wired.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 07:50:13
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Sony came out swinging with the introduction of its flagship DSLR, the A900.Billed as a prosumer digi-snapper, but packed with a panoply of pro-style features, a memory card bursting, 24-megapixel full-frame sensor, crystal clear high-def LCD, onboard...
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Just like the rest of the digital camera market, the digital SLR market itself is divided into several different categories. At one end you have the entry-level consumer DSLRs such as the Canon EOS 1000D (£400), Pentax K-m (£380) or Sony Alpha A200 (£270)...
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Sony sees the 24.6-megapixel A900’s market as the semi pro, identical to Canon’s equally pixel festooned 5D Mark II. Blocky in appearance, weather-sealed against the elements, what the A900 lacks in prettiness it makes up for in specification, to a po...
High resolution; weather resistant; fast; sharp, rich images with test lens...
No Live View, no built-in flash, bulky, image noise at ISO3200+...
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Product Code: DSLRA900CEH Sony sees the 24.6Mp Sony Alpha A900s market as the semi pro, identical to Canons equally pixel festooned Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Blocky in appearance, weather-sealed against the elements, what the Sony Alpha A900 lacks in...
All in all, the Sony Alpha A900 is a very capable heavyweight option for those not already wedded to either Canon or Nikon. Gavin Stoker Lowest online price: ££1,899.00...
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If cameras were rated on specifications alone, Sony’s Alpha 900 would be a hard act to beat. Let’s consider the evidence: there’s a full-frame Exmore CMOS sensor packed with 24.6 million pixels - and, please note, this is the effective number. The sens...
Sony is snapping at the heels of Canon and Nikon, and with the DSLR-A900, Sony give its rivals a good old nip. This is a very good high-end DSLR that will please many users. That said, we think some potential buyers might be put off by the lack of one...
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professionalphotographer.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 07:50:50
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After I’d finished hearing all about the Sony Alpha 900 at the 2008 Photokina trade show, and had played with one of the few finished units available at the time, I walked away from the Sony stand genuinely impressed. The camera is ‘High resolution’...
Sony’s latest offering is a stunner. At low ISO sensitivities it delivers images that are every bit as crisp and detailed as those from Canon’s EOS-1Ds MkIII and Nikon’s D3, but at a greatly reduced cost. We found the a900 for £1794 on o...
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digicambuyer.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 07:50:59
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Sonys flagship DSLR delivers full-frame capture, huge 24MP resolution plus bright, 100 per cent field-of-view viewfinderFirst things first – the A900’s distinctive, yet rather angular design might not be to everyone’s taste; it’s big and it’s brutish...
Sonys top-of-the-range DSLR may defy convention in its design and feature set, but its capture performance is closer to great white hope than white elephant...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:17
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Sony had promised to deliver a full-frame camera at the launch of its first APS-C DSLR, and prototypes had been on public display long before the A900 was formally introduced. While we believed the sensor would most likely be a 24.6 million-pixel Cmos...
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practicalphotography.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:19
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The Sony Alpha 900 has a staggering 24.6Mp sensor and has the accolade of offering the largest resolution of any full-frame D-SLR – even beating the £5000 24.5Mp Nikon D3X – quite a feat, especially when you consider the relatively low price. The ISO r...
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Photoradar.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:30
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The Sony Alpha A900 is a late entrant to the DSLR market but it's wasted no time in making its mark.It has three APS-C sized DSLRs straddling the low-end to enthusiasts market, and now its fullframe A900 goes head-to-head against pro models from Nikon...
The Sony Alpha A900 is a late entrant to the DSLR market but it's wasted no time in making its mark.It has three APS-C sized DSLRs straddling the low-end to enthusiasts market, and now its fullframe A900 goes head-to-head against pro models from Nikon...
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techradar.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:35
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The Sony Alpha A900 is a late entrant to the DSLR market but its wasted no time in making its mark. It has three APS-C sized DSLRs straddling the low-end to enthusiasts market, and now its fullframe A900 goes head-to-head against pro models from Nikon...
Takes fantastic pictures, Tough build, Good features...
On the pricey side, Limited lens...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:53
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The standard in digital photography has arrived with the Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A900. Packed with features, this flagship DSLR is the first a (alpha) to incorporate a 35mm full frame image sensor and 24.6-megapixel resolution. It also incorporates the wor...
The resolution wars are officially over – and Sony has won. The A900 has the most pixels of any SLR camera on the planet (this week, at least) and certainly knows how to use them. Image quality is top notch for daytime shooting, and there more than...
