Sony Alpha 9 III vs Sony Alpha DSLR-A100
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| SonyAlpha 9 III | SonyAlpha DSLR-A100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | January 2024 | July 2006 |
| Image and sensor | ||
| Camera type | Mirrorless | DSLR |
| Sensor format | Full frame | APS-C |
| Sensor type | Stacked Exmor RS CMOS with global shutter | CCD |
| Sensor dimensions | 35.6 × 23.8 mm | 23.6 × 15.8 mm |
| Effective resolution | 24.6 MP | 10.2 MP |
| Largest image | 6000 × 4000 | 3880 × 2600 |
| RAW recording | Yes | Yes |
| Standard ISO range | 250–25600 | 100–1600 |
| Sensor detail | Approximately 25.2 million total pixels; integral memory and global exposure rather than sequential line exposure. | Interlace-scan CCD with primary-colour filter; 10.8 million total pixels; anti-static coating and sensor vibration for dust reduction |
| Image formats | JPEG, HEIF and Sony ARW 5.0 RAW. | JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony UK lists 3880 × 2600 RAW and 3872 × 2592 maximum JPEG. Sony Japan's launch table gives 3872 × 2592 recording pixels without a separate RAW row. |
| ISO detail | Standard ISO 250–25600 for stills and movies; stills expand to ISO 125–51200. | Standard ISO 100–1600; Auto ISO 100–800; Lo80 and Hi200 are separate Zone Matching settings |
| Image processor | BIONZ XR with dedicated AI processing unit. | BIONZ |
| Lens and shooting | ||
| Lens mount | Sony E-mount | Sony A-mount |
| Stabilisation | Sensor shift | Sensor shift |
| Maximum continuous burst | 120 fps | 3 fps |
| Lens detail | – | Interchangeable A-mount; compatible Sony, Minolta and Konica Minolta lenses; kit-lens specifications are separate from the camera body |
| Autofocus | Up to 759 still-image or 627 movie phase-detection points; sensitivity EV −5 to 20 with an F2 lens at ISO 100 equivalent. Current UK specification includes automatic subject selection and people, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and aircraft; launch reviews precede later firmware enhancements. | TTL phase detection; nine points with centre cross sensor; single-shot, continuous, automatic AF, direct manual focus and manual focus; selectable Eye-Start AF |
| Shutter | – | Electronically controlled vertical-traverse focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/4000 second plus Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second with stabilisation off or 1/125 with it on |
| Burst detail | Up to 120 fps full-resolution electronic bursts with AF/AE tracking under Sony test conditions; speed depends on lens compatibility and shooting settings. Pre-Capture retains up to one second before full shutter press. No mechanical shutter. | Up to 3 fps under Sony's L Fine JPEG, manual-focus and faster-than-1/250-second conditions. JPEG can continue until the card fills with sufficiently fast media; buffer claim is six RAW or three RAW+JPEG photographs. |
| Stabilisation detail | Five-axis sensor shift; 8.0-stop CIPA pitch/yaw claim with FE 50mm F1.2 GM and long-exposure noise reduction off. Active and Dynamic Active movie modes supported. | Super SteadyShot CCD-shift mechanism; Sony claims approximately 2–3.5 stops depending on lens and shooting conditions; Minolta AF Macro Zoom 3X-1X F1.7-2.8 is excluded from the launch compatibility claim |
| Flash | – | Built-in manually raised flash; guide number 12 at ISO 100 in metres; ADI/P-TTL metering; compatible external Alpha flash support |
| Exposure controls | – | Program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual; six scene modes; 40-segment honeycomb, centre-weighted and spot metering; D-Range Optimizer is unavailable for RAW and RAW+JPEG |
| Video | ||
| Highest video resolution | 3840 × 2160 at 120 fps | – |
| Video detail | Up to uncropped 3840 × 2160 120p NTSC or 100p PAL; 4K 60p uses 6K oversampling. Supports 10-bit 4:2:2, S-Log3 and S-Cinetone; All-Intra 4K tops out at 60p. External HDMI RAW output is separate from internal recording. | Still-image camera; no movie recording or live-view framing (Photography Blog and Cameralabs) |
| Screen and viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic | Optical |
| Screen size | 3.2″ | 2.5″ |
| Screen dots | 2,095,104 | 230,000 |
| Touchscreen | Yes | – |
| Tilting screen | Yes | – |
| Display detail | Four-axis LCD tilts and opens sideways; approximately 98° up, 40° down, 180° sideways and 270° rotation. | Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT; 230,000 dots count display subpixels; shooting information rotates when the body is turned |
| Viewfinder detail | 0.64-inch Quad-XGA OLED with 9437184 dots and approximately 0.90× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity; selectable up to 240 fps NTSC or 200 fps PAL. | Fixed eye-level roof-mirror system; 95% coverage; 0.83× magnification with a 50 mm lens focused at infinity |
| Connections and design | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | – |
| Bluetooth | Yes | – |
| Battery life (maker's claim) | 530 photographs | 750 photographs |
| Body weight | 617 g | 545 g (better) |
| Release detail | Sony UK announced availability in January 2024; Japan's announcement specifies 26 January. The main date retains UK month precision. | Sony Japan specifies 21 July 2006 for the body and both initial lens kits; Sony's US release gives July 2006 without a day. |
| Recording media | Both slots accept CFexpress Type A or UHS-I/UHS-II SD. | CompactFlash Type I/II and Microdrive; Memory Stick Duo and PRO Duo through supplied CF-slot adaptor |
| Ports | USB Type-C at 10 Gbps, Multi/Micro USB, full-size HDMI, 1000BASE-T Ethernet, sync terminal, 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets and digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe. | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, switchable NTSC/PAL video output, remote-release terminal and DC input |
| Wireless connections | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth 5.0. | – |
| Battery life detail | NP-FZ100; Sony UK CIPA approximately 530 photographs with LCD or 400 with viewfinder. Japan lists 520/410 respectively. USB Type-C Power Delivery charging and power supported. | NP-FM55H; approximately 750 photographs under CIPA conditions with flash used for half of the shots |
| Charging | – | Supplied BC-VM10 external charger |
| Dimensions | Approximately 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.8 mm. | 133.1 × 94.7 × 71.3 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions |
| Weight detail | Sony UK specifies approximately 617 g body only or 702 g with battery and memory card; Japan specifies 618/703 g respectively. Main figures use the UK specification. | Approximately 545 g without battery, recording media, lens or body accessories |
| Colours | – | Black or silver |
| In the box | NP-FZ100 battery, BC-QZ1 charger, power cord, cable protector, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap and eyepiece cup, according to Sony UK. | NP-FM55H battery, BC-VM10 charger, video and USB cables, power cord, shoulder strap, Memory Stick Duo CF adaptor, body and accessory-shoe caps, software CD |
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