They say it's the industry's worst-kept secret. I say there is nothing to hide. Sony has been showcasing the DSLR prototype for the past 2 years at various trade shows, and so there wasn't much of a surprise when it finally materialise in the A900.

But you have to take your hat off Sony for creating this megapixel wonder. While Nikon focuses on photographic features and Canon on trying to beat Canon, Sony walks its own path and delivers a strong selling proposition. With a 24.6 megapixel full-frame sensor, one can do wonders. Even in APS-C format, the A900 can capture 11 megapixel images. That alone is already better than most APS-C DSLR, like Nikon D200.

Feature-wise, there is nothing to shout about. ISO is limited to 100-6400, a far cry from Nikon D3/D700 25600 ISO. There isn't even a Live View that is sort-of a default feature in most modern DSLR. While the in-built anti-shake isn't a new feature, Sony claims to be the first full-frame DSLR to have that.

But I do like the custom memory function, something that I have been yearning for in DSLR. What you can do is to set one memory with high ISO and manual WB for available light photography, then the other set to low ISO and flash WB for flash photography.

The Sony Alpha A900 will be out in Singapore by end of this month.