Sony Alpha 9 III Compared to the Sony Alpha 9 II

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Specifications	Sony Alpha 9 III	Sony Alpha 9 II

Year Introduced	2024	2019
Megapixels	24.6	24.2
Total Pixels	25.2	28.3
Sensor Size	35.6 x 23.8mm	35.6 ×23.8mm
Pixel Dimensions	6000 x 4000	6000 x 4000
Pixel Size	5.93µm	5.93µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/9.6	f/9.6
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)
Sensor Stabilization	Y	Y
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount	Sony E-mount
FOVCF	1.0X	1.0x
Image Processor	BIONZ XR	BIONZ X

Autofocus
Type	Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)	Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
Points	Still images: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF), Movies: Max. 627 points (phase-detection AF)	693 points (phase-detection AF), APS-C mode with FF lens: 299 points (phase-detection AF), with APS-C lens: 221 points (phase-detection AF) / 25 points (contrast-detection AF)
Working Range	EV-5 – 20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)	EV -3 – 20 (ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
Point Selection		Wide (693 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points(contrast-detection AF)) / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) /Expanded Flexible Spot/ Lock-on AF ( Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L)/Expanded Flexible Spot)
Microadjustment		Yes
Touch & Drag AF
Eye Detection AF	Y	Y
Focus Bracketing/Stacking

Exposure Control
Metering Modes	1200-zone evaluative metering (Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot (Standard / Large), Entire Screen Avg., Highlight)	1200-zone evaluative metering (Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight)
Metering Range	EV -5 – 17 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)	EV -3 – 20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
Exposure Comp	+/- 5.0 EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)	+/- 5.0EV(1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable), (with exposure compensation dial: +/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps))
AEB		Bracket: Cont., Bracket: Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1.0 EV increments.
Light Flicker Mode	Y
Intervalometer
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)	[Still images] Mechanical Shutter: ISO 100-51200 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 to ISO 204800 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Electronic Shutter: ISO 100-25600 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), [Movies] ISO 100-51200 equivalent (ISO numbers up to ISO 102400 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
Shutter Speed	Still images: 1/80000 to 30 s, Bulb, Movies: 1/8000 to 1 s	[Still images, Single shot] Mechanical Shutter: 1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, AUTO: 1/32000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Electronic Shutter: 1/32000 to 30 sec, [Still images, Continuous shooting] Mechanical Shutter: 1/8000 to 30 sec, AUTO: 1/32000 to 1/8 sec, Electronic Shutter: 1/32000 to 1/8 sec, [Movies]: 1/8000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps) up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)

Viewfinder
Type	0.64" (1.6 cm) electronic, OLED, 9.44 million dots	0.5" (1.3 cm) electronic, Quad-VGA OLED, 3,686,400 dots
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.90x	Approx. 0.78x
Eyepoint	Approx. 25mm	Approx. 23mm
Information		Digital Level Gauge, Display All Info, For viewfinder, Graphic Display, Histogram, No Disp. Info
DOF Preview	Yes (via Setting Effect)	Yes (via Setting Effect)

LCD
Type	3.2" (8.0cm) TFT, 4-Axis Multi-Angle Touch Screen, approx 2,095,104 dots.	2.95" (7.5cm) TFT, Tilting, approx. 1,440,000 dots
Coating
Brightness Adj		Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode
Display Options		Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode, Focus Peaking (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow), Zebras (selectable level + range or lower limit as custom setting)

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		Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Wireless, Hi-speed sync
X-Sync	1/80000 s, 1/500 s	1/250 s
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)	+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
External Flash Comp	Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, adaptor	Sony α System Flash

Shooting
Shooting Modes		AUTO (iAuto), Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Movie, Slow & Quick Motion
Picture Styles		Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia,Style Box(1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))
Image Processing	Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion, Breathing (Movie)	Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes		Single Shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Mid/Lo selectable), Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracket: Single, Bracket: Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket
Continuous Shooting	Hi+: 120 fps	AUTO/Electronic Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 20 fps, Mid: max. 10fps, Lo: max. 5 fps, Mechanical Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 10 fps, Mid: max. 8fps, Lo: max. 3 fps Buffer: RAW/RAW Uncompressed: 239/131 frames, JPEG: 361
Shutter Lag	20ms	20ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A	N/A

Live View
FrameRate	STD 60 fps / HI 120 fps / HIGHER 240 fps
Focusing		AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
Metering		Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight
Display Options		Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram

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 (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
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)	[3:2] Full Frame L: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 3936 x 2624 (10M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M), APS-C L: 3936 x 2624 (10M), M: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M), S: 1968 x 1312 (2.6M) [16:9] Full Frame L: 6000 x 3376 (20M), M: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), APS-C L: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), M: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), S: 1968 x 1112 (2.2M) [4:3] Full Frame L: 5328 x 4000 (21 M), M: 3488 x 2624 (9.2 M), S: 2656 x 2000 (5.3 M) APS-C L: 3488 x 2624 (9.2 M), M: 2656 x 2000 (5.3 M), S: 1744 x 1312 (2.3 M) [16:9] Full Frame L: 6000 x 3376 (20 M), M: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), APS-C L: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), M: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), S: 1968 x 1112 (2.2M) [1:1] Full Frame L: 4000 x 4000 (16M), M: 2624 x 2624 (6.9 M), S: 2000 x 2000 (4.0 M), APS-C L: 2624 x 2624 (6.9 M), M: 2000 x 2000 (4.0 M), S: 1312 x 1312 (1.7 M)
Movie Type	XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, XAVC HS: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265	XAVC S:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
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)	NTSC: XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (30p/100 Mbps, 30p/60 Mbps, 24p/100 Mbps, 24p/60 Mbps), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/50 Mbps, 30p/50 Mbps, 24p/50 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (120p/50 Mbps), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps/PS, 60i/24 Mbps/FX, 60i/17 Mbps/FH, 24p/24 Mbps/FX, 24p/17 Mbps/FH), MP4: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps, 30p/16 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30p/6 Mbps) [comparable PAL settings available]
Movie Length		Max duration approx. 29min

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

Interface
Computer Interface	USB Type-C SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2) compatible	USB Type-C Terminal
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 micro connector (Type-D) out, External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), LAN TERMINAL: 1000BASE-T

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

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FZ100	Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FZ100
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. 500 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 690 shots (LCD monitor)
Power Supply Battery Chargers	AC-UUD12 AC Adapter, BC-QZ1 Battery Charger, USB Power Delivery-compatible	AC-UUD12 AC Adapter, BC-QZ1 Battery Charger

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium Alloy body covers
Shutter Durability Rating		500,000
Operating Environment	32–104°F / 0–40°C	32–104°F / 0–40°C
Dimensions Inches	5.38 x 3.88 x 3.38 (136.1 x 96.9 x 82.9mm)	5.125 x 3.875 x 3.125" (128.9 x 96.4 x 77.5mm)
CIPA Weight	21.8 oz (617g)	23.9 oz (678g)

Accessories
Viewfinder		FDA-EP18 Eyepiece Cup
Wireless File Transmitter	Built-in	Built-in
Compatible Lenses	Sony E-mount	Sony E-Mount
Battery Grip	VG-C5 Buy ►	VG-C4EM Buy ►
Remote	Bluetooth remote control	Sony Remote Control with Multi-terminal cable, Compatible infrared remote
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