I know what you're saying, but this camera is perfect for me.
I'm not a serious photographer, I just wanted a bit more capability than my bridge camera, and to learn a bit more about it all.
This Sony has some fantastic features, and makes everything accessible and easy. 1080P video and things like the sweep panorama function are big pluses for me.
and little things like with every shot, there's a slider for 'background blur' where you simply turn the dial to adjust the depth of field, without having to delve into a load of settings, and it just works
Plus it's nothing like a compact camera,where you press the button, and you get a picture 2 seconds later, it really is very quick
Another great setting is Sony's low light handheld mode, where it takes 6 pictures and combines them to eliminate blurring in low light
Love it!
Unfortunately my SD card hasn't arrived yet, so i can only store one picture at a time