Testseek.co.uk have collected 79 expert reviews of the Sony Alpha A900 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Alpha A900.
November 2008
(82%)
79 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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...
In-body image stabilisation
Good viewfinder
Great accessory system
24-megapixel
Full-frame sensor
Three custom-setting slots on the mode dial
Two Bionz image processors
The editors didn't like
On the pricey side
Limited lens
Noise at higher ISO. Less features than Canon EOS 5D Mk II
No Live View
No built-in flash
Bulky
Image noise at ISO3200+
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
Abstract: 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 ...
Abstract: 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)...
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 ...
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...
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...
High resolution; in-body image stabilisation; good viewfinder; great accessory system; 24-megapixel, full-frame sensor; three custom-setting slots on the mode dial; two Bionz image processors
Can't lock focus-point selector; preview button much too easy to hit accidentally; some below-par aspects of performance; no live view; loud mirror; slow autofocus and single-shot speed; photos get noisy and mushy starting at ISO 1,600
A good first try at a professional-level camera, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 has the high resolution but lacks some of the performance and usability you expect from a model in its price range ...
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....
Abstract: 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 ...
