Camerarace | Sony SLT-A37 – Review and technical sheet

The Sony SLT-A37 is a DSLR camera launched on 05/16/2012.

Technically speaking, the Sony SLT-A37 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Sony SLT-A37 weights 506 gr and spans 124 x 92 x 85 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Sony SLT-A37 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality – Score 47, ranks in the category best 48%.
• Speed Performance – Score 41, ranks in the category best 40%.
• Versatility – Score 73, ranks in the category best 41%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony SLT-A37 is below the category average in:

• Comfort – Score 56, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait – Good, score 46, ranks in the best 55% of its category. Sony SLT-A37 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape – Good, score 45, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Sony SLT-A37 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport – Good, score 52, ranks in the best 43% of its category. Sony SLT-A37 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street – Good, score 56, ranks in the best 43% of its category. Sony SLT-A37 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday – Good, score 59, ranks in the best 43% of its category. Sony SLT-A37 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony SLT-A37 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 140.99 USD and 140.99 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sony SLT-A37 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.