Sony Alpha a37
Limited Data$ Budget$948.00
tldr; 2012 entry SLT. 16.1MP, 7fps, tilting screen. Budget A-mount with EVF. Discontinued system.
$948.00 on AmazonSentiment Breakdown
33%Positive
Positive
33%Neutral
59%Negative
8%Based on 12 Reddit opinions
Strengths & Weaknesses
Each axis shows what % of Reddit comments are positive about that topic. Higher = more praise.
Key Features
- Lightning fast AF at 0.02 sec. w/ Real-time AF & object tracking
- 24.2MP2 APS-C Exmor sensor w/ front end LSI and ISO up to 51,2004
- Up to 11fps continuous shooting5 at 24.2MP RAW w/ AF/AE tracking
- 4K movie3 w/ 2.4x oversampling, full pixel readout, no pixel binning
- Movie recording with mic. and 180-degree tiltable 3” touchscreen LCD
- 👁️ EVF included
- ⚡ 7fps burst
- ⚠️ A-mount
Sentiment Over Time
Historical Price Data
Sony Alpha a37
Sony Alpha a37
All-time low: $848(2025-04)
$109 below 90-day avg
What Redditors Actually Say
What Redditors Say
Best praise vs top criticism for Sony Alpha a37
Best Praise
+1 pts“I'm currently using a Sony a37 with a mount lenses, mostly Minolta, tamrons and a couple of quantarays. It's an older model body but for me, as a beginner in the world of DSLR and slt, it's a pretty great starter to learn on. Only downsides really are the aps-c sensor being 16mp and the older version of AF. Any older Sony body should work for you starting out and I'd recommend the a37 because you can snag em pretty cheap. I got mine for 100$ with only 6600 on the shutter. If I had the money I'd spring for an old a6000 or 6400 or one of those types and just get the mount to a mount adaptor but that's more like 4-600$. I'm also finding it pretty easy to pick up lenses for cheap because the a mount system sort of phased out. So in like two weeks I went from only a Sony kit lens to 8 lenses total including a couple of nice primes and a decent macro lens. I'm pretty new to all this though so take my advice with a grain of salt, I can only speak on what I'm using and trying.”
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+2 pts“In my case, it's my nephew. Plus, I had been thinking of giving some time to photography for a while now, I wanted to use my old sony slt a37 but it completely gave up on me.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Sony Alpha a37 worth buying?
2012 entry SLT. 16.1MP, 7fps, tilting screen. Budget A-mount with EVF. Discontinued system.
What do Redditors love about the Sony Alpha a37?
Redditors highlight: 👁️ EVF included. ⚡ 7fps burst. ⚠️ A-mount.
What are the downsides of the Sony Alpha a37?
Some criticisms include: "In my case, it's my nephew. Plus, I had been thinking of giving some time to photography for a while now, I wanted to use my old sony slt a37 but it completely gave up on me."
How accurate are these ratings?
Our sentiment analysis is approximately 80-85% accurate compared to manual review. Products with more mentions (Sony Alpha a37 has 12) tend to have more reliable scores.
12 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 7/26/2026