Testseek.co.uk have collected 105 expert reviews of the Sony Alpha SLT-A99 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Alpha SLT-A99.
April 2013
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105 Reviews
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121 Reviews
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The editors liked
Fast burst mode beyond its rivals
Continuous autofocus in good light
Movie mode
Silent adjustment dial
Electronic viewfinders don't come any better
Full-frame image quality
Vari-angle LCD mount
Teleconverter mode
AF Range option
24.3MP
Noise under control
AF Range control
Articulating screen
The editors didn't like
Centralised AF point arrangement
Autofocus system not as fast or customisable as competition
AF point adjustment shows in black which can be hard to see
Battery life really doesn't cut it
Limited buffer feels inconsistent with burst feature
Abstract: This roundup contains the majority of current full-frame camera offerings available. Full-frame cameras have image sensors as large as a frame of 35mm film...
Published: 2013-03-13, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
The Sony Alpha a99 SLT-A99V has a lot going for it, including excellent photos and very good video, a well-constructed and well-designed body, solid performance, and a great feature set
For some folks, things like the lack of CompactFlash, poor battery life, and compromises on video autofocus may not be reasonable trade-offs
The Sony Alpha SLT-A99V is a generally great camera that's equally adept at both stills and video, but with a few caveats.
Abstract: After a four-year wait, Sony has brought out a replacement to the full-frame Alpha a900 camera, the 24.3MP Sony Alpha a99.In her Sony A99 review video, our head of testing, Angela Nicholson, takes a look at Sony's latest full frame offering, the Sony Alph...
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Published: 2013-02-19, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Excellent high ISO performance. Fast focus for stills and video. 5.7fps shooting. Quiet. Articulating rear LCD. 1080p60 video capture. Integrated GPS.
No optical viewfinder. Lacks built-in flash
The Sony Alpha 99 is a full-featured full-frame D-SLR that can focus as quickly when recording video as it does for still images, but it doesn't have an optical viewfinder....
The Sony A99 combines virtually all of the company's latest cutting-edge camera technologies with an excellent full-frame sensor and a proven body design to create a realistic rival to the likes of the Nikon D800 and Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Traditionalist...
Quality: razor sharp, fully saturated colour. Exceptional.Why you'd buy the Sony Alpha SLT-A99: excellent control layout; full frame quality; high speed continuous shooting; excellent video quality; rugged build; vari-angle LCD; GPS feature; in body stabi...
Great image quality, AFD is the best tracking system we've seen, Excellent stabilization builtin for video, Fast FPS shooting, Center focusing point is extremely quick, Fairly silent shutter, Amazing EVF
Autofocus is only best in the center, Very short battery life, Slow startup, A tad more smudging at the higher ISOs than we'd like, Deep menus that aren't intuitive at first, No autofocus in manual video mode
By all means, this is a camera that can hold its own with the 5D Mk III and D800. Though its standard autofocus may not be as good as its competitors, where it excels is in tracking focusing. Many photographers still like using the center focusing point a...
Published: 2012-12-10, Author: Phil , review by: popphoto.com
Even though the Canon won our 2012 Camera of the Year award (see page 58), the Sony A99 remains one of the best new cameras we've seen this year. It shows that the new perspectives being brought to photography by the likes of traditional electronics compa...