Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera

• 24.6MP Full-Frame Global Shutter Sensor
• Up to 120 fps Cont. Shooting with AF/AE
• Pre-Capture Function; Speed Boost Button
• Flash Sync at up to 1/80,000 Sec.
• 4K 120p 10-bit Video; S-Log3 & S-Cinetone
• 759-Point Phase-Detect AF with Tracking
• 8-Stop 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization
• 9.44m-Dot EVF with 240 fps Refresh Rate
• 3.2″ 2.1m-Dot 4-Axis Touchscreen LCD
• Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

Description for Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: The next capture era starts now

The α9 III features the world’s first full-frame stacked 24.6 MP CMOS image sensor with a global shutter system. Unlike a rolling shutter sensor that records images sequentially from the top row of pixels to the bottom, the newly-developed Exmor RS™ image sensor exposes and reads all pixels simultaneously so the camera can capture fast-moving subjects with absolutely no distortion. Combined with a maximum shutter speed of 1/80000 second (1/16000 second during continuous shooting), the α9 III is a game changer for professional photography.

• (1) Pixel area
• (2) Hi-speed signal processing circuit
• (3) Image processing engine

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Blackout-free, 120 fps continuous shooting

The α9 III is defined by speed and accuracy, enabling it to capture decisive moments with ease. It’s capable of shooting continuous bursts at up to 120 fps with full AF/AE tracking, all without viewfinder blackout, and its highly-advanced AI processing unit recognizes subjects with astonishingly high precision and reliability.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Preserve split-second moments

At 1/80000 second, the maximum shutter speed of the α9 III makes it easy to capture fast-moving subjects in almost any situation. A compatible flash unit from Sony (such as the HVL-F60RM2 or HVL-F46RM) can synchronize at all shutter speeds, eliminating the steep, nonlinear drop-off in illumination that occurs with high-speed sync (HSS) and ensuring even illumination across the image.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Exmor RS image sensor with global shutter system

The new full-frame global shutter image sensor is equipped with 24.6 million effective pixels, a stacked CMOS architecture, and integral memory. This offers high resolution, overwhelming speed, and simultaneous full-pixel readout, so even fast-moving subjects can be captured distortion-free. The sensor’s stacked structure and advanced A/D conversion enable high-speed processing to proceed with minimal delay.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: BIONZ XR™ image processing engine

With up to eight times more processing power than previous versions, the BIONZ XR image processing engine minimizes processing latency while markedly boosting image processing power. The high volume of data generated by the newly developed Exmor RS™ image sensor can be processed in real time even while shooting continuous bursts at up to 120 fps. This significantly improves image quality, from offering higher color gradation and more realistic color reproduction to reducing image noise. The camera can also capture high-quality 14-bit RAW images in all still shooting modes.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Composite RAW Shooting reduces noise

Composite RAW Shooting captures multiple images (4, 8, 16, or 32, selectable) which can then be merged using Sony’s Imaging Edge Desktop™ computer application software to create full-resolution images with very low noise. This makes it possible to shoot wildlife at high shutter speeds or portraits in low light, achieving exceptionally high image quality with low noise, even at higher ISO settings. When shooting at low sensitivity levels, the α9 III can use camera shake that occurs during handheld shooting and use Composite RAW to create images with reduced false color and jaggies.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Advanced optical 5-axis image stabilization

Shoot handheld with confidence. The α9 III is packed with a high-precision image stabilization unit, advanced gyro sensors, and optimized image stabilization algorithms to effectively detect and correct camera shake, offering 8.0-step stabilization. This is further supported by compatible lenses with built-in image stabilization and improved communication between the body and lenses, providing effective control for blur-free shooting even at telephoto focal lengths.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Blackout-free shooting

Enjoy an uninterrupted view through the blackout-free viewfinder, even during fast-paced continuous shooting — a game changer for shooting sports and other fast-moving subjects. The distracting time lag that is usually associated with EVF viewing has been reduced to a minimum, so fleeting moments can be captured with confidence.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Up to 120 AF/AE tracking calculations per second

