A modest update over its predecessor, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200, the Alpha DSLR-A230 offers the same necessary feature set in a redesigned body with enough quality and performance-enhancing firmware tweaks to merit the term "upgrade." And like its predecessor, the result is a generally solid, if not stellar, entry-level dSLR option.

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The A230 is nearly identical to its more expensive sibling, the A330. The only differences are in the viewfinder--the A230's has a much higher enlargement, production it more easily to use--and in their LCDs. The LCDs are the same 2.7-inch model, but the A330's can be twisted up perpendicular to the body or down at a 55 degree angle. The A330 also offers Live View shooting, while the A230 doesn't. As they're essentially the similar camera, they should deliver the same image quality as well as performance. This review is based on an estimate of the A330.