First Look at the 24.6 Megapixel Sony Alpha DSLR-A900

[according206]

Who cares about video. Medium format cameras don't do video. D3x doesn't do video. A900 doesn't do video. Video is just a nice bonus extra. Professionals that shoot video choose 5DMK2 for video as paying 2k for a rig rather than 30k for video camera but to do high quality video you need follow focus rig and dolly and etc. Those extras add up to thousands of dollars extra.

[ZMOinc]

Ide probably break my computer if i tried uploading a 24 MP raw file :)

[mmercelis]

The D3 and the 1D also don't have a popup flash, and I don't think HD video should be a feature for a DSLR. If you want to make a video, you buy a camera. DSLR camera's are for poeples who loves photography.

[MrDannySweeting]

@mmercelis Isn't it better to have the feature? It's got it there, and it's good at it. It isn't built for joe average, and people might buy it for its DSLR specs but for video capabilities also. Saying it should be for 'people who love photography' is just snobbery.

[hongdekong]

ITS THE =3 PORN SONG!

[Top5ization]

just wait for the a77..

[slepeca]

if you want HD video :) buy video camera :) agree with the most people here

[lilboirocksSUPREME8P]

:O IT HAS MORE MEGAPIXELS THAN MY 5D MARK II NOO!!!! lol. but i still love it.

:)

[hristijank2]

carl zeiss is transparent gold...

[CPLPHEONIX]

And now we use the, Flagubershuzenasfraghentukchen Stag A9000 Lens. This helps with the camera as a Ausfenhagendildointhebutthurth­ardallnight 9000... Great for any photographer of course

[MGGproductionsfull]

I use Canon 600D for videos no question about is the best so far

[lovemyguitarlomo]

Toronto!

[mzaiemo]

Design is ugly despite all the function and quality is excllent.

[heyJustephan]

@mzaiemo well depends for me the alpha has a beauty designe :)

[mzaiemo]

@heyJustephan thanks :)

[hongfei95]

What ! This camera is gd in low light ! If this camera is gd in low light, the Nikon D3X would be the best in the world for low light !

[dsinbad426]

@ratman2232 full frame cameras never come with built in flashes, because they are useless to professionals i also own a 60d and its not even close to as good a s a full frame camera. even though its crap because its sony its still better than a 60d

[Gadgetbig]

ungly camra

[ratman2232]

NO HD and no flash? Crapola. Canon D60 better.

[slepeca]

@ratman2232 if you want HD take video camera :D photo camera is for photos not for taking videos...

[lightbringer942]

hey Chris Hogg....you're stupid!! Do your "homework" first before commenting on the cons of the A-900

[pablowito]

sony is only for video not photografy

[djfsolo]

Still can't fathom the stupidity of this review

[ejasonk]

To all "this guy knows nothing" guys here:

Well,professionals dont need reviews.They know what they want and how they want it.So this review ist not for professionals.

I better go with Canon in this upper class.The ISO is crap on this camera.

[burgos041]

This guy know nothing, First real professional use external flashes not pop-out and its a freakin DSLR not a video cam(if you want a video camera buy yourself a flip video) video camera is used by giant camera companies to lure ignorant consumer.

[evans13]

@burgos041 CAPTAIN AMERICAN SHOTS WITH CANON 5D MARK 2, D.S.R.L AND NOW WHO HAVE THE STUPID COMMENT ABOUT BIG COMPANIAS WITH BIG CAMERAS??

[MrDannySweeting]

@burgos041 He said paparazzi, not professional photographers.

[alexhollandmusic]

Jesus christ, that thing is beastly.

[Drinapropriatetouch]

Pop up flashes are crap, anyone who is going to invest in a camera like this would be a total poser if they didn't buy an external flash.

[coolscream]

funny,

making a video about a hightech camera in 360p

[theOlie]

the A900 is not the successor to the A700

the A700 is a fantastic APS-C camera, the A900 is full frame.

[SuperVideoman12]

dude if you're ganna show photos taken from a 24.6 mp camera, UPLOAD IT IN 1080P!!!!

[roselee0010]

aahhh .. but is sony dsc h7 sLr ? or not ? ..

