Nearly 18 months after it first appeared as a prototype at trade shows, Sony has announced its eagerly anticipated flagship digital SLR, the Alpha 900 – finally giving Minolta/Konica Minolta users a full frame option. Featuring the 24.6 MP CMOS sensor announced in January, the Alpha 900 offers several enticing features, including sensor-shift image stabilization, a super 100% coverage viewfinder and the same high resolution screen as the Alpha 700 (the new model also inherits most of the 700′s features, menus and external controls)
Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 digital camera specifications:
| Format | SLR |
| Price (street) |
$2889.59
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
6048 x 4032 |
| Low resolution |
4400 x 2936, 4400 x 2936, 3024 x 2016, 6048 x 3408, 4400 x 2472, 3024 x 1704, 3924 x 2656, 2896 x 1928, 1984 x 1320 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels |
24.6 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
25.7 million |
| Sensor size |
35.9 x 24 mm (8.61 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
2.9 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CMOS |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Sony |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (up to 6400) |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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| Zoom tele (T) |
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| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
Yes, Sensor shift |
| Auto Focus |
9-point AF with center cross |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
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| Macro focus range |
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| White balance override |
7 positions, plus manual |
| Aperture range |
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| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/8000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | No |
| Flash range | |
| External flash | Yes, hot-shoe |
| Flash modes | Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless |
| Exposure compensation |
-3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Metering |
40-segment Multi, Center weighted, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | Sony Alpha mount, Minolta A-type mount |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 5 / 3 fps, unlimited JPEG, 12 RAW, 10 RAW+JPEG images |
| Movie Clips | No |
| Remote control | Yes, Wired or wirelss (optional) |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash (Type I or II), Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, UDMA Mode 5, Supports FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32 |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW |
| Quality Levels |
Extra Fine, Fine, Standard |
| Viewfinder |
Optical (Pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.74x magnification) |
| LCD |
3 “ |
| LCD Dots |
921,600 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
Yes |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium-Ion (NP-FM500H) & charger |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 895 g (31.6 oz) |
| Dimensions | 156 x 117 x 82 mm (6.1 x 4.6 x 3.2 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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