![]() ![]() Eventually I decided to bite the bullet and see what they'd come up with. Yes, they were 35mm but it doesn't do me any good if the body is so small I can't hold onto it. So, after a few years of watching Sony release amateur grade (barely above point-and-shoot) bodies made for midgets when they finally announced releasing the a850 and a900 I wasn't very enthused. Besides, what I REALLY wanted was a 35mm format and everyone's 35mm bodies were horridly expensive. But, jumping ship is expensive and time consuming so I decided I'd wait until I couldn't use my 7D bodies anymore before starting the painful process of moving to Nikon or Canon. Having owned three 7Ds the a100 was just a slap in the face. In eliminating this costly procedure by masking the view to a slightly smaller area (98%) while also downspecifying the frame rate to 3 frames per second, the DSLR-A850 offers a camera with most of the benefits of the DSLR-A900 at a significant saving to the photographer.First, let me say I was more than ready to jump ship when Sony acquired Minolta and then had the nerve to advertise the a100 as the next generation of the Minolta 7D. The DSLR-A900 requires a labour-intensive alignment procedure in the factory in order to provide a 100% scene view in the viewfinder. He can also compare the sample to the simulation by depressing the DISP button. Otherwise he can reject them by depressing the garbage can icon. If the photographer prefers those new settings he simply continues to work to accept them. ![]() At that point, the photographer can accept current settings or simulate how the image (and histogram) would look with changes in aperture, shutter speed, dynamic range optimizer and white balance. The display shows the image and its image histogram, but it is not stored on the memory card. When this mode is enabled in the settings (default), then using the depth of field (DOF) preview button makes a preview image of the subject. This mode, first introduced on the DSLR-A900, allows the photographer to take a sample image at the current settings. The specifications include: 24.6-megapixel CMOS sensor, 5 frame/s burst mode, dual BIONZ processors, 100% viewfinder, 9-point AF with 10 assist points, inbuilt image sensor shift stabilization and intelligent preview. In October 2011, Sony Japan announced the camera's end of production. Sony officially introduced the final camera on 9 September 2008 prior to photokina 2008. An early design study of the camera was shown at PMA on 8 March 2007, and a newer prototype announced at PMA 2008 on 31 January 2008. The α900 (DSLR-A900) is a full-frame digital SLR camera, produced by Sony. NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (1650 mAh) Range: 0 EV to 20 EV (+2 EV to +20 EV with Spot metering)Įlectronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane typeįixed eye-level system with optical glass type pentaprism, approximately 100%, 0.74x Magnification TTL metering Cell: 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC Mode: Auto, Program Auto (P, with program shift), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M) TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, center dual cross types + 10 assist sensors) Wide AF area, Spot AF area (center), Focus area selection (any of 9) Memory Stick: Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo,Ĭompact Flash Type I, Type II (Microdrive), UDMA (Mode5) compliant Sony mount compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount. ![]()
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