Sony DSLR-A900 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Sony Alpha A900 Digital SLR : Sony introduces the Alpha 900, the world's first full-frame 24.6 megapixel DSLR: The A900 delivers the unmatched image quality, creative expression and performance demanded by professional photographers. The Sony DSLR ...

Review summary: I was able to spend a full day with the A900 to get a hands-on experience with a pre-production Sony Alpha A900. I spent the day at a Winery in the Santa Clarita Valley getting to know the A900 and taking quite a few shots with various lenses. My ...

Review summary: The A900 is designed to deliver ultra-fine picture quality with the world's highest resolution, 24.6-megapixel, 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and fast image processing with a new dual BIONZ® processing engines. The camera is also the first to have a ...

Review summary: The Sony A900 has to rank among the most anticipated digital SLRs in recent memory. The company first showed an early version of its upcoming flagship design at the Photo Marketing Association tradeshow in the spring of 2007, and at the following year ...

Pros: 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 ...

Cons: 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 doesn't match that of Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III (Which is also 2.6x as expensive though) ; Dynamic ...

Verdict: The sensor is mounted on a moving platter that allows for in-camera image stabilization, branded as SteadyShot Inside. That's another world's first for a full-frame digital SLR, and it's no mean feat when you consider that the sensor shift mechanism ...

Review summary: Sony introduces the Alpha 900, the world's first full-frame 24.6 megapixel DSLR: The A900 delivers the unmatched image quality, creative expression and performance demanded by professional photographers. The Sony A900 digital SLR from Sony sets a new ...