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What is it: 24-megapixel digital SLR camera
What we think: The high resolution is amazing, but everything else seemed below-par for the price -- we weren't wowed
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Reviewed on: 28 January 2009
Tags: sony, mark, intelligent, operation
We like:
High resolution; in-body image stabilisation; good viewfinder; great accessory system; 24-megapixel, full-frame sensor; three custom-setting slots on the mode dial; two Bionz image processors
We don't like:
Can't lock focus-point selector; preview button much too easy to hit accidentally; some below-par aspects of performance; no live view; loud mirror; slow autofocus and single-shot speed; photos get noisy and mushy starting at ISO 1,600
CNET UK judgement:
A good first try at a professional-level camera, the Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 has the high resolution but lacks some of the performance and usability you expect from a model in its price range
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