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The Sony Alpha a9 is a premium, full-frame mirrorless camera that offers extremely fast performance. Key features include:

  • 24.2MP full-frame RS stacked CMOS sensor

  • 693-point phase-detection autofocus system

  • Five-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization

  • Uncompressed 4:2:2 UHD 4K video output

What’s New? The Sony Alpha a9’s extremely fast performance makes it ideal for sports shooters. It boasts several improvements over the a7-series cameras, most notably continuous shooting with full-time live view, an expanded ISO range, an updated in-body image-stabilization system, faster autofocus performance, UHD 4K video capture, and streamlined ergonomics and controls.

24.2MP Full-Frame RS Stacked CMOS Sensor. This fast sensor gives you quick readout speeds, and lets you record uncompressed 14-bit Raw files for accurate color reproduction and post-production flexibility. Its back-illuminated design keeps image quality clean in a wide range of lighting conditions.

BIONZ X Image Processor. This processor works with the CMOS sensor to keep up with fast-paced shooting applications. You can shoot up to 20 fps for up to 362 consecutive JPEGs or 241 Raw frames, while the quick 1/32,000 sec. top electronic shutter speed lets you capture fast-moving subjects and work in bright light. The shutter and electronic viewfinder make blackout-free monitoring possible.

693-Point Phase-Detection Autofocus. The updated 693-point phase-detection/25-point contrast-detection autofocus system covers 93% of the image area and gives you faster, more precise autofocusing than the a7 series. There’s the option of flexible spot focus, which uses neighboring focus points to stay focused on fast-moving subjects even if the original point loses focus. The Eye AF feature lets you base focusing on a familiar subject’s eyes, making this camera great for portraiture, while Focus Magnification emphasizes minute details. At long last, the a9 sees the addition of an AF Point joystick and dedicated AF On button.

Five-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Image Stabilization. The updated SteadyShot INSIDE image-stabilization system offers up to five stops of correction on to any lens mounted. This system compensates for five types of camera shake, including angular shake (pitch and yaw), shift shake (X and Y axes), and rotational shake (roll). All five stabilization axes are constantly engaged, even when using third-party lenses, adapters, or lenses with their own built-in image stabilization.

High-Res EVF and Tilting Rear Touchscreen LCD. The built-in 3.686M-dot quad-VGA OLED Tru-Finder gives you a clear and bright live preview of what the sensor sees with 100% frame coverage. You can also use the tilting 3.0" 1.44M-dot rear touchscreen LCD for image composition and review when shooting at arm’s length. You read that right, Sony touchscreen!

UHD 4K Video Capture. The a9 can capture UHD 4K video in multiple frame rates up to 30 fps, which is oversampled 2.4-fold from 6K footage to ensure that there’s no pixel-binning or line skipping. It can also capture Full HD 1080p at up to 120 fps. Both 4K and Full HD resolutions use 100 Mbps XAVC S format in an MP4 wrapper with 4:2:0 sampling. In addition to these high-resolution internal-recording options, the a9 offers uncompressed 4:2:2 video output via an HDMI connection. You can store a frame grab from a 4K recording as an 8MP still.

Improved Body Design. The a9’s durable magnesium-alloy body is similar to the a7 cameras’, but it feels more substantial and features improved dust and moisture sealing for shooting in less-than-ideal conditions. This camera features a slightly deeper grip than the a7s, which makes it easier to use with larger, heavier lenses. You also get reconfigured, more direct controls for ease of use, and dual SD card slots for flexible file-storage options. The lower slot supports UHS-II cards, and you can configure the slots for in-camera backup, overflow saving, or segregated Raw/JPEG recording.

Other Notable Features. There’s an NTSC/PAL-switchable Slow and Quick Motion mode, an enhanced Zebra function to help you monitor exposure values in high-contrast scenes, a Time Code feature that makes editing easier, hot-shoe and PC-terminal external-flash connections, and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities for wireless image sharing and camera control. And rounding all this out is the new, higher-capacity NP-FZ100 Battery that’s rated for about 650 shots per charge.

