Sony Alpha 9 III Compared to the Canon EOS R1

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Specifications	Sony Alpha 9 III	Canon EOS R1

Year Introduced	2024	2024
Megapixels	24.6	24.2
Total Pixels	25.2	26.7
Sensor Size	35.6 x 23.8mm	36.0 x 24.0mm
Pixel Dimensions	6000 x 4000	6000 x 4000
Pixel Size	5.93µm	6.00µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/9.6	f/9.6
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)		2.7
Sensor Stabilization	Y	Y
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount	RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R)
FOVCF	1.0X	1.0x
Image Processor	BIONZ XR	DIGIC X

Autofocus
Type	Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)	Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF)
Points	Still images: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF), Movies: Max. 627 points (phase-detection AF)	1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 4897 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage
Working Range	EV-5 – 20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)	EV -7.5 to 21 (f/1.2, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, Center AF Point)
Point Selection		Spot AF (AF can be selected from all 4897 available positions for stills, 4067 for Movies), 1-point AF, AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right), AF point Expansion surrounding (all surrounding points), Flexible Zone AF 1-3, Whole Area AF (entire focusing area with 1053 maximum focusing zones), and Whole area tracking OFF (Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: Above/below/left/right, Expand AF area: Around)
Microadjustment
Touch & Drag AF		N
Eye Detection AF	Y	Y
Focus Bracketing/Stacking		Y

Exposure Control
Metering Modes	1200-zone evaluative metering (Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot (Standard / Large), Entire Screen Avg., Highlight)	Real-time with image sensor, 6144-zone (96x64) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) Partial metering (approx. 5.9% of the area at the center of the screen) Spot metering (approx. 3% of the area at the center of the screen) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV -5 – 17 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)	EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)
Exposure Comp	+/- 5.0 EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)	+/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AEB		+/- 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Light Flicker Mode	Y	Y
Intervalometer		Y
ISO Sensitivity	Still images: ISO 250–25600 (expandable to ISO 125–51200), AUTO (ISO 250–12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 250–25600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 250–12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit)	Auto, 100-102400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 409600
Shutter Speed	Still images: 1/80000 to 30 s, Bulb, Movies: 1/8000 to 1 s	Electronic: 30-1/64000, 1st Curtain Electronic: 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), and Bulb

Viewfinder
Type	0.64" (1.6 cm) electronic, OLED, 9.44 million dots	0.5" (12.7mm) OLED color EVF, 9.44 Million dots
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.90x	Approx. 0.90x
Eyepoint	Approx. 25mm	Approx. 25mm
Information		Viewfinder sensor: provided Vertical display for Stills only. Exposure Simulation Customizable and toggle via [INFO] Button (1) Liveview image with exposure info (2) Liveview image with basic info (3) Liveview image with full info Customizable settings: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB) Viewfinder Brightness: Manually adjustable
DOF Preview	Yes (via Setting Effect)	Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

LCD
Type	3.2" (8.0cm) TFT, 4-Axis Multi-Angle Touch Screen, approx 2,095,104 dots.	Vari-angle touch screen 2.95" (7.50cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 2.1 million dots
Coating		Anti-smudge
Brightness Adj		Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options		(1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen (6) Display off

Flash
Built-in GN	N/A (ISO 100, meters)	N/A (ISO 100, meters)
Built-in Coverage	N/A	N/A
Built-in Recycle Time	N/A	N/A
Modes		E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
X-Sync	1/80000 s, 1/500 s	1/200 sec mechanical, 1/320 sec electronic 1st curtain, 1/400 sec Electronic
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)	+/- 3 EV in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
External Flash Comp	Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, adaptor	Canon Multi-function accessory shoe . Canon AD-E1 adapter required for EX Speedlites

Shooting
Shooting Modes		Stills; Flexible priority AE, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Bulb and Custom (x3) Movie: Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, and Custom (x3)
Picture Styles		Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
Image Processing	Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion, Breathing (Movie)	Resize to M, S1, S2 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) Cropping of images - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Image straightening - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion
Abberration Corrections		Peripheral Illumination, Distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Diffraction along with DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer)
Drive Modes		Single, Continuous High +, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)
Continuous Shooting	Hi+: 120 fps	40 FPS with electronic shutter speed maintained for 500 JPEG or 230 RAW images or 12 fps with mechanical shutter/1st curtain electronic speed maintained for 1000+ JPEG or 1000+ RAW images. Electronic shutter selectable fps options 40 / 30 / 20 / 15 / 12 / 10 / 7.5 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 1 depending on the drive mode. Pre-Continuous shooting is possible from 20 shots before the shutter button is fully pressed when the AF is on for 20 shots or more.
Shutter Lag	20ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A	0ms

Live View
FrameRate	STD 60 fps / HI 120 fps / HIGHER 240 fps	119.98 fps (smooth) / 59.94 fps (power saving)
Focusing
Metering
Display Options

