Sony Alpha a900 (DSLR-a900)
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  • 24.6 megapixels
  • 5fps continuous shooting at full resolution
  • 9-point AF with 10 focus assist points
  • 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD

 
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Sony Alpha a9... Specifications  


  Lens Mount
Sony α mount
YES
Compatibility with A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta YES
  Lens Compatibility
All types of Sony α lenses
YES (DT lens compatibility is not guaranteed)
Minolta & Konica Minolta α/MAXXUM/DYNAX lenses YES (DT lens compatibility is not guaranteed)
  Image Sensory
Image sensor type
Exmor CMOS sensor
Image sensor colour filter R, G, B, Primary color
Size (mm) 35.9 x 24
  Camera
Total sensor Pixels (megapixels)
Approx. 25.7
Effective Pixels (megapixels) Approx. 24.6
A/D Conversion (Bit depth) 12
Automatic White Balance YES
White balance: preset selection Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash
White balance: custom setting YES
White balance: types of color temperature 2500 - 9900 k with 19-step Magenta / Green compensation
White balance bracketing 3 frames, Selectable 2 steps
ISO Sensitivity Setting ISO200 - 3200 equivalent, ISO numbers up from ISO100 to ISO6400 can be set as expanded ISO range
  SteadyShot INSIDE
System: CCD-shift mechanism
YES
SteadyShot INSIDE scale (in viewfinder) YES
Camera-Shake warning (in viewfinder) YES
SteadyShot INSIDE capability Approx. 2.5 EV - 4 EV decrease in shutter speed (varies according to shooting conditions and lens used)
SteadyShot INSIDE compatibility All Sony Alpha lenses and A-Mount bayonet lenses from Minolta and Konica Minolta
  Anti-Dust
Double anti dust system (anti-static coating and sensor shift mechanism)
YES
  Auto Focus System
TTL phase-detection system
YES
Sensor 9 points with centre dual-cross sensor + 10 assist focus points
Sensitivity Range (at ISO 100 equivalent); EV 0 - 18
Eye Start AF System (on off selectable) NO
AF Area: Wide focus area YES (auto with 9 areas)
AF Area: Spot YES (center dual-cross sensor)
AF Area: Local focus area selection YES (9 local areas)
AF Modes Continuous, Single Shot, Automatic, Manual Focus, Direct Manual Focus
Predictive Focus Control YES (with moving subjects in AF-A and AF-C)
Focus Lock YES
AF Illuminator YES (with built-in LED)
AF Illuminator range (meters) Approx. 1 - 7
  Auto Exposure System
Light metering type
TTL
Light metering cell 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC
Light metering: Multi segment YES
Light metering: Spot YES
Light metering: Center weighted YES
Exposure: Automatic YES
Exposure: Program Auto YES (with Program Shift)
Exposure: Shutter priority YES
Exposure: Aperture priority YES
Exposure: Manual YES
Exposure: Scene selection NO
AE Lock YES
Exposure compensation YES (+/-3.0 EV, 0.3 EV, 0.5 EV steps selectable)
AE Bracketing 0.3 EV / 0.5 EV / 0.7 EV / 2.0 EV increments, 3/5 frames selectable (2.0 EV only 3 frames)
  Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed Range (seconds) 1/8000 - 30 and bulb
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot Off); second 1/250
Flash Sync Speed (With Steady Shoot On); second 1/200
  Flash
Built-in-Flash Guide Number (in meters at ISO 100)
NO
Flash Metering System ADI / Pre-flash TTL flash metering
Flash Compensation +/-3.0 EV (0.3 EV, 0.5 EV steps selectable)
Built-in-Flash Recycling Time (approx. time in seconds) NO
Flash Mode Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear flash sync. High Speed sync. with optional compatible accessory flash
Wireless flash mode YES (only with optional accessory HVL-F58AM)
Slow Synchronization YES
Red-Eye Reduction NO
Flash Popup NO
Automatic Flash YES (with AUTO mode)
  Viewfinder
Type
Fixed eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism
Field of View (%) Approx. 100
Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity) 0.74x