Let the camera keep track — the high-speed readout of the new image sensor enables the α9 III to make up to 120 AF/AE tracking calculations per second, twice that of its predecessor. AF tracks complex subject motions and predicts sudden movements with greater precision than ever before, while AE easily responds to sudden brightness variations. The α9 III continues to track even during continuous shooting, contributing to greater precision.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Continuous Shooting Speed Boost

The Continuous Shooting Speed Boost temporarily boosts the shooting speed while shooting bursts, ensuring you capture all the action. This is beneficial when shooting sports and other fast-paced activities when the timing of the key moment can be roughly predicted.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Real-time Recognition AF

With its innovative AI processing unit, the α9 III can use subject form data to accurately recognize movement. Human pose estimation technology recognizes not just eyes but also body and head position with high precision. This makes it possible to lock onto and track a subject facing away from the camera or whose face is covered.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Reliable recognition of a wider range of subjects

The AI processing unit supports enhanced Human, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Airplane recognition. In the Car/Train category, it is now capable of recognizing helmets, such as those worn by drivers of formula race cars. Animal recognition can recognize the eyes of some grazing and small animals, in addition to the eyes, heads, and bodies of dogs, cats, and similarly featured animals. Bird recognition has also been updated, more easily pinpointing the eyes of various bird types and recognizing bird bodies.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Wide, fast, precise autofocus and tracking

The α9 III now features 759 phase-detection points in a high-density focal plane phase-detection AF system that covers approximately 95.6% of the image area. The large volume of data read from the image sensor is processed at high speed via the advanced BIONZ XR processing engine, while optimized algorithms ensure high accuracy and high density.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Match AF tracking response to subject movement

Whether the subject is moving, still, or changing speed, AF tracking can keep track. Simply select a setting [Stable], [Standard], and [Responsive], depending on the speed of the subject and shooting scenario.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Customizable focus area

Keep what you need in focus, with XL and XS focus area spot sizes added to the line-up. XS can be useful when shooting wildlife and trying to avoid focusing on foreground branches. You can also create a custom focus area of specified size and even vertical aspect ratio if necessary.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Flash sync at all shutter speeds

With a compatible flash unit from Sony (such as the HVL-F60RM2 or HVL-F46RM), the α9 III can perform full flash synchronization right up to the maximum 1/80000 second shutter speed. This allows flash to be used for extra subject illumination when shooting outdoors in bright daylight with a high shutter speed.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Flicker-free shooting

The global-shutter image sensor exposes all pixels simultaneously, so flicker cannot occur within a single image, but may appear between frames. To reduce this type of flicker, Anti-flicker Shooting or Hi-frequency flicker-free shooting functions can be used.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Global shutter eliminates flash banding

The α9 III’s advanced image sensor is equipped with a global shutter system that exposes and reads out all pixels at once, eliminating exposure differences that can arise, for example, when shooting alongside press photographers covering an event.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: 4K distortion-free movies with high resolution and detail

Shoot 4K movies in either the full-frame or Super 35mm (approx. APS-C) formats. The α9 III captures 4K (3840 x 2160) movies at up to 120p, and at 60p with full pixel readout and 6K oversampling for dramatically reduced moiré and jaggies.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: 4K 120p without cropping for the first time in an α body

For the first time in the α line-up from Sony, the α9 III offers 4K 120p movie recording without cropping, allowing users to utilize the full angle of view provided by any lens.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: S-Cinetone™ for a cinematic look

Sony’s S-Cinetone picture profile provides the same color science that delivers beautiful colors and skin tones throughout the highly regarded Cinema Line range.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Breathing compensation for consistent angle of view when focusing

Focus breathing compensation effectively reduces focus breathing when shooting movies. Sony’s original Clear Image Zoom technology is used to automatically maintain a consistent angle of view throughout focus changes for more stable images.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Dynamic active Mode stabilization

A high-precision stabilization unit and gyro sensors built into the camera, plus optimized image stabilization algorithms, allow advanced electronic stabilization to work in conjunction with the camera’s 5-axis optical in-body image stabilization system.

Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera: Auto Framing

Using AI-based subject recognition technology, the Auto Framing feature automatically crops the frame to keep the subject in a prominent position when shooting movies.