HI I'm writing this from the point of view of a layman. My wife was given this camera as a retirement present. As a non photographer it daunted her at first so she put it my hands. I found it easy and instinctive to use. The functions are easy to work out and I had great fun learning. I'm still far from expert but we have taken some shots that have really surprised me . I may need a longer lens, mine is 3.5-5.6/18-70, I find it doesn't handle distant landscapes particularly well but for portraits, close and middle distance work it is excellent. The memory card just pops out and goes straight into my computer for easy download so no messing about with cables. ...  Read the complete review

Hello! I bought Sony alpha 350 about half a year ago. Since than I took few thousand pictures. Pros: - value for the money, - easy to use, - very good batery life(at least 500 photos), - Super SteadyShot(build in camera body - not in lens like canon,nikon etc) helps keep snaps sharp. It means you don`t have to buy expensive lenses with shake reduction build in the lens, - live view - great thing. Now I can shoot from above my head or from ground level without yoga-like poses :), - solid feeleng construction - even though it`s a plastic. Cons: - noise at high ISO - it`s OK until 400, acceptable 800, but ...  Read the complete review