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Sony A99II Camera Announcement Delayed Again ?

Sony A99II delayed

Photokina is so close and still we are not getting any concrete information related to the announcement date of Sony A99 II camera. According to a tipster of reputed rumor mill  “The replacement of a99 is not dead. Intense development has been done. Not sure about the announcement date yet….” (Ok, I know the tipster told nothing)

BIG possibility of A99II delay –  Due to the recent earthquake in Japan, the production capability of Kumamoto sensor factory was highly affected, the sensor production was partially halted resulting the delay of several compacts, Mirrorless including Sony A99 II camera.

List of delayed cameras / upgrades issued by Sony officially (Sony Upcoming Camera Announcement Delayed)

  • Sony a7
  • Sony a7R
  • Sony a7S
  • Sony a5100
  • Sony a77 II
  • Sony a99

You can see that Sony officially confirming the delay of A99 successor. However, we can see the development announcement of Sony A99 II successor this September. For more information  stay with us (FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOOGLE+) and we will update you soon as we get any new information / see more Sony Alpha Rumor.

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Sony cameras we’d like to see in 2014

Sony-Hybrid-DSLR

‘Every six months I want to do something new‘ as said by Kimio Maki of Sony and we already seen the success every six month strategy, first Sony RX series, then the Lens camera and now Mirrorless Fullframe A7 and A7r, take a look at the list of camera that may be announced in 2014 + List those camera we want to see in 2014 (at the end)

List of Rumored Cameras – May arrive in 2014

Two New FF A-mount cameras, one certainly with 4K video recording.

Sony may also announce a affordable entry level fullframe camera with NEX 5 body design in late 2014 or early 2015. (see patent here).

One new APS-C A-mount SLT. (A77 Successor).

There will be a new NEX-7 successor (E-Mount)

Sony ILCE 5000 – according to recent rumors the camera may arrive in Jan or Feb 2014.

Megapixel monster from Sony – 54 Megapixel fullframe camera in 2015-16 with 2460 focusing points,

List of those camera that Sony cameras we’d like to see in 2014

Hybrid A-E mount camera …Yep its dreamed by many Sony users from longtime,

Sony RC1 successor > APS-C sensor compact camera – Yes many users are waiting for Sony APS-C based compact camera and successor of Sony RC1 camera, the current RX series is missing APS-C based compact camera, we have 1 inch sensor based RX100, RX10 compacts and FullFrame based RX1 series camera.

stay with us (FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOOGLE+) and we will update you soon as we get any new information / see more Sony Rumor.

You can add your fav models in the comment …

If you have some extra time – Also see
Nikon cameras we’d like to see in 2014
Canon cameras we’d like to see in 2014

Sony A and E Mount Camera Coming on Q1 and Q2 of 2014 [Rumor]

 

Sony Hybrid SLT

According to latest rumors during first half of 2014 Sony will introduce two new FF mirrorless camera (one with 4K support), + we also have some good news for APS-C users Sony A77 and Sony NEX 7 successor is also coming in Q1 & Q2 of 2014 with new sensor, Advance AF system and Hybrid viewfinder.

So take a look at the rumor camera round-up

  •  Two New FF A-mount cameras, one certainly with 4K video recording. Sony may also announce a affordable entry level fullframe camera with NEX 5 body design in late 2014 or early 2015. (see patent here).
  •  One new APS-C A-mount SLT.  (A77 Successor).
  •  There will be a new NEX-7 successor too (E-Mount)

If we look at the list we feel that Sony is fully prepared for 2014 to make a sonic-boom in camera industry… the only thing left to  fill up is the amount of high-quality lenses required by professional photographers.

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Sony A99 at DxOMark Lab

Nikon D600 vs Sony A99Sony A99 score just published at DxOMark Lab, the overall score of A99 is 89, Compared to Nikon D600 (uses same sensor as A99) the low light score is just half due to the SLT technology used in the camera.

source – DxO

Canon 5D Mark III vs Sony A99 - High ISO Test

Canon 5D Mark III vs Sony A99 High ISO JPEG Image Comparison test done by a popular Japanese website dslrmagazine, the JPEG noise reduction turned off on both sides, see the results below

Canon 5D Mark III JPEG Images have less noise compared to Sony A99 at ISO 6400, so with Canon you get better High ISO Images. Canon 5D Mark III available at $3299 and Sony A99 available at $2798.

Source & Image credit – dslrmagazine

Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 - High ISO Test

We have published Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 Specification Comparison review few days ago, now focus-numerique just published A99 and Nikon D600 High ISO images, we have arranged both Sony A99 and Nikon D600 side by side ,

Shot settings: scene is illuminated at 200 lux, the Alpha 99 positioned in M mode with aperture f / 5.6, ISO and shutter speed is variable, You can also download the RAW files (samples) from the website.

Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 High ISO Test

Nikon D600 images look slightly more exposed, Both camera images have almost no noise at ISO 1600.

At 6400 and 12800 Sony A99 color NR (noise reduction) filter working very effectively, but small dark spots are visible all over the image due to noise, practically Sony A99 images are bit more usable than Nikon D600 at 12800.

Image credit and Src – focus-numerique

Buy Sony A99 from Amazon | B&H Store

Nikon D600 from Amazon | B&H

Sony A99 vs. Nikon D600

Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 Front

Take a look at quick comparison review between Sony A99 and Nikon D600.

Image sensor: both camera uses Same Full-frame sensor with same resolution.

ISO: The Standard ISO range of Sony A99 is 100-6400 expandable up to 25600, Nikon D600 have bit better, lower ISO range can be pushed to ISO 50.

AF Type:  Both camera uses advance AF system but Nikon have more AF point.

Nikon D600 Hybrid AF system: Nikon D600 uses both phase and contrast detection method, for phase detection it uses Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 auto-focus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 39 focus points (including 9 cross-type sensors).

Sony A99 Hybrid AF system, it uses Two phase contrast sensors, a 19-point sensor above the translucent mirror and a 102-point focal plane phase detection sensor, work together to deliver greatly improved subject tracking performance and increased precision. phase-detect focus is also available in video mode.

AF Working Range:  Sony A99 have better AF working range with EV -2 sensitivity for improved performance and focus in low light.

In Camera IS: Sony A99  features Sony’s SteadyShot technology for image stabilization within the camera.

Top Continuous Shooting Speed: Sony A99 @ 6fps, Sony A99 is more fast compared to Nikon D600.

Video mode: Sony A99 is  clear winner, you get Full HD @ 60fps and (Hybrid) Phase detect AF system for Continuous AF during Video mode.

Display: Sony A99 have fully Fully articulated 3″ TFT LCD  with 1,229,000 Screen dots and Nikon D600 have Fixed LCD 3.2″ TFT liquid-crystal color LCD with 920,000 Screen dots.

Viewfinder:  Nikon D600 features optical viewfinder.

Other features:

  • GPS:  Sony A99 features in camera GPS, Optional  in Nikon.
  • WiFi – Optional for Nikon,  Sony Missing it.
  • HDR etc., Both camera offers in camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) capture. Sony Also features Multi Frame NR, Hand-Held Twilight and clear zoom technology.

Price Factor: Sony A99 is will cost you approx $800 more than Nikon D600

Conclusion: Nikon D600 is affordable and recommended for Still Photographers, but if you shoot Video + Still  buy Sony A99.

Buy Sony A99 from Amazon | B&H Store

Nikon D600 from Amazon | B&H


Image Comparison / Click to enlarge Image

Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 Front

Sony A99 vs Nikon D600 Top