Specifications | Sony Alpha 9 III | Canon EOS R1 |
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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 |
Other | ||
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