Picture of the A77 has been used by Mobile01 to show you where the A99 pixels are.

The taiwan site Mobile01 (Translation here) explained how the 102 AF point system of the A99 works. As you know the A99 has a Dual Phase Detection system. There us a 39 point AF sensor that uses the reflected light from the Translucent mirror. And there is a 9×7 pixel phase detection system on the sensor itself. It’s the same 9×7 system used on the Sony NEX-5R. That makes a total of 102 AF points and eleven of them are cross point.

P.S.: Full Sony NEX-5R preorder links at AlphaCameraDeals.

Photorumors and I again got the full specs of the Sony presentation coming next week on September 12th. Here it is:

Cameras

• Sony A99: 24MP Exmor CMOS full frame sensor, AVHCD 2.0. Price $2799. Available in mid October.
• Sony NEX-6: 16MP Exmor CMOS APSC sensor, AVHCD 2.0. Price around $1000.
• Sony NEX PRO camera: Super secret first professional NEX camera with yet unknown specs.

Sony lenses

• Sony 300mm f/2.8 G SSM II lens (SAL300f28GII): Nano AR coating, weather sealed, SSM (Super Sonic Wave Motor), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), focus hold button. Price: $7500, to be released in October, 2012.
• Sony 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SAM lens (already announced and available for preorder at BHphoto).
• Sony 10-18 f/4 OSS: available in November 2012 for $850.
• Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS: available in December 2012 for $450.
• Sony 16-50 f/3.5-5.6 OSS (kit lens): available in January 2013 for $350.

• Sony HVL-F60M flash: guide number: 60, built-in LED light, price: $550.
• Sony HVL-RL1 ring flash: priced around $350.
• Sony VG-C99AM vertical grip for a99: weather sealed, price: $380.
• Sony XLR-K1M audio input terminal: price: $800.
• Sony RMT-DSLR2 remote control.
• Sony LCS-BP3 back pack.

• Sony NEX-VG900 camcorder: interchangeable lens HD camera with 24MP Exmor CMOS full frame sensor, 1080×1920 video recording at 24p/60p, 3″ LCD, XGA OLED EVF, price: $3,300.
• Sony NEX-VG30/VG30H camcorders: 16MP Exmor APS-C sensor, BIONZ processor, 1080×1920 video recording at 24p/60p, 3″ LCD, XGA OLED EVF, available in November from $1,800.

Reminder: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!

I have been requested to remove the images from the youtube video that leaked the first A99 image. And I also had to remove the Twitter image. Of course this images are still  available on other websites. Anyway, this actually proves that this was indeed the A99 :)

Reminder: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!

Sony UK marked the 16mm pancake as “Previous Model”. I haven’t heard of any new version of the lens but you never know what’s in Sonys mind…

More 16mm store links: [shopcountry 2998].

On top: Real Sketch of the A99.

Trusted sources confirmed that the price of the A99 body only should be around 2800 Euro/Dollars. There will be slightly variations form country to country but this is the price you should expect! This is about 600 Euro/Dollar cheaper than the Canon 5DmarkIII (price and specs here) and $200 cheaper than the Nikon D800 (price and specs here). Sources told me this is really a unique camera as it is definitely the best hybrid stills and video Full Frame camera they have ever tested. What you should expect is not only a nice camera but a full system with plenty of useful and innovative accessories!

These are the specs we posted a couple of days ago:

• 24.3 Mpx Full frame CMOS Exmor sensor
• SLT technology
• New Bionz imaging engine
• 14 bit RAW recording
• 10 fps
• ISO 100 up to 25.600
• 50 ISO extended (with lower dynamic range)
• 102 AF point AF (11 cross).
• AF range
• MF assist
• Dual Phase detection system (with AF phase pixels on sensor)
• 30 sec and 1/8000 maximum shutter speed
• Time Lag 0.05 sec.
• Shutter life guarantee of 200,000 cycles
• 2.360k OLED electornic viewfinder
• 3″921k LCD with same tilting system of the A77
• Full HD video recording at 1920×1080/60p AVCHD format
• HDMI output
• Built-in stereo mic
• Built-in flash with guide number of 12
• Auto HDR capability
• New multi-segment low pass filter
• Photodiode expansion technology
• Light concentration technology
• Selective noise reduction
• Ultrasonic anti dust system
• In body image stabilization
• Two memory slots: SD and SD+MS cards
• USB: 2.0
• Announced on September 12, 2012
• Available in stores in late October 2012
• New accessories to be released with the a99: battery grip, flash, remote control, microphone etc.
• Very light, weather sealed magnesium alloy body.With 730 g this is the lightest FF body on market!

Important: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!

UPDATE: Under the request of the youtube video owner I had to remove the screenshot of the videos. The video itself aslo has been removed from youtube.com. At least this is a proof that this was indeed the new A99.

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An anonymous reader just sent me a link to the video. It shows the National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita in Yellowstone. The anonymous reader said the Hot Shoe looks different from the [shoplink 8461]Sony A77[/shoplink] and this camera may be the real A99. Watch the video onThe A77 uses a smaller Minolta Hot Shoe while the A99 will use a standard Hot Shoe. The lens should be the Zeiss 16-35mm f/2.8 UDPATE: Michael Yamashita itself posted a short message on Instagram (Click here) saying “shooting for Sony“.

Important UPDATE: it is the A99! Just check that picture found via Twitter. Click on it to enlarge. You see the “A99” writing on the strap? Lol! :)

Here are some images of the A77 hot shoe (Credit BHphoto). Click on it to enlarge:

And this is a Real A99 sketch (Click on it to enlarge):

Important: The announcement of the A99 along the NEX-6, A and E-mount lenses is scheduled for September 12th! Stay tuned on SAR on that day! Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page to not miss any new rumor!

For reference: Sony A77 product photos and specs links at [shopcountry 8461].

The small screenshot you see on top is coming directly from Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH …choose the country you want :) As you see our rumors were correct and this is a PZ (PowerZoom) 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens. As I told you before this is a pancake lens! I repeat it again: The NEX-6, the three new NEX lenses and all Alpha stuff (A99 and lens) will be announced on September 12th!

And here is the updated preorder list:
Black NEX-5R body links to Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Black NEX-5R with kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Silver NEX-5R with kit lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
White NEX-5R with kit lens at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH
Sony HDR-AS15 HD action camcorder at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here),   BHphoto (Click here).
White HDR-AS10 HD action camcorder at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

Note: I will list all new Photokina Sony stuff at Alphacameradeals.com. It already contains a more complete list of all NEX-5R stores. Subscribe the RSS feed and join the Facebook page.