SONY SLT-A55VL DSLR Camera (Body only)  (Black)

most of what you said may apply to a55 but now that a57 has came things are about to change! i am sure canon R&D must be ripping their heads looking at a57 cuz it offers same quality as 550D BUT with autofocus! not only that but a phase detecting auto focus! and the best part is a57 isnt even meant for video playback! a37 is meant for that with enhanced object tracker 550D is just kicked in the groin with cheaper price and yet better photo quality with better noise performance and faster tech...

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1.) Visibly? how? which camera are you talking about? The 550D produces the worst colors, it is behind the a55 in terms of color depth and DR! The sony 16MP sensor on a55, a35, a57, Nex 5n is a class leading sensor also used by D5100, D7000 and Pentax K-5. The only area where 550D beats the A55 is the performance of the JPEG engine.

Even if you're comparing, you are only the Jpegs of the two cameras, why bother about the JPEGS having paid 40k for a camera? Make the ...

Hahahaha. Dude. Have you ever held the 550d or 600D? Stop talking crap about them. They are legendary cameras with colour reproduction which none can match. I admit, Sony SLT A55 isn't a bad a camera, not nearly as bad as Olympus or Nikon in the same range, but it doesn't ever match up to the 550D. In terms of video, the whole world has tried/tested and worked with Canon. No one is potent enough to beat them in this segment. AF, or not. Sony was much better off making handycams. As for DSLRS,...