 

Lens
Lens Compatibility  Sony E-mount lenses 
Lens Mount  E-mount 
Image Sensor
Aspect Ratio  3 : 2 
Number Of Pixels (Effective)  Approx. 24.2 megapixels 
Number of Pixels (total)  Approx. 28.3 megapixels 
TYPE  35mm full frame (35.6×23.8mm), Exmor RS CMOS sensor 
Anti-Dust System  Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism 
Recording (still images)
Recording Format  JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) 
Image Size (pixels) [3:2]  35 mm 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) 
Image Size (pixels) [16:9]  35 mm 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) 
Image Size (pixels) [Sweep Panorama] 
Image Quality Modes  RAW
RAW & JPEG
JPEG Extra fine
JPEG Fine
JPEG Standard 
Picture Effect  Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key 
Creative Style  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)) 
Picture Profile 
Dynamic Range Functions  Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step)) 
Color Space  sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINoS Color 
14bit RAW  Yes 
Uncompressed RAW  Yes 
Recording (movie)
Recording Format  XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4 
Video Compression  XAVC S:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
Audio Recording Format  XAVC S:LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch 
Color Space  xvYCC standard (x.v.Color when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINoS Color 
Picture Effect  8 types: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key , Rich-tone Monochrome 
Creative Style  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)) 
Picture Profile 
Image Size (pixels), NTSC  XAVC S 4K:3840 x 2160(30p, 100M), 3840 x 2160(24p, 100M), 3840 x 2160(30p, 60M), 3840 x 2160(24p, 60M), XAVC S HD:1920 x 1080(120p, 100M), 1920 x 1080(120p, 60M), 1920 x 1080(60p, 50M), 1920 x 1080(30p, 50M), 1920 x 1080(24p, 50M), AVCHD:1920 x 1080(60p, 28M, PS), 1920 x 1080(60i, 24M, FX), 1920 x 1080(60i, 17M, FH), 1920 x 1080(24p, 24M, FX), 1920 x 1080(24p, 17M, FH), AVC MP4:1920 x 1080(60p, 28M), 1920 x 1080(30p, 16M), 1280 x 720(30p, 6M) 
Image Size (pixels), PAL  XAVC S 4K:3840 x 2160(25p, 100M), 3840 x 2160(25p, 60M), XAVC S HD:1920 x 1080(100p, 100M), 1920 x 1080(100p, 60M), 1920 x 1080(50p, 50M), 1920 x 1080(25p, 50M), AVCHD:1920 x 1080(50p, 28M, PS), 1920 x 1080(50i, 24M, FX), 1920 x 1080(50i, 17M, FH), 1920 x 1080(25p, 24M, FX), 1920 x 1080(25p, 17M, FH), AVC MP4:1920 x 1080(50p, 28M), 1920 x 1080(25p, 16M), 1280 x 720(25p, 6M) 
Image frame rate  NTSC mode: 1fps, 2fps, 4fps, 8fps, 15fps, 30fps, 60fps, 120fps, PAL mode: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 6fps, 12fps, 25fps, 50fps, 100fps 
Movie Functions  Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, PAL/NTSC Selector, Dual Video REC, TC/UB, (TC Preset/UB Preset/TC Format/TC Run/TC Make/UB Time Rec), AF Tracking Duration, AF Drive SpeedAuto, Slow Shutter, REC Control, Clean HDMI Info.(ON/OFF selectable) 
HDMI Output  3840 x 2160(25p), 1920 x 1080(50p), 1920 x 1080(50i), 1920 x 1080(24p), 1920 x 1080(60p), 1920 x 1080(60i), 3840 x 2160(30p), 3840 x 2160(24p), YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit / RGB 8bit 
Recording System
Location information Link from smartphone  Yes 
Media  Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro(M2), SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I/II compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I/II compliant), microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card 
Memory Card Slot  SLOT1:Slot for SD(UHS-I/II compliant) memory card
SLOT2:Multi slot for Memory Stick Duo/SD(UHS-I compliant) memory card 
Recording mode on 2 memory cards  Simult. Rec (Still), Simult. Rec (Movie), Simult. Rec (Still/Movie), Sort (JPEG/RAW), Sort (Still/Movie), Copy 
Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction  Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off 
Multi Frame NR 
White Balance
White Balance Modes  Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash /Underwater/ Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & color filter (G7 to M7(57-step), A7 to B7(29-step)) / Custom 
AWB Micro Adjustment  Yes(G7 to M7,57-step)(A7 to B7,29-step) 
Priority Set in AWB  Yes 
Bracketing  3 frames, H/L selectable 
Focus
Focus Type  Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)29 
Focus Sensor  Exmor RS CMOS sensor 
Focus Point  35 mm full frame: 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) 
Focus Sensitivity Range  EV-3 to EV 20 (ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) 
Focus Mode  AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus 