[jaffster123]

Good camera, it's a cheap full frame body and you get bang for your buck. But I have to disagree on the low light performance. Anything over ISO800 and it seriously starts to lag behind the Nikon/Canon equivalents (d700/5d).

[locus921105]

cool camera~

[phirepix]

Just a little post on the comments, I agree that if you want a video camera, buy one. I'm not going to run around a family picnic with a 5d mkii taking video of an egg toss. And just for a little bit of info, if you check Sony makes the cmos sensor for Nikon. Yes it's true

[JogBird]

Cosnumers are not going to buy a freakin $3000 camera. And pros dont use freaking internal popup flashes. Thumbs down.

[roselee0010]

pLs. answer .. is sony DSC-H7 dsLr ? sLr ??

[roselee0010]

hey .. in phiLippine money .. how much thus that cost ????? ..

[JohnHFilms]

@roselee0010 The Sony A900 is about P115,000, but I think it's much more in Sony Stores because of tax and profit.

The DSC-H7 is a bridge camera, somewhat between digital cameras and digital SLRs.

[JohnHFilms]

@roselee0010 @roselee0010 The Sony A900 is about P115,000, but I think it's much more in Sony Stores because of tax and profit. It doesn't come with any lens but if you Minolta lens they will work.

The DSC-H7 is a bridge camera, somewhat between digital cameras and digital SLRs.

[Wisdombluetooth]

bull shit Camera!! expensive. check this Seitz 6x17, check the japanese 130 megapixel camera. this is for amatuers.

its nothing.

[swing567]

How do you manage to get all these cameras? Are Sony sending you them?

Please Message me Back.

[OglanciMuslum]

he is cute :-)

[safareesh]

how much is for this camera?

[robbybobby20009]

At the guy who made the video, you obviously have no idea that the reason their is no inbuilt flash, is because where one would normally be, there is the best quality pentaprism viewfinder money can buy. This is meant to be a professional purist camera, and it does a darn good job.

[FXerGerFra]

The lens is bad especially on the edges it produces some wried unsharpness that is realy ugly and it isn't realy that sharp. The much Cheaper 2.8-4 D-Kit Lens from the Dynax 9D was way better so was the 28-70 2.8 G (and G LE) from Minolta, it is a little softer but the Bokeh is better and the Corners look way better.

[emscott32]

24.6 MP?!?!?!?

BLOODY HELL!

[Metriohn]

i dont think DSLR's should come with HD video, nor live view, i feel it takes out the beauty of photography, but its just my opinion..

[lovelangel]

not really...

the point here if u ganna pay 3000$ it better come with everything including HD vid

and the video on DSLR's camera dose not interrupt the photo

and u don't know...u may need it after all..!!

[robbybobby20009]

@loveangel Professional photographers do not need video, which is why the sony a900 is an amazing camera, it's simple, dare I say basic, but yet combined with a zeiss lens, the quality will be unparalleled.

The last time I checked people were spending the same amount on film cameras, and did they have 1080p HD and live view? I think not.

[JohnHFilms]

@Metriohn HD video on a DSLR = useless

Live view is kinda neat if you are sitting down and your camera is raised up and a stage is rasied up and you cannot stand..well live view fixes it.

[hyperfocus2011]

@Metriohn no..doesnt change anything when you see a photo you can bever tell that :)

[MrDannySweeting]

@Metriohn DSLR's are more and more becoming the go to for video recording for Independent companies and even full companies, and why not have live view? I agree, I usually use the visors, but I do like to view my images after taking it, and I view myself as a competent Artist, as well as photographer, It just depends on your views.

[VisionExperienceTv]

@Metriohn I must say, I agree... my camera (Sony Alpha a560) has video and I use it since it's there, but just for my Youtube videos, but I actually prefer a DSLR camera separate and a video camera separate. To me, SLR's weren't made for video, they just don't seem all that great. It's a confusion on who photographers are and who are cinematographers.

[alphaomegatog]

i have a sony a300 and love the sony DSLR's, the zeiss lenses are the most gorgeous glass on earth. why dont sony make a pro SLR that has a built in battery grip, like the d3 although i can understand that it keeps costs down considering the a900 is more than half the price cheaper than the d3.