Eye Relief Approx. 20mm from the eyepiece lens
Diopter Adjustment -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
  Live View
Type
NO
Other NO
  LCD screen
Screen Size (inches)
3
Monitor Type Xtra Fine LCD
LCD Total Dot Number 921.600
LCD on/off YES
Brightness adjustable YES
Tilting screen NO
  Recording
Drive Mode
Single, Continuous, 10sec. / 2sec. Self-timer, Single AE bracketing, Continuous AE bracketing, White Balance Bracketing, DRO Advanced Bracketing, Mirror lock up, Remote commander
Continuous-Advance Rate (approx. frames per second at maximum) Hi: Max. 5 fps, Lo: Max. 3 fps
Number of Continuous Advance JPEG (L size, Fine): 105 images, RAW: 12 images, RAW+JPEG: 10 images
Recording Media Compact Flash Type I / II / MicroDrive slot. Memory Stick™ Duo / MS Pro Duo and MS-PRO HG Duo
Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, 16:9 selectable
RAW (pixels) 6048 x 4032
Image Size L - JPEG (pixels) 6048 x 4032 (24M)
Image Size M (pixels) 4400 x 2936 (13M)
Image Size S (pixels) 3024 x 2016 (6.1M)
Still Image quality RAW, cRAW, RAW+JPEG, cRAW+JPEG, Extra fine(JPEG), Fine(JPEG), Standard(JPEG)
Noise Reduction (Long exp.NR) On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second
Noise Reduction (High ISO NR) High/Normal/Low/Off, available at the ISO set to 1600 or above
Delete Function Single, multiple, or all frames in a folder
Color Space (sRGB) YES
Color Space (Adobe RGB) YES
Color mode/DEC/Creative styles Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night view, Autumn leaves, B/W, Sepia
Dynamic Range Optimizer Off, Standard / Advanced: Auto / Advanced: Level
Date/Time Print With PictBridge™
  Playback/Edit
Information Display
YES
White/Black Out Alert YES
Index Playback YES (25, 9, 4 or 5 last frames filmstrip)
Enlarge (Maximum magnification) L size: 19x, M size: 14x, S size: 9.4x
Image Rotation YES
Auto Image Rotation YES
  General
Battery Remaining Indicator
YES
InfoLITHIUM Battery Indicator YES (in %)
Histogram Indicator YES
Exif 2.21
Exif Print YES
PictBridge YES
Menu Language English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Portuguese / Dutch / Russian / Swedish / Danish / Norwegian / Finnish / Polish / Czech / Hungarian
Zone Matching YES
Depth-of-Field Preview YES (selectable intelligent preview or optical preview by pressing Depth-of-field preview button)
PRINT Image Matching III YES
Remote Release Terminal YES
IR Remote Control YES (with RMT-DSLR1)
DPOF(Digital Print Order Format) YES
Indicator of remaining memory space (CF) YES
Beep Sound On/Off selectable
File Number Memory On/Off selectable
Folder Name Mode Standard and Date
Operating Temperature (degrees C) 0 - 40
  Jacks
Video Out
YES (PAL or NTSC)
HD/HDMI™ Out YES, HDMI™ mini connector 1920x1080i 59.94/50Hz , 1280x720p 59.94/50Hz, 720x480p 59.94Hz, 720x576p 50Hz
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed YES
USB Mode Mass Storage (PC connection) / PTP (PictBridge™) / Remort PC
  Power/Others
Battery System
NP-FM500H
Supplied Battery NP-FM500H
Stamina (battery life in CIPA condition) Approx. 880 images
Weight (g) Approx. 850
  Dimensions
Width (mm)
156.3
Height (mm) 116.9
Depth (mm) 81.9

á900 delivers the unmatched image quality, creative expression and performance demanded by professional photographers

• Superlative, detail-packed images from full-frame 24.6 effective megapixel CMOS sensor Exmor™

• Bright optical glass pentaprism viewfinder with 100% coverage

• Enhanced SteadyShot INSIDE™ offers up to 4.0 steps anti-shake performance with á lenses

• Ultra-sharp shooting responses and flawless, low-noise images from dual BIONZ™ image processor

• Review images on High Resolution 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD

• Fast, high-accuracy 9-point AF with 10 focus assist points

• 5fps continuous shooting at full resolution 24.6 megapixels


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