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Sony SLT-A99

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User ratings:
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • large
  • beautifully crisp and natural-looking

Cons

  • no built-in flash
  • only transmits 70% of the light entering the lens to the sensor
  • no low-pass filter

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • Full frame
  • 24x36 mm
  • 24 Mpx
  • 6000, 4000 px
  • Sony A
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Sony SLT-A99 - Pros & Cons

Sony SLT-A99

Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • large
  • beautifully crisp and natural-looking
  • various fully automatic systems and freely selectable scene modes
  • that even fast-moving subjects are reliably kept in focus
  • Excellent high ISO performance
  • image quality is still quite impressive
  • 1080p60 footage is crisp and sharp
  • autofocus system is fast
  • A99V feels responsive and fluid to shoot with
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • no built-in flash
  • only transmits 70% of the light entering the lens to the sensor
  • no low-pass filter
  • poor relation to an optical viewfinder
  • Button bonanza No touchscreen
  • having a quick way to toggle between auto and manual focus
  • doesn't have a built-in flash
  • Sony A99 is not the highest resolution Full frame camera
  • Does the Sony A99 have Touch Screen
  • Does the Sony A99 have Weather Sealing
  • vast

Sony SLT-A99 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
25600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
24 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
6000 x 4000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony SLT-A99 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frame
Sensor size0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Lens mountSony A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusno
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Number of focus points19
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)19
Image stabiliserBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyes
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Number of exposures3
Exposure compensation plus5
Exposure compensation minus-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYes
Subject / scene modesno
Flash sync speed1/250s
Built-in flashno
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering system
TTL
External flashyes
Continuous drive6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (RAW)6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.7±EV
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
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Dimensions
Weight25.86 oz
Width5.79 in
Height4.38 in
Depth3.09 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)700
Battery technologyLithium
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage7.2 V
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSyes
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modesRotating
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum25600
Boosted ISO minimum50
Boosted ISO maximum25600
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets8
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW
HDRyes
AEB/HDR supportyes
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots1229000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.77 x
Separate info displayyes
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsH.264
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)50.0 fps
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Design
Body typeSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
Anti-dust systemyes
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
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Connectivity
mini HDMI Type Cyes
HDMI connector typeMini
USB version2.0
Microphone portyes
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Firewireno

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Sony SLT-A99 Sony - Editorial Reviews (25)

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Sony SLT-A99 High-end full frame roundup (2014)
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Published: 07.12.2014
High-end full frame roundup (2014)

Which high-end full-frame camera should I buy? This roundup contains the majority of current full-frame camera offerings available. Full-frame cameras have image sensors as large as a frame of 35mm film, and for good reason: larger sensors offer the potential for better image quality, low light performance, and dynamic range. If you want a drastic upgrade to the image quality of your phone, or portraits with superior subject to background separation, it’s hard to beat what full-frame offers.

Sony SLT-A99 Sony Alpha SLT-A99 In-Depth Review
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Published: 12.12.2012
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 In-Depth Review
4.2

The Sony SLT-A99 is the Japanese camera maker's flagship model, aimed squarely at DSLR enthusiasts who will settle for nothing less than a full frame sensor in a rugged body with a plethora of external and customizable controls. It arrives almost four years after its predecessor, the A900, the company's first full frame DSLR. You'd certainly expect significant new features given such a long gap between products and Sony has lost no opportunity to equip the A99 with every bit of electronic expertise they've incorporated into their NEX and SLT models in the interim. Whereas the A900 was a defiantly conventional SLR that would have been immediately familiar to Konica Minolta film-camera users, the A99 is something of a technological tour-de-force.

Sony SLT-A99 Sony A99 Field Test and VG900 Preview
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Photography Bay
Published: 13.09.2012
Sony A99 Field Test and VG900 Preview

[youtube  Here’s a nice video preview put together by CameraStoreTv of the new Sony A99 and VG900.

Sony SLT-A99 Best affordable cameras for sports and action in 2022
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Published: 26.11.2022
Best affordable cameras for sports and action in 2022

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Sony SLT-A99 Sony A99 Review
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Sony A99 Review

We get a pro's take on the A99 in our A99 review. Check out beautiful sample photos and direct comparison to competitors.

Sony SLT-A99 FIRST LOOK: Sony SLT-A99
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Photo Review
Published: 12.09.2012
FIRST LOOK: Sony SLT-A99

Sony adds a 'full frame' model to its popular SLT Alpha camera line-up.

Sony SLT-A99 Sony Alpha a99 review
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TechRadar
Published: 22.11.2012
Sony Alpha a99 review
3.5

Sony gets back in the full-frame game

Sony SLT-A99 Review: Sony SLT a99 DSLR
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Brisbane Times
Published: 19.06.2013
Review: Sony SLT a99 DSLR

This wonderful 24-megapixel camera is Sony's top full-frame DSLR using SLT technology.

Sony SLT-A99 Sony Alpha SLT-A99 REVIEW
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Digital Photography School
Published: 16.01.2013
Sony Alpha SLT-A99 REVIEW
4.0

After a run of compact digicams it sure was a change of scenery to grasp this major one for review. However, I was surprised at how easily I fell into its working modes. Am I getting more camera-wise or is the Alpha SLT-A99 more user-friendly? I suspect the latter because, when you run your eyes

Sony SLT-A99 Sony A99 Field Report - Luminous Landscape
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Published: 09.10.2012
Sony A99 Field Report - Luminous Landscape

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Sony SLT-A99 2015 Roundup: High-end Interchangeable Lens Cameras $2000+
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Published: 25.11.2015
2015 Roundup: High-end Interchangeable Lens Cameras $2000+

This category has something for everyone, whether it's ultra-high resolution, 4K video, high dynamic range, or pinpoint AF accuracy. For the enthusiast or pro who refuse to compromise, here's a look at cameras priced over $2000.  Read more

Sony SLT-A99 The Sony α99 - a Complete and Competitive Camera
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Published: 12.09.2012
The Sony α99 - a Complete and Competitive Camera

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

Sony SLT-A99 Review: Sony SLT a99 DSLR
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Published: 19.06.2013
Review: Sony SLT a99 DSLR

This wonderful 24-megapixel camera is Sony's top full-frame DSLR using SLT technology.

Sony SLT-A99 Sony A99 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 11.01.2013
Sony A99 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Sony A99 is a new full-frame DSLR camera that seemingly offers virtually all of the latest cutting-edge technologies. The A99 is also the only full-frame camera that isn't made by the Big Two, Canon and Nikon, who both now have three full-frame models in their ranges. Can the A99 compete with the well-established competition? Read our in-depth Sony A99 review to find out...

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