[HologramJones]

Yup, badge loyalty is a funny thing...the Canonites didn't even accept it when the Luminous Landscape guys took Nikons, Canons and Sonys to the Arctic and the Sonys outlived the Canons in both batteries and functionality, 5 Canons out of 10 died in the cold and developed problems with moisture, none of that with the Sonys. What good is a dead camera does the Canon badge make it more useful?

[XiFF2]

For the guy that said the lenses looks like it was made 10yrs ago. TBH if u cant appriciate CZ lenses then you shouldnt even be speaking. Its like saying Hasselblad looks like its 40yrs old.

[mikeaquino94]

sony is climbing up the DSLR market ladder. its competing with different DSLRs

[sbs260]

well sony has the carl zeiss lens

and those are legendary.

the best lens on earth

so thats another good selling point for sony

only problem is they have a limited selection

but soon there would be more on the way.

i could see why sony is going on a roll

[XiaoPow]

CZ lenses are amazing, but i've never tried the sony ones... I'm not going to assume they're better than others because of the name.

[ttrroxors]

5dmkII > this

[AndyBJ]

No disrespect to Sony, but why would any professional buy this? I would rather have a 1Ds MK4, a 5D MK4, a Nikon D3X or D700. From a purely design perspective the back of the sony looks old-school and messy. The lenses look like they were designed 10 years ago. it really does not fit into the current market in my opinion.I'm sure the Sony holds it own with image quality, but in the current DSLR market they should stick to Playstations in my opinion.

[marktiller]

Lots of professional photographers are buying A900s just to be able to use the Zeiss lenses, even if they stay with another system. WHo cares what the lenses look like? They aren't fashion accessories! The Zeiss 135 f1.8 is as good as a lens gets.

[pchera01]

$1999.99 at amazon..

[hellofellow13]

anybody know how much this costs? (: btw, HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! x) (i might not be on tomorrow)

[JenniferVossx]

$2700

[Lefferable]

im thinking of buying this camera and the similarities it has to the "tradtional side" are what appeal to me! i am yet to find the perfect camera but this comes pretty darn close instead of listening to this homo go to your camera retailer and check it out the features remind me of my awesome dynax 5 minolta camera so whoever came here to bag this camera can go eat my curry shit!

[DodoBenny]

Pop-up flash???? Muhahaa! This guy doesn't know much about photography... This camera is pretty ok, AND: if you need an HD camcorder, buy it.... I hate all those gagdets where eveything is installed and gives you low quality in each of them (like cell phones with GPS, TV, 2 sim cards, 2MP camera, video etc...) If you need a good camera, buy a good camera, if you need a good HD camcorder so buy a good camcorder.... Uff...

[HelloNewYorkCity]

i prefer the d700, and the a900 has a petite amount of shutter accuations (in real life, it averages about 40,000 while the d700 scores about 180,000)

[igogosh]

Sony states 100 000 tested on A900. My KM 7D has been through well over 50K and still doing strong. Use your gear, don't let it rust on the shelf:))))

[dvamateur]

The "Z" in Zeiss is pronounced like in pizza. The Yanks are so ignorant, I even hear them mispronouncing words like Mozart.

[gerSick]

@mnfthpst

I know what you are saying.

And many owners of the A900 will agree that vid, LV or build in Flash is not needed.

But the other Makers have them.

And the A900 looks bad, cause it's only 3 brands playing in this field.

If you shoot 1 of 1000 perfect pics with pop-up flash or LV or what ever, this could make you think different.

And the "missing" features don't have bad sides on the day by day photographing.

U miss 1980's Minolta.

Don't forget how bad they were as Sony took them...

[dvamateur]

I agree. This camera is on the right track. The reason I like this camera (and trust me, I am not a big Sony fan in general) are as much the things that it has, as the things that it doesn't have. Please, please, please, don't ever put video captuer, live view, or built in flash in a fine piece of kit for photography. Leica S2 is on the right track, and so is the Alpha 900. If it had all these features, it would cost $5000, and it would be corny and cliche like Canon. And please say Neekon

[CrazyJimKU]

Jizzus, I can't stand this shit.

