The Sony A99 II proves that Sony’s A-mount system is still alive. The new camera offers very high resolution (42MP), a brand-new focusing system
that combines the best of SLR and mirrorless technology, very high frame rates in continuous shot modes, and very professional handling.
(Editor’s Note: Lab Review lab tests and comments are supplied by BetterNet, Shutterbug’s TIPA-affiliated testing lab and edited by George Schaub. TIPA is a worldwide association of photo and imaging magazines.)
The new Sony A99 II is a DSLR-like Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) system with a fixed and translucent mirror system. It’s Sony’s first full-frame sensor SLT with an A-mount since the first A99, which was launched in 2012. The new camera features an electronic viewfinder system with high resolution (2.36 million RGB dots) and uses its mirror system for the AF sensor. It combines a standard AF system with a highly sophisticated image sensor AF system; it can use 79 AF areas on its dedicated AF sensor and 399 AF areas on the image sensor, resulting in very fast and reliable focusing. This combination is called “Hybrid Phase Detection AF.” The mirror system allows the user to work with an SLR-type focus system as well as a continuous live preview on the screen or electronic viewfinder.
Features, Build & Handling
The new Sony A99 II is surprisingly compact, but due to its mirror system and A-mount flange focal distance it looks a little bulky. However, the body is well balanced due to its large grip and it fits well into the photographer’s hand.
The most important new feature is a new image sensor with 42MP resolution. The sensor is an equivalent system to Sony’s high-end mirrorless camera, the A7R II, and, in combination with its new BIONZ processor, it makes the camera very fast. It can record up to 12 frames per second (fps) in full resolution, plus offers additional continuous modes with lower speeds. Sony equipped the camera with a lot of RAM, so the camera can take up to 60 frames in full resolution (50 frames in Raw image mode). The extremely fast burst mode can be used for up to five seconds in JPEG mode, which is quite sufficient for sports photographers.
Just like its forerunner, the new Sony A-mount camera offers a built-in stabilizer system based on sensor shift technology: this makes it compatible with every lens attached to the camera. This new stabilizer system in the A99 II now offers five-axis stabilization, which performed excellently during our tests. Slower shutter speed settings corresponding to 4 EV stops can be used with standard and tele lenses. This also applies when recording video.
There is a new menu structure on the LCD screen that is more comfortable and efficient. It is well structured and now offers two “camera” settings as first menu tabs, which allows for fast and intuitive basic settings of the A99 II. The LCD screen is fully articulated and can be flipped up- and downward and rotated, thus providing protection for the screen when not in use.
Read more at http://www.shutterbug.com/content/sony-a99-ii-dslr-review#eCXIxuomL7rKBbXM.99
(Editor’s Note: Lab Review lab tests and comments are supplied by BetterNet, Shutterbug’s TIPA-affiliated testing lab and edited by George Schaub. TIPA is a worldwide association of photo and imaging magazines.)
The new Sony A99 II is a DSLR-like Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) system with a fixed and translucent mirror system. It’s Sony’s first full-frame sensor SLT with an A-mount since the first A99, which was launched in 2012. The new camera features an electronic viewfinder system with high resolution (2.36 million RGB dots) and uses its mirror system for the AF sensor. It combines a standard AF system with a highly sophisticated image sensor AF system; it can use 79 AF areas on its dedicated AF sensor and 399 AF areas on the image sensor, resulting in very fast and reliable focusing. This combination is called “Hybrid Phase Detection AF.” The mirror system allows the user to work with an SLR-type focus system as well as a continuous live preview on the screen or electronic viewfinder.
Features, Build & Handling
The new Sony A99 II is surprisingly compact, but due to its mirror system and A-mount flange focal distance it looks a little bulky. However, the body is well balanced due to its large grip and it fits well into the photographer’s hand.
The most important new feature is a new image sensor with 42MP resolution. The sensor is an equivalent system to Sony’s high-end mirrorless camera, the A7R II, and, in combination with its new BIONZ processor, it makes the camera very fast. It can record up to 12 frames per second (fps) in full resolution, plus offers additional continuous modes with lower speeds. Sony equipped the camera with a lot of RAM, so the camera can take up to 60 frames in full resolution (50 frames in Raw image mode). The extremely fast burst mode can be used for up to five seconds in JPEG mode, which is quite sufficient for sports photographers.
Just like its forerunner, the new Sony A-mount camera offers a built-in stabilizer system based on sensor shift technology: this makes it compatible with every lens attached to the camera. This new stabilizer system in the A99 II now offers five-axis stabilization, which performed excellently during our tests. Slower shutter speed settings corresponding to 4 EV stops can be used with standard and tele lenses. This also applies when recording video.
There is a new menu structure on the LCD screen that is more comfortable and efficient. It is well structured and now offers two “camera” settings as first menu tabs, which allows for fast and intuitive basic settings of the A99 II. The LCD screen is fully articulated and can be flipped up- and downward and rotated, thus providing protection for the screen when not in use.
Read more at http://www.shutterbug.com/content/sony-a99-ii-dslr-review#eCXIxuomL7rKBbXM.99
0 Comment "Ok, it's not quite as speedy as the just announced Sony A9 but the A99 II is pretty dang fast. Read what we thought about it in this review"
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