Cheer up, Sony! You’d hardly think the same company that cranks out fun-loving PlayStations and razor-thin compacts could be responsible for this po-faced product. There’s no Live View, no movie mode and no face detection, and the chunky A900...
A serious tool for serious photographers with seriously large memory cards (and wallets to match). The biggest, certainly, but with the launch of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II, perhaps not quite the best pro SLR out there.Sony Alpha 900 is tagged with Sony...
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hereshow.ca Updated:
2011-11-06 01:36:05
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Boasting the highest resolution available in the sub-$9,000 category, this rugged 24.6-megapixel DSLR ($3,100) has a large magnesium alloy body, moisture-resistant seals, three-inch LCD with 921,600 dots, plus some unique technology...
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With a full-frame, 35mm sensor and 26 megapixels to its name, the Sony A900 (DSLR-A900) digital SLR camera is a super-heavyweight when it comes to churning out huge images. It eclipses even the high-end models from Canon and Nikon in resolution (it only just beats the Nikon D3x), and its mid-range price of $5299 (for the body only) is sure to arouse interest from serious enthusiasts as well as professionals looking to get a high return on their investment. The A900 uses Sony’s a Mount and will...
Comfortable to use, manual controls for metering and focus modes, fast, full-frame sensor, huge resolution...
Noticeable noise at ISO speeds above 400...
Anyone looking to make the step up to a full-frame D-SLR should make a point of trying out the Sony A900. It’s a great camera to use and its performance on location and in the studio was excellent...
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Sony A900 DSLR This is a full-frame DSLR with a 24.6-megapixel CMOS sensor - currently the most pixels on a 35mm-sized sensor. The camera is beautifully made with a luxurious feel to all controls. Italso feels solid, with extensive environmental...
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dpexpert.com.au Updated:
2011-11-06 01:36:29
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This is a full frame DSLR with a 24.6 megapixel CMOS sensor – currently the most pixels on a 35mm sized sensor. The camera is beautifully made with a luxurious feel to all controls. It also feels solid, with extensive environmental sealing. Image stab...
The resolving power of this camera/lens combination is simply breathtaking. What it means in every day use is that images can be cropped down to small sections and still retain sharp detail. Dynamic range is very good and exposures are generally spot o...
The camera/lens combination is heavy. Do cameras really need to have such mass in order to be indestructible? High ISO images are not as clean as from the Nikon and Canon equivalent cameras.
Sony tell us that this is not their professional camera. It is intended for the well-heeled amateur who is either a fan of the brand or has some legacy Minolta lenses in the bag. So it sells against the Nikon D700 and the Canon 5DII – formidable opp...
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In its new flagship DSLR, the A900, Sony has eschewed gimmicks like live view and video recording and instead focused upon producing a camera with real appeal to professional photographers. Minolta film camera users whove been eagerly awaiting a full...
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Despite being in the DSLR market for less than three years, Sony has already established itself as a big player in the world of digital photography. Thanks to its adoption of Minolta tech and a fine selection of lenses, it’s fair to say that in terms o...
Excellent full frame Exmor sensor. Immense viewfinder. Crisp LCD screen. Super-sturdy build quality...
Noise at higher ISO. Less features than Canon EOS 5D Mk II...
Sony’s finest DSLR by a mile, and a prosumer camera that can hold its own against the big rivals...
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Sony's much-anticipated assault on the top-end of the D-SLR market is spear-headed by a camera that's a fascinating combination of traditional styling and state-of-the-art technologies. Report by Paul Burrows.Beyond a level of D-SLR that's probably best r...
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buy-n-shoot.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:50:14
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Sony claim to have cemented their place in the digital SLR market with the Alpha 900 and while they’ve got a long way to go before they take any serious stranglehold on the monopoly that in reality belongs to Canon and Nikon, it is fair to say that...
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Blocky in appearance, weather-sealed against the elements, what the Sony Alpha A900 lacks in prettiness it makes up for in specification, to a point. What's notably missing, apart from an incorporated flash, is the ability to utilise the rear 3in, 920...
All in all, the Sony Alpha A900 is a very capable heavyweight option for those not already wedded to either Canon or Nikon...
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The Sony A900 is the company’s powerful attempt to compete with the big boys in the high-end SLR market, a full-frame $2999 model with industry-leading 24.6-megapixel resolution, a superb optical viewfinder with nearly 100% coverage and in-camera image...