[mnfthpst]

I don't think this guy actualy knows what kind of camera this is. It's not really caled an "alpha, a" is it? that would be pointless. NIKON not NIAKON. pop up flashes aren't for pro cameras, live view is for beginners with digicams, video is for video cameras, I am getting sick of new cameras with pointless features and people who are pointless like this guy.

This camera is on the right track, the other new entry level sonys are missing the mark. I miss Minolta...

[tadej172]

3:06 Its Nikon, NOT Naikon!

[hoosiercub]

Yeah.. he said Nikon..

[Mindtraveler3]

Built in pop up flash! hahahahaha REALLY? This guy knows nothing of pro camera's.hehehehehe douche!

[ZythusTCS]

this guy sucks dick

[Kz777ER]

+2 , he doesn't no anything about dslr

and abuilt in flash !!??!!

[Sachphotgraphy]

+1 You should not being reviewing Cameras.

[joker1009998]

your an idiot and asking sony to put in a pop up flash would mean sacrificing viewfinder covereage. sorry but you shouldnt be reviewing cameras, its just that simple.

[Sachphotgraphy]

Who cares about video.... Like you said CONSUMERS will want that.. not Pros. A pop up flash? Pro Cameras never have a flash. Your an idiot dude........

[mdswente]

I have the A700 and love it. The A900 was released after I bought the A700. I would have already upgraded to the A900 if it had live view. This is something I knew the A700 didn't have and so far have managed without it. After using an A350 it happens to be quite a useful feature.

[dreamincashmere]

why does this dude look like he is from the 80's?

[Xelacr]

Oh come on thats lame, if you want to record use a camcoder not a DSLR and pop up flash! what the hell are you talking about!

[someguy6481]

3) professionals don't care about video recording, they only care about how well the photos comes out and how the camera performs. Does the d3 and 1d have video recording? If sony releases a camera with video, it will be in the enthusiast / hobbyist range of their cameras rather not their professional range. Probably the successor of the a350 will have video recordings, not the successor of the a700 or a900.

want a camera, buy a camera, want a video camera buy a video camera. Enough said.

[AnakNangTupa]

@someguy6481

On a practical sense, these video capable/still cameras are now being used in many applications by Documentary and movie DPs, especially on steadycam shots.

I do both, and yes some professionals care about video 'filming' and still photography at the same time. Imagine bringing the same equipment to both assignments. Besides, some documentary scene sequences are now being shot with these Video /Still cameras in the field.

[transciouss]

@someguy6481 I bet Canon and Nikon provide video recording with NO or VERY LITTLE additional cost. So,,,

[someguy6481]

this guy doesn't know much about cameras:

1) photojournalists do use external flashes because they perform better than the built in ones.

2) higher professional models tend not to have built in flash i.e. nikon d3 and d3x, the canon 1d series and sony a900, if sony had to add a built in flash in the a900 then they would have to compromise on the pentaprism of the viewfinder. Even Paul Genge of Sony UK said this in a interview with "What Digital Camera" magazine.

[AnakNangTupa]

@someguy6481

I guess it's a matter of individual choice. Almost all pros (photojournalist mainly) got to have the 'money shot' at the right moment--it pays the big bucks-nothing wrong with having that pop up flash feature when you need a 'snap shot' quick.

I always have this notion in carrying a concealed weapon--"it's better to have it and not need it, than not having it and needing it" cause it might save the day when you do. And this applies even to my profession as a photographer.

[JohnHFilms]

@someguy6481 Eh, 1D series aren't full frame..

[skidjesper]

A900 is a great camera. But the pop up flash will were there

[Atlixco1984]

i like the lens..

[Cristi2626]

i think this camera doesn't have a popup flash because all the room is occupied by a massive pentaprism which ensures 100percent viewfinder coverage, and besides that, most pixel peeping semipros and pros want something more powerful than the stock popup.

[RMPalm2000]

ive used the a900 and a d90 before, and i've got to say, video aside, that I actually prefer the D90, although the a900 is a more than excellent camera. I prefer the d90 because it seemed more user friendly, and it has more support with the Nikkor and 3rd party lenses. I cant really speak for Canon, and I don't think that pentax is even on the same playing field as these brands any more.

