A99 tested on DXO - score: 89

Considering the SLT light loss and different colour filtering, that score is fine for DxO.. the 5D3 scores 81, so it's between that and the D600/D800..

The low light score seems about right, with 0.3-0.5EV of light lost, it has to be behind the others.. which is a big deal to some, and is well within the bounds of expectation for others..

Just look at the a57 vs D7K or similar SLT to SLR comparisons.

The sad thing is, I can see the D600 scores being touted against it, without realising it's a subset of technical 'numbers', by which you think people would be throwing their (excellent) 5D3's in the bin..

There is a massive amount more to a camera then DxO, it just has to be in the ballpark numbers wise (and as stated it sits between the Nikons and Canon), it's the SLT feature set that make the A99 what it is..