I downed this picture of a Sony A900 to compare resolutions and rendering.
The way this sensor captures is just amazing. The 24.6 mpix Exmor
that is used in the A900 and Nikon D3X is some worlds apart
from what one finds usually. Look this in full size (press original).
It takes a time to download but you will see that the 747 from Malaysian Airlines
is shown with all details and even the logo of the airline on the tail is clear visible.
One can only say whoooow here.