[yokechye]

The only reason I can think of for Sony to consider putting in a built-in pop-up flash is to control the external flashes wirelessly. Other than that, I don't see it as a fuss.

[TheDivineCellphone]

i agree with others...

i shoot with an A700, and the sole reason why i would upgrade to A900 would be because of its fullframe feature

the built in flash is rarely used because i know how ugly the photos turn. i rather mount my 3600Flash and get some good flash shots.

What's with the whole 'HD video in a DSLR' thing ? .. it's a freaking DSLR ! - the canon and nikon are so deeply handicapped that i don't understand why anyone would use it for HD video - get a real video camera instead!

[zalmo123]

Pop up flash not needed, video not needed.  This is a pro still camera, not a semi-pro video device.

[JoelC13]

If you want video buy a video camera, sheesh, what a dumb addition that would be. Also I wish this dimwit would explain the pentaprism and why there is no pop up. I shoot an A700 professionally and NEVER use the pop up flash. Sony, please dont waste time adding video to these excellent machines. Spend the r&d time making your cameras progressively better.

[zalmo123]

Totally agree, the flash on the a700 is pointless, my wife rarely used it. She just got the HVL-58AM, now she's saving up for the a900. She'll make do with the a700 til then.

[someguy6481]

I agree with you JoelC13

[dorkomania]

Pro or not, every DSLR should have pop-up flash because it is an incredible convenience to have, and external flashes are incredibly burdensome to the overall girth of a typical DSLR. Video? Eh...gimmicky but once the other two fools on the block start putting it in...you get left behind when you don't have it as well. Pretty soon we will start de-evolving into pocket-sized digital cameras with inexplicably great high ISO and crisp, sharp video...oh wait...they already make those for $300.00...

[globenavigator]

Yes please include pop up flash and video. I still have my old F828 Sony with these features and I am always impressed by the quality even if it is an 8Mp camera. Leave the pros with their bulky accessories and non-sense practicality... The competition seems to have understood that. Come on Sony, I'll by the next model if you include the flash and the hi-res vid ! Any you will get also many buyers like me !!!

[eddie2042]

OH MY GOD!! IT'S TORONTO!! GO LEAFS!!

[neofx23]

No doubt its very expensive. However, many companies will actually fund (or partially fund) for camera equipment. So the user working the camera does not necessarily have to spend a whole lot of money on their tool. After all, a camera is just a tool, the real artist is the one working behind the camera.

[mahamza86]

Man this is some serious camera for some serious cash

[anticimexxx]

DAMN NO!!!! Video is not what a DSLR should have.

[spark257]

u can't penalize sony for not having a pop-up flash in the full frame camera, the space is used up for the large pentatrism needed for the 100% view finder :P

[digitaljournal]

Understood, but it would have been nice to add it on and find a way to make it work. As we mentioned in the video, however, it is all personal taste.

[eddie2042]

the reason professional cameras like these and others like canon 1ds mark 3, or nikon d3, don't have flash is so that you have to buy a professional flash. i mean come on, when was any built-in flash in a camera "professional"

[HelloNewYorkCity]

if i youtube could let us vote on the user comments, i would rate this to -400 (if i could)

[radiocrash]

@digitaljournal can you tell me the any top end cams with built in flash flash ?

[Drinapropriatetouch]

@digitaljournal Pop up flashes are quite low output and poor quality, anyone who is going to invest in a camera this expensive would be quite the poser not to have an external flash.

[djfsolo]

@digitaljournal Its a professional camera. Professionals don't use pop-up flash. Silly review.

[GLXLR]

The A900 doesn't replace the A700...

[grimcomment]

Interesting comment about the lack of pop-up flash, I remember when Minolta (the camera this is historically still based on) Dynax 9 was mocked for offering just such a feature on what was seen as a pro model. I think Sony got this right and truth be known this is actually a better camera than the equivalent Canon or Nikon but badge loyalty plus investment in system kit and lenses means few will swap to the Sony - shame but maybe in the future.

[jremy7]

Very informative and hi-res video as well.

[pablo123cool]

yay very good sub meç!!