I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

At first glance the Sony A3000 looks like a DSLR or SLT camera, with a chunky handgrip and interchangeable lens at the front, external hotshoe on top, and an LCD screen and viewfinder on the rear.

Chris is the former Editor of Pocket-lint. He has been a technology journalist since 2008 and has covered the rise of Android and reviewed just about every important device along the way. Chris lives ...