Focus Area  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) 
Other Features  Eye-start AF (only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached(Sold separately)), Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment, (Sold separately), with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. 
AF Illuminator  Yes (with built-in LED type) 
AF Illuminator range  Approx. 0.3 m - approx. 3.0 m (with FE 28-70 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS attached) 
Focus type with LA-EA3 (Sold separately)  selectable (phase-detection, contrast-detection) 
Exposure
Metering Type  1200-zone evaluative metering 
Metering Sensor  Exmor RS CMOS sensor 
Metering Sensitivity  EV -3 to EV 20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) 
Metering Mode  Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight 
Exposure Compensation  +/- 5.0EV(1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable), (with exposure compensation dial: +/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps)) 
Exposure Bracketing  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. 
AE Lock  Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Available with AE lock button. (On/Off/Auto) 
Exposure Modes  AUTO(iAuto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Movie (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) ), Slow & Quick Motion (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) ) 
ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)  [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 100-6400, 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 100-6400, 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 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit) 
Anti-Flicker Shoot. 
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type  1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (color),Quad-VGA OLED 
Number of Dots  3 686 400 dots 
Brightness Control (Viewfinder)  Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) 
Color Temperature Control  Manual (5 steps) 
Field Coverage  100% 
Magnification  approx. 0.78 x (with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1m-1) 
Diopter Adjustment  -4.0 to +3.0m-1 
Eye Point  Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.5 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard) 
Finder Frame Rate Selection  STD 60fps / HI 120fps 
Display Contents  Graphic Display
Display All Info
No Disp. Info
Digital Level Gauge
Histogram
For viewfinder 
LCD Screen
TYPE  2.95 inch (3.0-type) wide type TFT 
Number of Dots  1,440,000 dots 
Touch Panel  Yes 
Brightness Control  Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode 
Adjustable Angle  Up by approx. 107 degrees, Down by approx. 41 degrees 
Display Selecter (Finder/LCD)  Yes (Auto/Manual) 
Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD)  On/Off 
Quick Navi  Yes 
Focus Magnifier  Yes (35mm full frame: 4.7x, 9.4x, APS-C: 3.1x, 6.2x) 
Zebra  Yes (selectable level + range or lower limit as custom setting) 
Peaking MF  Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow) 
Others  WhiteMagic, Grid Line (Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off), Movie Marker (Center/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guideframe) 
Display Content  Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram 
Other Features
PlayMemories Camera Apps™ 
Clear Image Zoom  Still images: Approx. 2x, Movies: Approx. 2x 
Digital Zoom  Smart zoom (Still images):35mm full frame: M:approx 1.5x, S:approx 2x, APS-C: M:approx 1.3x, S:approx 2x, Digital zoom (Still images):35mm full frame: L:approx 4x, M:approx 6.1x, S:approx 8x, APS-C: L:approx 4x, M:approx 5.2x, S:approx 8x, Digital zoom (Movie):35mm full frame: approx 4x, APS-C: approx 4x 
Face Detection  Modes:On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off, Face registration, Face selection, Max. number of detectable:8 
Self-Portrait Self-Timer 
Others  Touch Focus:Yes (Available with LCD monitor operation), ISO AUTO Min. SS, Bright Monitoring, Set File Name, FTP Transfer Func., Help guide, Area Setting, Shop Front Mode, Video Light Mode, Zoom Ring Rotate 
Eye-Fi ready  -30 
Shutter
TYPE  Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type 
Shutter Type  Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter 
Shutter Speed  [Still images, Single shot]31, 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]31, Mechanical Shutter:1/8000 to 30 sec, AUTO: 1/32000 
Flash Sync. Speed  1/250 sec.32 
Electronic Front Curtain Shutter  Yes (ON/OFF) 
Silent Shooting  Yes(Electronic Shutter) 
Image Stabilization
TYPE  Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (compensation depends on lens specifications) 
