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Alpha 9 II
A 24.2 MP stacked-sensor full-frame mirrorless camera with 20 fps electronic bursts, dual UHS-II slots and Gigabit Ethernet.
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor
- Full frame
- Megapixels
- 24.2
- Lens
- Sony E-mount
- Video
- 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 593 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praised reliable tracking, excellent image quality and refinements to handling and professional file delivery. PhotographyBlog considered the small changes collectively substantial for sports photographers. TechRadar found it a more efficient field tool but criticised limited touchscreen functions and the absence of faster card formats. Both saw its strongest appeal among professionals needing rapid turnaround.
From photographyblog.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor type
- Stacked Exmor RS CMOS with integral memory
- Sensor dimensions
- 35.6 × 23.8 mm
- Effective resolution
- 24.2 MP
- Largest image
- 6000 × 4000
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–51200
- Sensor detail
- Approximately 28.3 million total pixels; 3:2 sensor.
- Image formats
- JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony ARW 2.3 compressed or uncompressed RAW.
- ISO detail
- Mechanical-shutter stills use standard ISO 100–51200, expandable to 50–204800. Electronic-shutter stills use ISO 100–25600 with expanded ISO 50. Movie ISO 100–51200, expandable to 102400.
- Image processor
- BIONZ X.
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Sony E-mount
- Stabilisation
- Sensor shift
- Maximum continuous burst
- 20 fps
- Autofocus
- Fast Hybrid AF with 693 full-frame phase-detection points covering approximately 93% of the image area and 425 contrast points; Real-time Tracking and Eye AF. AF/AE calculations up to 60 times per second under maker conditions.
- Burst detail
- Up to 20 fps electronic Hi with AF/AE tracking at shutter speeds of 1/125 second or faster, depending on compatible lens and shooting settings; up to 10 fps mechanical. Sony claims 239 compressed RAW or 361 JPEG frames with UHS-II media under its test conditions.
- Stabilisation detail
- Five-axis sensor shift; Sony claims 5.5 stops under CIPA pitch/yaw conditions with Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA and long-exposure noise reduction off.
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- Japanese specification lists XAVC S 3840 × 2160 at 30p/24p, up to 100 Mbps. Full HD 120p is lower resolution. No picture profiles or S-Log. Full-frame 24p oversampling uses approximately 2.4 times 4K information; 30p uses approximately 1.6 times.
- Audio
- Built-in stereo microphone; microphone and headphone sockets; Multi Interface Shoe with digital audio interface. Voice memos can accompany still photographs.
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 1,440,000
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Tilting screen
- Yes
- Display detail
- Rear TFT LCD tilts approximately 107° upwards and 41° downwards.
- Viewfinder detail
- 0.5-inch electronic viewfinder with 3686400 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.78× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity; selectable 60/120 fps display.
Connections and design
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 690 photographs
- Body weight
- 593 g
- Release detail
- Sony Japan specifies 1 November 2019 for ILCE-9M2; this is the Japanese on-sale date, not a UK release claim. The UK legacy specification URL now redirects to a family page, so exact Japanese specifications are used.
- Recording media
- Two UHS-II SD card slots.
- Ports
- USB Type-C, Multi/Micro USB, Micro HDMI Type D, 1000BASE-T Ethernet, sync terminal, 3.5 mm microphone socket, headphone socket and digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe.
- Wireless connections
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4/5 GHz; NFC and Bluetooth remote support.
- Battery life detail
- NP-FZ100; CIPA approximately 690 photographs with LCD or 500 with viewfinder; charging and power through USB Type-C or Multi/Micro USB.
- Dimensions
- Approximately 128.9 × 96.4 × 77.5 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 67.3 mm.
- Weight detail
- Approximately 593 g body only or 678 g with battery and memory card, excluding lens.
- In the box
- NP-FZ100 battery, BC-QZ1 charger, power cord, cable protector, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap, eyepiece cup and USB Type-C cable, according to Sony Japan.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Up to 20 fps electronic or 10 fps mechanical bursts
- Both SD slots support UHS-II
- Gigabit Ethernet and dual-band Wi-Fi
Cons
- No video picture profiles
- Rear screen tilts without side-opening rotation
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 26.2 | Canon RF | 3840 × 2160 at 25 fps | 440 g | Mar 2019 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 24.2 | L-Mount | 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps | 899 g | Mar 2019 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 24.2 | L-Mount | 5952 × 3968 at 24 fps | 1052 g | Sept 2019 |
Sources
Photo: sony.jp
- Sony Alpha 9 II operated beside a sports field, official product-page photograph: Sony official product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessories are not part of body specifications
- Sony Alpha 9 II with a mounted telephoto lens used by a sports photographer: Sony official product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessories are not part of body specifications
- Sony Alpha 9 II with FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM lens, official launch photograph: Sony official launch photograph with FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM lens; lens is not part of body specifications
- Sony α9 II product-page configuration with an A-mount telephoto lens and mount adapter on a studio surface.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, AF-ON and adjacent rear-button close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, stacked drive-mode and focus-mode dial close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, rear multi-selector close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, exposure-compensation dial and lock-button close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, touchscreen focus demonstration with a finger touching the rear display.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, paired shutter-button and rear control-wheel detail photographs.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II held with a telephoto lens and rear display tilted outward.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, exposed lens mount and front-body close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, wired-network terminal close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, side USB cable connection and rear display close-up.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
- Sony α9 II, photographer handling the camera with a telephoto lens at a sporting venue.: Sony official α9 II (ILCE-9M2) product-page demonstration; pictured lens and accessory configuration shown, complete supplied framing and background retained.
