February 17th, 2010

DSLR Sony A 900

In the cut-throat digital camera market it’s increasingly unusual for products to be shown in prototype form or announced more than a matter of weeks before they hit the stores. There’s several reasons for the manufacturers’ habit of playing their cards so close to their chests, not least that they can’t afford to harm sales of the models they’ve already released. Sony, the newest ‘new kid’ on the DLSR block, has no such worries, this being its first proper ‘high end’ DSLR. In fact, if anything the pressure was on the company to show it was committed to becoming a major SLR system player and that it wasn’t going to squander Minolta’s long legacy in this market after picking up the assets Konica Minolta shed when it pulled out of the photography market. Thus we saw the first prototype of the Alpha 900 – Sony’s flagship full frame digital SLR – back in early 2007 (it appeared behind glass at trade shows such as PMA in March 07), and information has been trickling out ever since; most significantly with the announcement in January of this year of a 35mm full frame CMOS sensor.

Key features :

* 24.6 MP 35mm format full-frame CMOS sensor (highest res in class)
* SteadyShot INSIDE full frame image sensor shift stabilization (world first)
* High Speed Dual Bionz processors
* Eye-level glass Penta-prism OVF, 100% coverage, 0.74x magnification
* 9 point AF with 10 assist points, center dual-cross AF w/2.8 sensor
* 5 frames per second burst, newly developed mirror box
* Intelligent Preview Function
* 3 User programmable custom memory modes on mode dial
* Advanced Dynamic Range Optimizer (5 step selectable)
* 40 segment honeycomb metering
* 3.0″ 921K pixel Photo Quality (270 dpi) LCD display, 100% coverage
* Direct HDMI output
* ISO 200-3200 (ISO 100-6400 expanded range)
* User interchangeable focusing screens (3 options)
* CF Type I/II and MS slots, LI-ION battery, STAMINA 880 shots
* Weight 850g (without battery, card, accs)
* New Image Data Converter SR software (includes vignetting control)
* New Vertical Grip
* Supplied with wireless remote control
* Magnesium Alloy body and rubber seals for dust and moisture resistance
* AF micro adjustment
* $2999.99 body price; available late October 2008

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