Sony SLT A99

Full frame, 24 MP, 3"
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        Summary Sony SLT A99

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $1,998 - $3,198
        With 10-24mm lens
        $2,438
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 3
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 5
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Full frame 35.8x24mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 1,229k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 24 MP
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 60fps
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 25,600 ISO
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        Pros

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        The Sony SLT A99 vs other recent DSLRs

        Overall image quality Great overall image quality Help
        89.0
        Viewfinder size Large viewfinder Help
        0.71x
        Autofocus Autofocuses shooting video Help
        Phase detection
        Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
        Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
        GPS Built-in GPS Help
        Great for travel
        Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
        1/8000 of a second
        Color depth Good color depth Help
        25 bits
        Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
        Shoot in extreme weather
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
        127 ms shutter lag
        Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
        100%
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        The Sony SLT A99 vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
        14 EV
        Size Quite small Help
        Professional size (147×111×78 mm)
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $1,998.00
        Weight Light Help
        812 g
        Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
        Great for movies
        Storage slots More storage slots Help
        2
        Thickness Thin Help
        3.1"

        Cons

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        The Sony SLT A99 vs other recent DSLRs

        Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
        700 ms startup delay
        Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
        126 lenses
        Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
        Won't autofocus with all lenses
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Announced Old Help
        August 2012
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
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        The Sony SLT A99 vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        1,555 ISO
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        1,229k dots
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        6 fps
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        24 MP
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        11
        Viewfinder Uses battery, see less detail Help
        Digital
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 60fps
        Screen size Small screen Help
        3"
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        25,600 ISO
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        500 shots
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        19

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Vamp898 Vamp898 (8:26 PM, January 02, 2014)
        lol snapsort says about the Viewfinder

        > Uses battery, see less detail Digital

        The EVF Viewfinder was chosen over and OVF because you see more details. Absolutely paradox to give a negative point for the better VF just because its not optical.

        It matters which one better is, and the EVF of the a99 is better than the OVF of the recent pro DSLRs so this is _not_ an negative point.
         
        lamboram (11:56 AM, May 30, 2013)
        understated masterpiece.!
         
        Bryan (2:23 PM, October 18, 2012)
        When will the DXO mark scores be out for Sony a99 ?