Sony A450

Sony A450 is Sony's Entry-Level DSLR digital camera first revealed on January of 2010. It includes a 14 MegaPixel, CMOS APS-C size sensor with a peak resolution of 4592 x 3056.

The A450 stands at #47 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras & all round #391 out of 1465 for cameras in our list. You can try our Smart camera finder to see camera listings based on your custom factors.

The following is a chart of different criteria used in the scoring system.

The Sony A450 has a history of related cameras. Here, you can check out all past and newer models as well as important specifications.

You can look at the A450 from several angles in the gallery here.

Here is a checklist of advantages and drawbacks of the Sony A450 based on things which are oftentimes seen as useful in a digital camera.

The Sony A450 is powered by the Bionz processor. The sensor size on the Sony A450 is 23.4mm x 15.6mm (APS-C). The 365 mm² sensor has the ability to resolve 4592 x 3056 pixels using aspect ratios of 3:2 and 16:9. The camera comes with Image Stabilization (Sensor based). Sensor stabilization is better than digital stabilization since the latter might lead to cropping.

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The CMOS sensor has 14 megapixels and features a standard ISO range of 200 to 12800. RAW format is saved so you have more margin for error.

The graphic underneath illustrates the A450's sensor size compared to other popular sizes. The A450 sensor has a crop factor of 1.5 and is highlighted in green.

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To get a sense of specific aspect ratios, you can refer to the graphic below.

Sony A450 weighs 1.23 lbs (560g / 19.75 ounces) & has external size of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2"). The weight of general Entry-Level DSLR camera is 540g and the Sony A450 is very similar as compared to various rivals.

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Down below is a picture of the Sony A450 besides a softdrink to help you get a feel for its size.

The top view just below will show the button design on the A450.

The A450 works with the Sony/Minolta Alpha mount and has 145 lenses on the market today. Here is some of the lenses we have in our database that will fit the A450.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM85mmf/1.4 725g

Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM18-50mmf/2.8-4.5 395g

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Samyang Reflex 300mm f6.3 UMC CS300mmf/6.3 260g

Tamron SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD70-200mmf/2.8 1470g

Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 Di VC USD Macro90mmf/2.8 609g

Sony 28mm F2.828mmf/2.8 185g

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Lensbaby Burnside 3535mmf/2.8374g

The A450 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• HDMI Yes

Cameras which include NFC and Bluetooth support are able to be used wirelessly by smartphones. You can transfer files and sometimes adjust settings without the hassle of connecting physically with the camera.

Certain apps also stream a Liveview and press the shutter if you aren't close to the camera. If the camera provides a HDMI port, it can easily be attached to an external monitor. Virtually all cameras enable you to charge the battery with the USB port.

Sony A450 doesn't record video. If you are searching for a digital camera to shoot just pictures, it might not be a problem.

There is no weather proofing in the Sony A450 so you have to be cautious in wet and dusty situations.

The Sony A450 includes a 2.7 inch fixed display having a resolution of 230 thousand dots.

Please note that the display screen has no touch support.

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The View Finder specifications for Sony A450 are the following:

• ViewFinder Optical (pentamirror)
• ViewFinder Coverage 95%
• ViewFinder Magnification 0.53x

Viewfinders can be quite helpful for sunny outdoor situations which may make the camera screen washed out and difficult to see.

Sony A450 continuous shooting rate is 7.0 fps. The highest shutter speed is 1/4000 sec.

Sony A450 comes with both in-built flash as well as external flash ability. The maximum flash sync is 1/160 sec.

Sony A450 comes with both Phase Detect Autofocus plus Contrast Detect Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot quicker & exact as compared to Contrast Detect autofocusing.

It includes 9 focus points to select from. Sony A450 supports manual focus when needed for low light conditions or you want to have more exact focus control.

The battery power (NP-FM500H) in the Sony A450 is fashioned to last for 1050 shots according to the CIPA benchmarks which is higher than standard ın comparison with its class. The typical Entry-Level DSLR camera battery life is 589. Pentax K-x features the highest (1900) battery life for this class of cameras.

Underneath is a list of Entry-Level DSLR cameras which have the highest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Pentax K-x
A450 vs K-x1900 yesnono

Nikon D3500
A450 vs D35001550 yesnoyes

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Nikon D3400
A450 vs D34001200 yesnoyes

Canon SL3
A450 vs SL31070 yesnoyes

Sony A4501050 yesnono

The following graph gives a summation of the Sony A450 for different categories of photography. To understand more, check out the specific section underneath.

The Sony A450 gets a points tally of 72 which is above average, and means the camera is a good choice to use for portrait photography. Photographing portrait images favors greatly towards sensor dimension, RAW support & ability to work with off-camera flash.

With a above average points tally of 66, the Sony A450 is a very decent fit for street photography. A very good street photography camera has a fine balance of picture quality plus portability.

A superb sports photography points tally of 77 indicates the Sony A450 is a great choice for shooting sports. A camera really should have very good tracking and continuous shooting for sports photography.

Portability is extremely crucial when picking a camera for travel. Over-all, the Sony A450 gets a modest 60 as a travel camera which is fairly appropriate to take on your holidays.

For anyone planning to purchase a digital camera for landscape photos, the biggest factor will no doubt be image quality. The Sony A450 at it's very good rating of 66 as a landscape camera is a fine pick among it's rivals.

A vlogging camera should really posses a articulating display, microphone input and ideally image stabilization. Considering everything, the Sony A450 is simply not acceptable as a vlog camera as it delivers a terrible score of 9.

If you need replacements to the A450, below is a collection of the highest scored cameras which fall within the category of Entry-Level DSLR.

The diagram below will give you a bird's eye view of the A450 compared to it's top rated rivals mentioned above.

Following are additional cameras you might consider as alternate options. To read through a complete comparison, go to the "compare" link.