The 24.6-megapixel Sony A900 is a high-res, high-performance and high-priced camera, selling for $2999 for the body alone. There are several impressive specs, including maximum 5 frame per second burst shooting at full resolution and an excellent op...
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Despite being in the DSLR market for less than three years, Sony has already established itself as a big player in the world of digital photography. Thanks to its adoption of Minolta tech and a fine selection of lenses, it’s fair to say that in terms o...
Excellent full frame Exmor sensor. Immense viewfinder. Crisp LCD screen. Super-sturdy build quality...
Noise at higher ISO. Less features than Canon EOS 5D Mk II...
Sony’s finest DSLR by a mile, and a prosumer camera that can hold its own against the big rivals...
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By Geoffrey PereiraSONYS new flagship DSLR, the Alpha 900, has the highest resolution among cameras of its kind.At 24.6MP, its resolution is about twice that of 35mm film, which is equivalent to about 8 to 12 megapixels (MP).A camera capable of captur...
Sony has created a camera that will spur its rivals to deliver higher resolution in their offerings...
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Boasting incredibly high resolution for a 35mm-size D-SLR, the A900 features a full-frame sensor and some unique technology. Sony developed an Exmor 24x36mm CMOS chip for this camera; it’s packed with 24.6 million effective pixels but they’re quite la...
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Boasting no less than 24.6 megapixels, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is the highest-resolution digital SLR in the world, and also the first "full-frame" digital camera with an anti-shake function integrated into the body. Other highlights include a huge a...
The Sony A900 is not simply the highest-resolution DSLR out there – its much more than that. If youve read through the Ease of Use and Image Quality sections of this review, you will know that I liked working with this camera a lot. Its viewfinder i...
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What happens when an electronics behemoth jumps into DSLRs? In Sony's case, it pushes development into overdrive for a couple of years. Then it makes a full-frame 24.6MP CMOS sensor and steals the title of most megapixels in the 35mm format from Canon...
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D-SLRs are definitely where the action is in digital photography. Sales of compact point-and-shoots may have hit a wall in this recession, but digital single-lens reflex cameras continue to do well as prices have come down and quality has gone up. The...
Beautiful 24.6MP stills, Outstanding viewfinder, Built-in image stabilization, Intelligent Preview very helpful, Easy to operate...
It’s still 3 grand; for serious photographers only, Limited “cheat” modes, Not weatherized like other uber D-SLRs, Heavy and bulky, ISO “only” hits 6400, *...
The Sony alpha DLSR-A900 is a terrific camera. It’s clearly for serious photographers who want excellent quality and are interested in making large prints and/or severe crops. It’s easy to recommend, but alas, not so easy to pay for, sinc...
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Sony showed the world that it is possible to bring out an entire line-up of digital SLR cameras in a short period of time and at an immense speed. And not only that, it puts Sony ahead of the competition with certain techniques that the rivals arent y...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:51:42
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It’s hard to believe that just over three years ago there wasn’t a single DSLR bearing Sony’s name. Yet now, its Alpha system has proved itself just as credible as its competition, and with the A900 the company’s aim to have a DSLR line spanning the e...
Viewfinder, image quality, LCD, Intelligent Preview, remote control, effective stabilisation...
Handling issues, noise across sensitivity range, DT lens support...
It should come as no surprise that the A900 is a solidly built DSLR, capable of producing highly detailed images. From a practical consideration, its resolution and the Carl Zeiss optics currently available make it a perfect match for landscape and st...
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When we published the Sony A900 Full-Frame: Hands-On Preview several weeks ago, the excitement about the worlds highest resolution full-frame DSLR was evident in every photography forum you could find on the web. It was not as if the new Sony flagship...
Samples Click on any image below to bring up the full Sony A900 24.6MP image complete with EXIF data. Note that image sizes range from 5.1MB to 10.7MB. The sample images should make it very clear that 24.6MP is capable of capturing an astounding amount...
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In the cut-throat digital camera market its increasingly unusual for products to be shown in prototype form or announced more than a matter of weeks before they hit the stores. Theres several reasons for the manufacturers habit of playing their car...
Class-leading resolutionv (as long as your lenses are good enough), incredibly solid build quality, environmental sealing, Intuitive operation and uncluttered control and menu system, Excellent out of camera JPEG results with superb tonality, dynamic rang...
Noise reduction settings applied to raw as well as JPEG files - cannot be turned off for raw but left on for JPEGs (as is normal practice), Relatively high levels of noise at anything over ISO 400 (ISO 6400 is of very, very limited use), Destructive noise...
