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A breakthrough in digital imaging realism
for ultra-fine detail and truly natural color
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Images of singular beauty,
from a sensor like no other
Only a company like Sony, with extended
experience in semiconductor and
microprocessor manufacturing, could
have developed the
900's
remarkable new 24.6-megapixel
1
35mm full-frame Exmor
™
CMOS
sensor. Designed specifically to take
advantage of the superb power of the
high-precision
series lenses, its high
pixel count and large size assure
enhanced image detail and a wider
dynamic range that enables colors
and subtle tonal gradations to be
captured just as the human eye
perceives them.
12
.6
megapixels
900 Noise Reduction
Exmor CMOS Sensor
Lens
Captured Image
On-chip Column A/D Conversion + Dual Noise Reduction
A /D
Conversion
Receptor
Charge / Voltage
Analog Signal
Conversion
Noise Reduction
Dual Noise Reduction
Dual
Recording to
Image Processor
Memory Stick Duo
CF Card
Digital
Data
Compression
Signal
Output
Raw Data
NR with
Digital Noise
NR
Image Processing
Reduction
Raw Data
NR with
NR
Image Processing
Analog signal
Digital signal
24.6-megapixel Exmor
CMOS
Dual BIONZ
™
35mm full-frame imaging
for truly lifelike and natural color
The
DSLR A900 camera image sensor
Image processing on the
is designed from the ground up for
a big boost in speed and power from
35mm full-frame imaging, and is
new Dual BIONZ image processing
produced using proprietary Sony
®
engines. As a result, the
planarization technologies to ensure
amount of image data captured by the
an ultra-flat surface across the entire
24.6-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor
imaging area. Instead of a single
can be processed instantly, assuring
analog/digital converter, the sensor
you of quick shooting response and truly
uses over 6000 on-chip column-parallel
natural, what-you-see-is-what-you-get
analog/digital converters to convert
color and tonal gradation. In addition,
analog signals to noise-resistant digital
the Dual BIONZ engines apply user
signals at the earliest possible stage. In
selectable noise reduction algorithms
addition, noise reduction is applied
twice — once prior to RAW data
both before and after analog/digital
conversion and again during image
conversion to ensure cleaner signal
processing — to ensure an absolute
output. The result is not only higher
minimum of noise in final image data.
image quality, but also blazingly fast
sensor response.
Faster, more powerful
SteadyShot
INSIDE image stabilization
®
To match the larger size and higher
four steps slower than would
image quality specifications of the
otherwise be possible.
)new 35mm full-frame Exmor CMOS
body-mounted SteadyShot INSIDE
sensor, the
900 features a
system works with all compatible
SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization
system lenses — including macro
system that is 1.5x more powerful and
and wide-angle lenses — and doesn't
1.3x faster than our previous systems.
cause the image degradation that
Enabling you to enjoy handheld
can occur with lens-based optical
shooting at shutter speeds up to
stabilization systems.
™
/
SteadyShot INSIDE unit for 35mm full-frame format sensor
SteadyShot INSIDE unit for APS-C format sensor
Noise
image processing
™
900 gets
900's massive
The
2
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