<p>Sony Alpha 3000 at a glance:New 20.1-million-pixel APS-C-sized CMOS sensorE-mount lensesISO 100-16,0001,200-zone meteringRRP 370 with kit lens</p><p>It may seem like a tiny Sony Alpha SLT camera, but the new Sony Alpha 3000 confusingly uses the Sony E-mount, like the Sony NEX range of compact system cameras. Like the NEX cameras, the Alpha 3000 doesn't use a mirror; up until now, all Sony Alpha models have had either a reflex or a pellicle mirror. It's the absence of a mirror that allows the Alpha 3000 its diminutive stature - it's the smallest and lightest Alpha yet - and affords it the look and feel of an advanced bridge camera, or CSC in the style of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6. Sony Alpha 3000 - Features</p><p>As an entry-level camera, the Alpha 3000 has a very basic button and control layout</p><p>The sensor of the Alpha 3000 is a 20.1-million-pixel CMOS unit, based on that used in the Alpha 58 SLT camera. With no reflex mirror, images are composed on the 3in, 260,000-dot-resolution screen, or the 201,600-dot electronic viewfinder. Both of these are fairly low resolution compared to other models, but this does help to keep the price of the camera down. When the Alpha 3000 is launched, it is expected to cost around 370 with a kit lens, which is extremely competitive for an entry-level compact system camera.</p><p><a href="http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/compactsystemcameras/129436/1/sony-alpha-3000-hands-on-review">Keep reading...</a></p>