Models showing the Sony α9 camera
Today, Sony Malaysia has revealed their latest and best mirrorless camera yet - the Sony α9 (ILCE-9) featuring a groundbreaking full-frame stacked CMOS sensor with 24.2MP resolution. For a price of RM21,900 for the body only, the camera also comes with a blackout-free continuous shooting at up to 20fps and has a silent, vibration-free shooting speeds up to 1/32,000 second and more. Check out below for more specification and features.
- 24.2MP CMOS sensor (full-frame stacked)
- ISO range of 100 - 51200, expandable to 50 - 204800
- Supports 14-bit RAW (uncompressed)
- 20fps AF/AE calculation
- Blackout-free, silent, vibration-free
- 1/32,000 second , shutter speed
- 5-axis in-body image stabilization with 5.0 step shutter speed advantage
- 693 AF points, 93% coverage
- Records at Full-frame 4K video capture (3840 x 2160p) or Full HD at 120fps up to 100Mbps
Presentation slide about the CMOS sensor
Sony’s newest innovation introduces a the world’s first new 35mm full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor, this allows the data speed to process 20x faster than any of their previous SLR models and enables the photographer to catch the moment precisely. Along with the incredible 693 phase detection AF points, this covers 93% of the frame, ensuring the fastest moving subjects to be captured and tracked across the frame.
The α9 in the flesh
Top view
The back
The dual memory card slot
Another impressive feature of the phone is the vibration free and silent anti-distortion shutter when using it, no mechanical mirror or shutter noise can be really heard. Even with burst mode on turned on, the sound is still quite minimal.
On the battery side, the new Z battery capacity is now 2.2x more than the W batteries. The dual SD media card slots also supports UHS-11 cards, which can store up to 362 JPEG or 241 RAW images.
There are also a few new accessories and interchangeable lens to accompany the α9, which are:
- NP-FZ100 Rechargeable battery
- VG-C3EM Vertical Grip
- NPA-MQZ1K Multi-Battery Adaptor Kit
- GP-X1EM Grip Extension
- FDA-EP18 Eyepiece Cup
- BC-QZ1 Battery Charger
- PCK-LG1 Screen Protect Glass Sheet
- Super-telephoto Zoom lens (SEL100400) (RM12,699)
- Premium Wide Angle Zoom Lens (SEL 1635GM) (RM10,899)
- Compact Wide Angle Lens (SEL1224GM) (RM7899)
One of the photo samples took with the α9
Another sample
For more information about the camera, kindly visit their official website here to check it out. Stay tuned for more Sony news at TechNave.com.
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