In independent reviews of the full frame 24.6 megapixel Sony A900 (and Sony A850), it has been confirmed that the resolution of images is quite outstanding and that the sheer amount of detail captured is quite amazing (see for example, this review). Click on the thumbnails below to see examples of the amazing crisp details that have been captured in these images. To give you an appreciation of how these images will appear when greatly enlarged, the full-sized images are displayed, together with crops of just small areas of the images. Some valuable links are included following the picture thumbnails.
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Rob's Photography: Advantages and disadvantages of cropping images to gain extra reach. This article also gives some examples of the calculation of focal length.

Rob's Photography: Full  frame cameras vs  APS-C cameras:  Analysis of the "telephoto advantage" of an APS-C camera

Rob's Photography: Examples of the practical application of the "pixel density advantage" template:

Sony  NEX-3 / NEX-5 compared with the Sony A900 / A850      Canon EOS 7D compared with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 
Sony A700 compared with the Sony A900 / Sony A850              Sony A900 / 850 compared with the Nikon D3S     
Sony SLT-A55 compared with the Sony A900 / A850                 Nikon D300S compared with the Nikon D3S
Sony R1 compared with the Sony A900 / Sony A850

Sony A900: Do you really need 24 megapixels?  Wide ranging debate on Dyxum forum discussion

Rob's Photography: Information about determining the print size of an A900 image

Is it possible to make huge very good quality prints from the Sony A900? Users' experiences on Digital Photography Review (DPR) forum discussion, June 2009

Rob's Photography: Discussion about some factors you should consider when deciding whether you need to upgrade your digital camera

Rob's Photography: Rob's blog on Google's Blogspot.com


Great debate on whether you really need 24.6 megapixels: DPR forum discussion, July 2009

DxOMark Camera Rankings: The Sony Alpha 900 tops the quality comparisons of the Sony Alpha cameras tested. The tests cover color depth, dynamic range, low-light ISO, and DxOMark sensor. Select the Sony brand to see all the Sony Alpha cameras together.

Understanding aspect ratios and the art of cropping: On the web site of "The Luminous Landscape"

Joseph James Photography: Equivalence

Steve Hoffman's Nature and Landscape Photography: DSLR Sensor size and pixel density

W.H. Majoros: Secrets of digital bird photography: tools and techniques

Note: Section 2.3 has a very informative discussion about pixel density, noise, crop factors and magnification, and new sensor technologies.

Ophrys Photography: Full frame vs crop camera comparisons

David Kilpatrick: Crop or cram? Pixel density versus the big view: On the web site of "Photoclub Alpha"

Bob Atkins: Depth of field and the small-sensor digital cameras: On the web site of "photo.net"


Cambridge in Colour: Digital camera sensor sizes

Examples of amazing resolution of Sony A900: DPR forum discussion, May 2009

Amazing resolution of Sony A900 animal images: DPR forum discussion, June 2009

Not a cloud in the sky - Is this good or bad? DPR forum discussion, November 2009

Example of overexposure by a 300mm telephoto lens when used with the camera's auto exposure function



Links to Reviews of the Sony A900 and the Sony A850


Digital Photography Review (DPR): Review of the Sony A900 by Simon Joinson

The Luminous Landscape: Sony A900 field review

Imaging Resource: Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 tested using Norman Koren's "Imatest" analysis program

Imaging Resource: Detailed review of the Sony A900

Imaging Resource: Detailed review of the Sony A850

Dyxum Forum: Introduction to Sony's alpha flagship DSLR: by Mladen Sever (includes pixel pitch of Sony A900 and A700)

AlphaMountWorld: Sony Alpha A-900 DSLR Review and Reliability Report, by Carl Garrard

AlphaMountWorld: Sony Alpha DSLR A850 Review - Just think Alpha A900 "Lite", by Carl Garrard

Trusted Reviews: Review by Cliff Smith

Camera Labs: Review by Gordon Laing

Photography Blog: Review by Zoltan Arva-Toth

DigitalCameraInfo: Review by Steve Morgenstern

Photographyreview.com: Review by Carl Garrard

Photoclub Alpha: Do you really need an Alpha 900? Article by David Kilpatrick

Professional Photographer: Review by Ron Eggers

Shutterbug: Review by Peter K. Burian

British Journal of Photography: Full format for the masses?

Register Hardware: Review by George Cole

Digital Trends: Review by David Elrich

PopPhoto: Review by Philip Ryan

CNet: Review by Lori Grunin

Good Year Guide: Review by Elias Plastiras

Kurtmunger.com: Full review of the Sony A900

DigitalCameraTracker: Index of reviews of the Sony A900








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