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April 2013
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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...
Light body, bright and detailed viewfinder, most flexible LCD on any camera, high level of customisation, general image quality, superb handling, Smart Teleconversion function, highquality video
Delay in changing exposure settings, slow start up, electronic viewfinder can stagger, occasional focus freezing issues, unhelpful error messages lead to dead ends in operation
The A99 is a decidedly different proposition for the professional user than what we've seen previously. It clearly feels like a camera which has evolved from models beneath it in its range, rather than one designed specifically to satisfy a profession...
Abstract: The Sony SLT-A99V gives you a new mark for quality imaging. If you don't like the middle ground of consumer and professional cameras, you're going to hate Sony's full-frame Translucent Mirror camera. There are so many features about the α99 that pros want...
Abstract: Forum Login Sony Alpha A99 Corporate Backgrounder One of the world's best known brands in consumer electronics and entertainment is Sony. Movies, music, TVs, computers, cameras, semiconductors, phones, tablets, games, and audio and video devices too...
Very good JPEG output at default settings, Excellent high ISO output in both JPEG and Raw images, Wide dynamic range Raw files, Pleasing metering and white balance results, Solid build quality, light weight and good ergonomics / handling, In-body image stabilization system works with all lenses, High quality OLED EVF with high magnification, Articulated rear LCD, Quick Navi menu for fast access
Small coverage area of AF array compared to its peers, Autofocus not compatible with manual exposure control in video mode, No histogram available in video mode, Live view not available with continuous shooting above 3 fps (an image review is displayed instead), Magnified live view not available in video mode, AF tracking accuracy lags behind its Nikon and Canon peers, Tedious navigation throug
The SLT-A99 is a very well-specified camera capable of delivering consistent results in a wide range of shooting scenarios for both still photography and video. Sony has typically maintained a blistering pace of new camera models and the nearly four-y...
