Yes—but only if you're a professional who needs it.While Sony's A7-series cameras have offered a tantalizing glimpse into Sony's vision for the future, they always seemed to be missing that extra bit of polish. Creaky lens mounts, a pokey autofocus system...
Brilliant image quality, Amazing battery life with 650 shots on a single charge, Interchangeable lenses with a wide variety of options
Very heavy at nearly 700g for the just the body, Very expensive
The Sony Alpha A9 is worth every penny. It's a fantastic mirrorless camera that'll be able to tackle every photo opportunity. Its picture quality is brilliant and the battery life is one of the best we have seen on a compact system camera...
Ridiculously fast 20fps burst with full-time AF and no display blackout, Phase-detection AF with 93 per cent frame coverage, Lovely electronic finder with 120fps refresh rate, Improved battery life at 650 shots
Too small to be comfortable with larger lenses attached, LCD touchscreen is no match for competitors, No picture profiles or S-Log for video
The Sony A9 is a mightily impressive camera, especially considering it is Sony's first attempt at a camera designed for professional sports photographers and the like. It's a speed demon and using it for sports is pretty much cheating - it'll get you thos...
Excellent handling and controls, Superb autofocus tracking, High-speed shooting with minimal distortion, Excellent electronic viewfinder with zero blackout, Impressive battery life
AF area not highlighted in viewfinder when moved via the joystick, Touchscreen woefully under-used
Abstract: The Sony α9 is a groundbreaking mirrorless camera that in many ways surpasses traditional DSLR rivals. Thanks to an innovative design, the 24.2 million pixel full-frame image sensor captures up to 20 frames per second in full resolution with no EVF blacko...
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Published: 2017-08-11, Author: Sam , review by: stuff.tv
Incredibly fast stills shooting, 5-axis image stabilisation, Solid, compact build, Good battery life, Cheaper than Canon and Nikon rivals, Slick 4x slo-mo video
Screen won't flip to the front, That price tag
Sony's high-end mirrorless cameras continue to impress, and the A9 represents a genuine challenge to Nikon and Canon's top-of-the-range DSLRs. 20fps stills shooting, with continuously-updating autofocus and exposure, from a full-frame lens? That's someth...
Published: 2017-06-21, Author: Phil , review by: techradar.com
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 Sony Alpha A9 is a phenomenal camera. It's not without its faults – we'll be interested to see how the weather-sealing holds up when it's properly exposed to the elements for starters, while the absence of XQD card slots and very limited touchscreen c...
Yes-but only if you're a professional who needs it.While Sony's A7-series cameras have offered a tantalizing glimpse into Sony's vision for the future, they always seemed to be missing that extra bit of polish. Creaky lens mounts, a pokey autofocus system...
Excellent handling and controls, Superb autofocus tracking, High-speed shooting with minimal distortion, Excellent electronic viewfinder with zero blackout, Impressive battery life
AF area not highlighted in viewfinder when moved via the joystick, Touchscreen woefully under-used
Sony A9 – Video The Alpha 9 is capable of recording 4K video in the XAVC/S format at 25fps and up to 100MB/s, with a dedicated position on the mode dial that affords full manual control. It's also possible to record files in a second, lower resolution sim...
The Sony A9 is hands-down one of the most impressive cameras we've ever used. If you need to shoot a ton of photos with unbridled speed, this seems like the camera to get.That said, the Sony A9 is aimed at a very particular crowd of sports and photojourna...
