portrait • Landscape • Sunset • Night view • B&W • Adobe RGB
Image parameters	• Contrast (-2 to +2) • Saturation (-2 to +2) • Sharpness (-2 to +2)
Noise reduction	• Long exposure for exposures longer than 1 second • User controllable: On / Off
Viewfinder	• Eye-level fixed pentamirror • Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen (not changeable) • Magnification approx. x0.83 • 95% frame coverage • Diotric adjustment (-2.5 to +1.0) • Eye-relief 20 mm from eyepiece, 16 mm from frame • Eyepiece cup removable • Viewfinder info bar
LCD monitor	• 2.7" TFT LCD ('Clear Photo LCD Plus') • 230,000 pixels • Anti-reflective coating • Auto dimmed by viewfinder eye sensor
Flash	• Built-in pop-up flash (auto release) • Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control • Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m) • Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/160 sec, 1/125 sec (SteadyShot on)
Flash modes	• Auto • Fill Flash • Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash) • Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash • Rear Flash Sync. • High Speed Sync. • Slow Sync with AE Lock
Flash compensation	-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
External flash (optional)	• Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56) • Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36) • Macro Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM
Drive modes	• Single-frame • Continuous • Self-timer (10 or 2 sec) • Continuous bracket • Single-frame bracket • White balance bracket
Continuous shooting	• RAW: 3 fps, up to 6 frames • RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 3 frames • JPEG: 3fps, unlimited
Self-timer	• 10 sec • 2 sec
Orientation sensor	Yes, for shooting, playback and control panel display
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage or PTP) • Video out (NTSC or PAL) • DC-IN • Remote terminal
Video out	Selectable NTSC or PAL
Storage	• Compact Flash Type I/II • Supports FAT16 / FAT32
Power	• NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery • Battery charger included • Optional AC adapter
Vertical grip	VG-B30AM (optional) accepts up to 2x NP-FM500H batteries
Dimensions	131 x 98.5 x 71 mm (5.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 in)
Weight (body)	No battery: 532 g (1.2 lb)

See? see? RM1,699 for so many things!!! mana mau cari wei?!