The copper brown version of the A330 has a metallic dark copper shade on the top, brown shaded plastic on the textured front, and a black back. Its grip surfaces are brown, and the metallic surfaces — including those of the kit lens body — are a copper/brown color. According to Imaging Resource (in their brilliant hands-on A330 review), “Sony spoke with many focus groups, and this color combination was chosen overwhelmingly among the colors offered. One of the reasons given was that black lenses looked pretty good with the copper brown body, so people were most pleased with the color.” The copper brown version, model number DSLR-A330L/T, carries the same $849 price tag, is sold in the one-lens kit only, and will be available in Fall 2009. These pictures are the highest resolution available (click for larger version) from Sony Japan, while the real life shots were cherrypicked from Sony Fan.
We think Sony has made a very smart decision with the release of a brown DSLR. Far too often, it seems that DSLR’s are black – consumers obviously want something different. Most of the comments towards the copper brown A330 have been very positive. If the reception continues to be warm, perhaps multi-colored DSLR’s are the future.
