Sony Alpha A9 III

Sony a9 III in-depth review

The a9 III pairs the fastest full-frame sensor available with the most dependable AF system and an increasingly sophisticated set of professional workflow tools. There's a slight image quality price to be paid for this speed but it's minor in comparison to the performance the camera brings, overall.

Sony A9 III review – the high speed camera to beat

The Sony A9 III is the best mirrorless camera of its kind for certain use cases, specifically high-speed action and flash photography. It’s a brave move by Sony, ever the innovator – the third version A9 III is effectively a first-generation model because it’s a whole new mirrorless camera with global shutter. And for a first-gen model it’s amazingly effective; we get Sony’s best-ever camera design, fastest-ever burst shooting, most reliable autofocus, most versatile flash photography tool, and no rolling shutter distortion whatsoever. It’s not perfect; 24MP is not enough detail for some, and the global shutter has an adverse impact on image quality, especially in low light, while the use of CFexpress type A cards – Sony has elected not to switch to type B – is a bottleneck preventing the best possible performance. Those points aside, Sony’s gamble with radically new tech has paid off – the A9 III is the new high-speed camera to beat.

Sony a9 III review in progress

24MP global shutter Stacked CMOS sensor; High speed shooting up to 120 fps; Pre-burst capture of up to 1 sec before the shutter is fully pressed; Shutter speeds up to 1/80,000 with flash sync across the full range; 9.44M dot (2048 x 1536px) OLED viewfinder with 0.9x magnification; 2.0M dot rear LCD with tilting cradle on a fully articulated hinge; 24MP global shutter Stacked CMOS sensor; High speed shooting up to 120 fps; Pre-burst capture of up to 1 sec before the shutter is fully pressed; Shutter speeds up to 1/80,000 with flash sync across the full range; 9.44M dot (2048 x 1536px) OLED viewfinder with 0.9x magnification; 2.0M dot rear LCD with tilting cradle on a fully articulated hinge;