Compensation Effect  5.0 stops (based on CIPA standard. Pitch/yaw shake only. With Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA lens mounted. Long exposure NR off.) 
Flash Control
TYPE 
Guide No. 
Flash coverage 
Control  Pre-flash TTL33 
Flash Compensation  +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps) 
Flash Bracketing  3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0 EV increments. 
Flash Modes  Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Wireless34, Hi-speed sync.34 
External Flash Compatibility  Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adapter for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe 
FE Level Lock  Yes 
Wireless Control  Yes(light signal/radio signal) 
Drive
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 Drive Speed (approx. max.)  AUTO/Electronic Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 20 fps, Mid: max. 10fps, Lo: max. 5 fps35, 36, 37
Mechanical Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 5 fps, Mid: max. 5fps, Lo: max. 2.5 fps38 
No. of recordable frames (approx.)  JPEG Extra fine L: 362 frames38, JPEG Fine L: 362 frames38, JPEG Standard L: 362 frames38, RAW: 241 frames38, RAW&JPG: 222 frames38, RAW(Uncompressed): 128 frames38, RAW(Uncompressed)&JPG: 118 frames38 
Self-Timer  10 sec. delay/5 sec. delay/2 sec. delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 sec. delay/5 frames after 10 sec. delay/3 frames after 5 sec. delay/5 frames after 5 sec. delay/3 frames after 2 sec. delay/5 frames after 2 sec. delay)/Bracketing self-timer 
Playback
Photo Capture  Yes 
Modes  Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 15.0x, M: 9.84x, S: 7.52x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec,Off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Folder selection (Date/ Still/ MP4/ AVCHD/XAVC S HD/XAVC S 4K), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect 
Interface
PC Interface  Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote 
Multi/Micro USB Terminal  Yes39 
NFC™  Yes (NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible), One-touch remote, One-touch sharing 
Wireless LAN (Built-In)  Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band)40, View on Smartphone: Yes, Send to Computer: Yes, View on TV: Yes 
Bluetooth®  Yes (Bluetooth Standard Ver. 4.1 (2.4 GHz band)) 
HD Output  HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync(Control for HDMI), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB 
Multi Interface Shoe  Yes41 
Auto-lock Accessory Shoe 
Smart Accessory Terminal 2 
Mic Terminal  Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack) 
DC IN Terminal 
Sync terminal  Yes 
Headphone Terminal  Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack) 
Vertical Grip Connector  Yes 
PC Remote  Yes 
LAN Terminal  Yes 
Audio
Microphone  Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M(sold separately) 
Speaker  Built-in, monaural 
Print
Compatible Standards  Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting 
Custom function
Type  Custom key settings
Programmable Setting (Body 3 sets /memory card 4 sets)
My Menu
Reg Cust. Shoot Set 
Lens Compensation
Setting  Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion 
Power
Supplied Battery  One rechargeable battery pack NP-FZ100 
Battery Life (Still Images)  Approx. 480 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 650 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)42 
Battery Life (Movie, actual recording)  Approx. 105 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 120 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)43, 44 
Battery Life (Movie, continuous recording)  Approx. 185 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 195 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)43, 45 
Internal Battery Charge  Yes 
External Power 
Power consumption with Viewfinder  Still images: approx. 4.1W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: approx5.3W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) 
Power consumption with LCD screen  Still images: approx. 3.0W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: approx5.0W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) 
USB Power Supply  Yes 
Others
Operating Temperature  32 - 104 degrees F / 0 - 40 degrees C 
Size & Weight
Weight (with battery and memory card included)  Approx. 673 g / approx. 1 lb 7.7 oz 
Dimensions (W x H x D)  Approx. 126.9mm x 95.6mm x 63.0mm/Approx. 5 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches 

Sony Alpha a9

Battery - Sony NP-FZ100

Camera Strap

Charger - Non-Polarized Cable

Charger - Sony BC-QZ1

Sony Body Cap