The Alpha 900 represents in a nutshell the almost schizophrenic nature of Sonys digital camera division, which can market compact cameras with smile detection and a Playstation style user interface at the same time as this, perhaps the most pared-dow...
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The Sony A900 is the flagship DSLR in the Alpha range. Announced in September 2008, it’s the first model from Sony to feature a full-frame sensor, and the first full-frame DSLR in the world to boast built-in image stabilisation. The Alpha A900 also...
Technically highest resolution to date, Built-in image stabilisation, Superb viewfinder with 100% coverage, Quick handling and 5fps shooting.
More noise than rivals above 400 ISO, No Live View or movie function, Upper information screen very basic, Tendency to underexpose in our tests.
Support this site by price checking below There’s no doubt the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 delivers an impressive specification for the money, and one which stands-up well against its rivals. You get very high resolution images, quick continuous shooting...
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wired.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:52:08
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Sony came out swinging for the fences with the introduction of its "flagship" DSLR, the A900. Billed as a prosumer digi-snapper, but packed with a panoply of pro-style features, a memory card bursting, 24-megapixel full-frame sensor, crystal clear high...
Bright, vivid and spacious viewfinder. Excellent incamera image stabilization system. Easy nomenu adjustments with Fn button and multiselector toggle. Killer price for the highest resolution, high functioning, easy to use DSLR.
Focus points not big and bright enough in brightly lit situations. No latch for memory card cover. Pointless postage stamp sized LCD on top of the body. No continuous ISO in viewfinder. Power switch on left side of body. Camera Resolution: 24.6 megapixels...
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Sony have now released full details of their new Alpha A900 24MP full frame DSLR with built in image stabilization. Earlier this year they promised it would be available by the end of 2008 and they have come though with the new Sony A900. In a "retr...
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Sony started the year promising a lot for their flagship camera. We didnt have a name, nor a long list of features, but we did know that the sensor would be a 24.6-megapixel design that was expected to impress. It certainly has done that. The Sony A90...
Extraordinary resolution, nothing touches it at its price point, Built-in SteadyShot image stabilization, Surprisingly fast, given the amount of data the camera is pushing around, Good color rendering: Natural without seeming flat, A lot of nice user i...
Some image noise even at ISO 200, At anything above ISO 200, noise limits maximum print size before resolution becomes an issue, High-ISO performance doesnt match that of Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III (Which is also 2.6x as expensive though), Dynamic range...
Sony started the year promising a lot for their flagship camera. We didnt have a name, nor a long list of features, but we did know that the sensor would be a 24.6-megapixel design that was expected to impress. It certainly has done that. The Sony A90...
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Not so fast, buster -- this is a preview! Ill fill in this section when I post the final review in the weeks to come. Photo Gallery Check out the DSLR-A900s photo quality in our gallery! The gallery will be fairly large by the time the review is pos...
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The system is a bit limited, but there are two new lenses, a 16-35/2.8 and a 70-400/4-5.6 both with SSM focussing. The new HVL-F58AM flash looks good too; with it\'s unique swivelling head the problems of shooting vertically are overcome by the simple solution of tilting the whole flash head up into a vertical position - very clever...
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Sony A900 and Canon 5D MKII The New Market Leaders Duke it Out Canon 5D MKII – Full Review Months Late Though I had a very early look at the Canon 5D MKII back in September, 2008, at the time I focused on the cameras video capabilities. Since then my...
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Sony A900 Field Review And Then There Were Three I always have a soft spot in my heart for the underdog. Its all too easy to back an established winner. Boring even. The new kid on the block often needs a friend, though if he turns out to be a jerk...
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toptenreviews.com Updated:
2011-10-27 14:34:30
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The Sony A900 professional DSLR camera is a device stuffed with features such as image stabilization, wide-angle performance and a 3-inch LCD display. The Sony A900 does not include a lens but only provides the camera body. The lack of lens on this pro...
This device features HDMI outputs...
This device is only SD compatible.
The image stabilization and dynamic range optimizer give you high quality images using this device...
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All the fanfare surrounding the introduction of the Sony NEX-7 caught the attention of many photographers interested in a small camera capable of high-quality results, myself included. I duly entered the pre-order lotte...
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The Sony A850 and A900 are full frame cameras that pack in 24.6-megapixels on that big sensor. The cameras appear at the top-end of the Alpha system line up. At first blush, the A850 appears almost identical to the pricier Sony A900. After delving d...
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