File Information
Still ImageType	JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, MPF Baseline compliant), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 5.0 format compliant)	JPEG (.JPG), HEIF (.HIF), RAW, C-RAW (.CR3)
Image Size	35 mm full frame L: 6000 x 4000 (24 M), M: 3936 x 2632 (10 M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0 M)	RAW / C-RAW: 3:2 ratio 6000x4000, 1.6x (crop) 3744x2496 JPEG / HEIF: 3:2 ratio (L) 6000x4000, (M) 3984x2656, (S1) 2976x1984, (S2) 2400x1600 1.6x (crop) (L) 3744x2496, (S2) 2400x1600 4:3 ratio (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600 16:9 ratio (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344 1:1 ratio (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600 In-camera Neural Network Upscaling up to 12000x8000 (96MP)
Movie Type	XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, XAVC HS: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265	MP4 Video: 4K DCI/ UHD (17:9 / 16:9), Full HD (16:9) 4K / Full HD: HEVC S/H.265, Audio: Linear PCM / AAC 4K / Full HD: MPEG-4 AVC S/H.264, Audio: Linear PCM / AAC 6K RAW: 12-bit CRM Audio: Linear PCM / AAC
Movie Size	MOVIE RECORDING FORMAT (XAVC HS 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.): 119.88p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.): 100p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (150 Mbps/75 Mbps/45 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (150 Mbps/75 Mbps/45 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (100 Mbps/50 Mbps/30 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 119.88p (280 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 100p (280 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (200 Mbps/100 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (200 Mbps/100 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (100 Mbps/50 Mbps) MOVIE RECORDING FORMAT (XAVC S 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 119.88p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 100p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (150 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 50p (150 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (100 Mbps/60 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 25p (100 Mbps/60 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (100 Mbps/60 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 119.88p (280 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 100p (280 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (200 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (140 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 25p (140 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (100 Mbps) MOVIE RECORDING FORMAT (XAVC S HD) 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 119.88p (100 Mbps/60 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 100p (100 Mbps/60 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (50 Mbps/25 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 50p (50 Mbps/25 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (50 Mbps/16 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 25p (50 Mbps/16 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (50 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (50 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (50 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (50 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 25p (50 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (50 Mbps) MOVIE RECORDING FORMAT (XAVC S-I 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (600 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (500 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (300 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 25p (250 Mbps), 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (240 Mbps) MOVIE RECORDING FORMAT (XAVC S-I HD) 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 59.94p (222 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 50p (185 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 29.97p (111 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 25p (93 Mbps), 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.): 23.98p (89 Mbps)	6K DCI (17:9) 6000 x 3164 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) RAW, Light RAW 4K DCI (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) LGOP / High Quality intra frame / intra frame / light intra frame 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) LGOP / High Quality intra frame / intra frame / light intra frame 2K DCI (17:9) 2048 x 1080 (239.76, 200, 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) LGOP / intra frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (239.76, 200, 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) LGOP / intra frame Proxy recording: XF-AVC S YCC420 8bit 2K-DCI or Full HD (same angle of view and frame rate up to 100fps as main movie) Standard LGOP / Light LGOP XF-HEVC S YCC420 10bit 2K-DCI or Full HD (same angle of view and frame rate up to 100fps as main movie) Standard LGOP / Light LGOP
Movie Length		Max duration 6 hours. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card.

Other Information
Wireless Features	Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0 (2.4 GHz)	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E and 6 (6, 5, and 2.5 GHz), with Bluetooth 5.3
GPS	Can be synchronized with connected mobile device	Built-in
Custom Functions
LCD Panel / Illumination	No / No	Yes / Yes
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes	Yes
Sound Memo	Yes	Yes

Interface
Computer Interface	USB Type-C SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2) compatible	SuperSpeed Plus USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB Type-C connector also used for computer communication / smartphone communication / USB power.
Other Interface	HDMI Type-A (full size), External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), multi-terminal USB (Micro), Ethernet	HDMI out (Type A, HDMI-CEC not supported) External Microphone In (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) Headphone socket (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) LAN RS-60E3-type terminal (remote control terminal)

Memory
Memory Type	Dual Multi slot for SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I/II)/CFexpress Type A	Dual CFexpress Type B

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FZ100	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E19
Battery Life	Approx. Still Images Approx. 400 shots (Viewfinder)/Approx. 530 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) Movie, actual recording Approx. 90 min (Viewfinder)/Approx. 95 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) Movie, continuous recording Approx. 145 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 150 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)	Approx. With LCD Approx. 1330 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder Approx. 700 shots (at 23°C)
Power Supply Battery Chargers	AC-UUD12 AC Adapter, BC-QZ1 Battery Charger, USB Power Delivery-compatible	Battery charger LC-E19E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E19 and DC Coupler DR-E19, PD-E1 USB power adapter

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium Alloy
Shutter Durability Rating
Operating Environment	32–104°F / 0–40°C	32–113°F / 0–45°C
Dimensions Inches	5.38 x 3.88 x 3.38 (136.1 x 96.9 x 82.9mm)	6.20 x 5.89 x 3.44" (157.6 x 149.5 x 87.3mm)
CIPA Weight	21.8 oz (617g)	39.3 oz (1115g)

Accessories
Viewfinder
Wireless File Transmitter	Built-in	Built-in
Compatible Lenses	Sony E-mount	RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter)
Battery Grip	VG-C5 Buy ►
Remote	Bluetooth remote control	Remote control with N3 type socket
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