In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 11.6 cm | 9.56 cm |
| Width | 15.1 cm | 12.69 cm |
| Depth | 7.59 cm | 6.3 cm |
| Weight | 800 g | 673 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g |
| Body Material | - | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | - | Black |
| Protection | Waterproof, dust-resistant | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Navigation | GPS/GLONASS/Michibiki receiver | - |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 30.4 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor RS CMOS |
| Total Pixels | - | 28,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 30,400,000 | 24,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 6+ | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 693 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | - | Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF |
| Face Detection | Live Face detection AF mode | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 3,686,400 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x | 0.78x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 | -4 to +3 |
| Viewfinder Information | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, metering system, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Features | - | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| ISO (Max) | 102400 | 204800 |
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| Native ISO | 100-32000 | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) | 204800 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-32000 | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 252 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Special Effects | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/32000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,620,000 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Features | - | AF illuminator |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Memory Card Slot | CompactFlash Card, SD card | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | RAW 6720 x 4480 RAW 5040 x 3360 RAW 3360 x 2240 JPEG 6720 x 4480 JPEG 4464 x 2976 JPEG 3360 x 2240 JPEG 1696 x 1280 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 5952 x 4480 JPEG 3968 x 2976 JPEG 2976 x 2240 JPEG 1920 x 1280 JPEG 720 x 480 JPEG 6720 x 3776 JPEG 4464 x 2512 JPEG 3360 x 1888 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 720 x 408 JPEG 4480 x 4480 JPEG 2976 x 2976 JPEG 2240 x 2240 JPEG 1280 x 1280 JPEG 480 x 480 |
6000 x 4000 3936 x 2624 3008 x 2000 1968 x 1312 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2216 3008 x 1688 1968 x 1112 |
| Video Capture | MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps - 500Mbps MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps - 500Mbps MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps - 500Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 119.9 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps |
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E6, Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 900 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 850 shots (at 0 °C) |
Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal |
| Connector Type | USB 3.0 HDMI output Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Network (RJ-45) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 7 frames per second | 20 frames per second |
| Additional Features | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Scene Intelligent Auto technology, distortion control, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, HDR Movie mode, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer | Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, saturation control, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, simultaneous multi-format recording, peripheral shading correction |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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| Included Accessories | Lens hood, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap |
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| Software | Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Map Utility | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
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