Sony Alpha a9

Shoots at 20fps with subject tracking. Full-frame 24MP image sensor. 93-percent focus coverage. Electronic shutter eliminates blackout. Also supports traditional mechanical shutter. Large, crisp EVF. Tilting touch LCD. In-body 5-axis stabilization. New...

Pricey. Only one slot UHS-II compliant. Dense menu system. Uncompressed Raw capture cuts speed to 12fps. Lens library missing wide aperture super telephoto options.

The Sony a9 is a big step forward for mirrorless technology. It betters the fastest, most expensive SLRs in capture rate, spreads its autofocus system across almost the entirety of a full-fame image sensor, and has a really fantastic EVF—one that, in...

Blistering performance ; Incredibly fast and capable AF ; No viewfinder blackout ; Impressive level of customization ; Excellent results from 24MP sensor ; High-res viewfinder ; Oversampled 4K footage

Weather sealing not as robust as rivals ; No XQD card slots ; Balance not great with long lenses ; Very limited touchscreen control ; Battery life not a match for rivals

The Alpha A9 doesn't fail to impress. The AF system Sony has blessed this camera with is not only incredibly quick, the tracking performance needs to be seen to be believed. Partner that with incredibly fast 20fps burst shooting, and a large and bright...

5.8x zoom ratio. Optically stabilized. Power zoom design.

Extreme pincushion distortion. Inconsistent sharpness. Big.

The Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS covers a long range of focal lengths at a constant f/4 aperture, but it does so by making some compromises. If you shoot JPG or work with Raw files in Lightroom the distortion is largely a nonissue, but the lens does...

Sony Japan published a series of test pictures to assess the image quality of this revolutionary camera. The following Sony A9 sample pictures are reduced in size to display appropriately. Click on the link below the picture to download the original...