The polish website optyczne.pl reviewed the Sony Alpha A380. You can read the text in english via google translation.

In short their pro ad cons list:

Advantages:

* A very readable and functional menus
* Clear, readable and tilting display
* High resolution images
* Excellent compared to the competition feature Live View
* Start AF after the application the eye to the viewfinder,
* Effective image stabilization,
* A good measurement of light,
* Good continuous shooting mode for JPEG files,
* A good white balance in most cases,
* HDMI.

Disadvantages:

* Big noise for high sensitivity,
* Big noise on long exposures,
Poor accuracy * Auto Focus,
* The relatively weak tonal range,
* Lack of buttons and type of image quality, white balance, Bracket, flash options, and a second control knob,
* Problems with white balance for incandescent and fluorescent lamps,
* Small viewfinder
Weak * continuous shooting mode for RAW and RAW + JPEG
* Lack of function of the initial lifting of the mirror,
* Lack of seals on the memory card and battery
* A small, narrow and uncomfortable grip,
* The relatively low resolution LCD screen
* No video mode.

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