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Looking like a hodgepodge of pieces from the company's other cameras, Sony Europe unveiled an addition to its dSLR-style camera line, formerly known as the SLT (single-lens translucent) and now dubbed the ILCA (interchangeable lens camera A-mount) models. The technology is still SLT, though, which uses a fixed translucent mirror instead of the reflex mirror in a true dSLR. The last we saw in its beginner SLT category was the A58 from over a year and a half ago.

Sony expects to ship the A68 in the US in April 2016, at a price of $700 for the kit with 18-55mm lens; no body-only pricing is available as yet. Europe gets it sooner -- March 2016 -- at €700 for the kit, which is approximately equal to £510, or AU$1,067 based on today's exchange rates.

The enhancements certainly make it a real update over its predecessor, the A58, but I suspect this is just a move on Sony's part to offer a cheap dSLR to compete in markets where people are still hewing to Canon and Nikon instead of opting for a mirrorless interchangeable-lens model, where Sony excels. Given that, the LCD is a bit disappointing but the rest of it looks pretty competitive.

Editors' note, December 17, 2015: Updated with US pricing and availability and more recent currency conversions.