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Introduction
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01.Physical Tour
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02.Components
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03.Design / Layout
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04.Modes
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05.Control Options
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06.Conclusion
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07.Specs
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08.Comments
Sony Alpha A900
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Control OptionsAuto Mode
The Alpha 900 does have an auto mode, though it would be fair to say it's probably not the main point of the camera. But it's there, so if you want to turn your $3000 SLR into a point-and-shoot just set the mode dial to Auto and start snapping away.
Movie Mode
As with most SLRs (barring recent developments from Nikon and Canon) the Alpha 900 does not record movies.
Drive / Burst Mode
The Alpha 900 has two levels of continuous shooting: Hi and Low. Hi shoots 5 images per second, and Low shoots 3. Both go to a maximum of 12 RAW, 11 Extra Fine JPEGs or 10 RAW+JPEG. However, if you're willing to clock down to Standard image quality, you can take an impressive 285 images on continuous shooting, at a full 24.6 megapixels.
There's also a 10 and 2 second timer, remote control and Mirror lockup. This last option prevents mirror movement when taking images that might suffer from vibrations, such as macro or long-exposure telephoto shots.
Playback Mode
The Alpha 900 has no editing controls to speak of, barring the ability to rotate the image. During playback, you can alternate between just the image, shooting information, 4 previous/following images, RGB histogram and highlight/shadow warnings. Zooming out will take you to 4, 9 or 25 picture thumbnail view, while zooming in will bring you to a maximum of 19x enlargement. That covers the basics that most users will need, though.
Custom Image Presets
This camera has a series of 'Creative Style' settings, which tweak the brightness, contrast and saturation. These settings are: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night View, Autumn Leaves, B&W and Sepia.
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