Sony A99 Specs Released

At the last Wedding Walk, I was talking to a Sony Alpha user that was on the verge of jumping the fence to either Canon or Nikon for one reason alone. He was about to start shooting weddings, and Sony did not have a full frame camera option. At least one with newer technology that has already been surpassed by Nikon and Canon by a whole bunch. The last camera from Sony with a full frame sensor was the A850, released back in 2009.

Shooting weddings with a full frame sensor camera, means you are likely to also get stellar ISO performance as well. And for those that want to write in saying that there are plenty of cameras without a full frame sensor that can shoot a wedding competently, I would only say that experienced photographers will tell you that they like a full frame better for a host of reasons that I won't go into here. Can a cropped sensor camera do a great job? Sure. But if given the choice, experienced hands that have shot both will go to a full frame almost every time.

Well, Mr. MC Neal from the Wedding Walk, this may change your mind on jumping ship. We have a leaked spec list for the new Sony A99, and it looks pretty good. Asking price is rumored to be about $2,800.

24.3MP full frame CMOS Exmor sensor

Translucent mirror technology

ISO range: 100-25,600 (ISO-low 50 is also available)

14 bit RAW output

1/8000 maximum shutter speed

10 fps

Shutter life: 200,000 shots

102 points AF system

AF with two phase detection sensors

2360k dots XGA OLED viewfinder

3" tiltable 921k dots LCD screen

Full HD video recording at 1920x1080/60p

Auto HDR capability

HDMI output

Built-in stereo mic

Built-in flash with guide number of 12

New multi-segment low pass filter

Photodiode expansion technology

Light concentration technology

Selective noise reduction

Two memory slots: SD and SD+MS cards

Announced on September 12, 2012

Available in stores in late October 2012

New accessories to be released with the a99: battery grip, flash, remote control, microphone etc.

Very light, weather sealed magnesium alloy body

Weight: 730 g.

Price: around $2,800

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