Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900
Announced: 22 Oct 2008
Sensor Resolution: 25Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CMOS
ISO: 100-6400
Weight: 895g
Physical Dimensions: 156 x 117 x 82 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
55
Overall Score
66
Image Quality
40
Speed Performance
53
Versatility
51
Comfort
Portrait

62

Portrait
Landscape

63

Landscape
Sport

55

Sport
Street

53

Street
Everyday

52

Everyday
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prospros

  • The Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • The second memory slot makes the camera more reliable, also for professional use

conscons

  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 does not support wireless connection

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and its rivals

Review compare Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 Sony
Alpha DSLR-A900
55 62 63 55 53 52 buy on
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Canon
EOS-1D X Mark III
75 68 69 87 69 72 £10.99
Nikon D6 Nikon
D6
71 68 68 79 66 69 £88.15
Pentax KF Pentax
KF
58 51 50 55 63 67 £618.24

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is a DSLR camera launched on 22/10/2008.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 55 overall. The Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 weights 895 gr and spans 156 x 117 x 82 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 66, ranks in the category best 8%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 40, ranks in the category best 46%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 51, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 53, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 62, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 63, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 32% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

35.9 x 24.0 mm

Sensor Area

861.6 mm2

Sensor Resolution

25 Mp

Max Image Resolution

6048 x 4032

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sony/Minolta Alpha

Number of Lenses

140

Focal Length Multiplier

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

922Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.74

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

5fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/250s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Slow Sync
Rear Curtain
Fill-in
Wireless

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

79

DxO Color Depth

23.7

DxO Dynamic Range

12.3

DxO Low Light ISO

1431

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

895g

Physical Dimensions

156 x 117 x 82 mm

Battery Life

880

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

NP-FM500H

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash (Type I or II), Memory Stick Duo Pro Duo, UDMA Mode 5, Supports FAT12 FAT16 FAT32

Storage Slots

2

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