Sony Alpha DSLR-A900
Posted on: October 5, 2008
This first look is designed to give you a complete overview of the new Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. While sample photos are available in this article. Our usual photo tests will be saved for the final review. The camera described here is a final production model of the A900.
The Alpha DSLR-A900 is Sony’s long-awaited full-frame digital SLR. They first showed off their flagship SLR back at PMA, where they announced some of its core specifications. They mentioned a full-frame 24.6 Megapixel “Exmor” sensor, built-in image stabilization, and the rugged design that you’d expect from a high end SLR. More than eight months later the DSLR-A900 is a reality. It does indeed have a full-frame 24.6 Megapixel sensor, image stabilization, and superb build quality. It also features an enormous optical viewfinder that shows 100% of the frame, an ultra-sharp 3-inch LCD display, 5 frame/second continuous shooting, great battery life, and much, much more. About the only things the A900 doesn’t have are a built-in flash and live view.
It’s pretty obvious who the competition is: the Nikon D700 and the Canon EOS-5D (or its yet-to-be-announced replacement). We’ll see in the final review how the DSLR-A900 compares. In the meantime, enjoy our preview of this camera!
The DSLR-A900 uses the NP-FM500H InfoLithium rechargeable battery, which is used in several other Sony SLRs as well. This battery packs a powerful 11.8 Wh of energy, which translates into these battery life numbers
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