In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS M10 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 M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 6.66 cm | 9.56 cm |
Width | 10.8 cm | 12.69 cm |
Depth | 3.5 cm | 6.3 cm |
Weight | 265 g | 673 g |
Weight Details | - | Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g |
Body Material | - | Magnesium alloy |
Enclosure Colour | Black | White | Black |
Protection | - | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
SENSOR | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Sensor Resolution | 18.0 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor RS CMOS |
Total Pixels | 18,500,000 pixels | 28,300,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 18,000,000 pixels | 24,200,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 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, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit | 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 M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Image Processor | DIGIC 6 | BIONZ X |
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LENS | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF-M | Sony E-mount |
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FOCUSING | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 49 | 693 |
Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF |
Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Yes |
VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Viewfinder Type | - | 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% |
Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.78x |
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | - | -4 to +3 |
Field of View Crop Factor | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Features | - | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
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Native ISO | 100-12800 | 100-51200 |
Extended ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
Light Sensitivity | ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 |
Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted |
Exposure Metering Zones | - | 1200 |
Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, sports mode, handheld night scene | - |
Special Effects | Sepia, Neutral, purple, blue, green, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard | 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 | 1/4000 sec | 1/32000 sec |
Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step | 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps |
White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/250sec |
Exposure Range | EV 1-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
DISPLAY | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | - | Yes |
Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control |
FLASH | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 5 | - |
Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | - |
Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
Features | Flash +/- compensation | AF illuminator |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Digital Video Format | MPEG-4 | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control | - |
MEMORY | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card |
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Supported Memory Cards | 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 5184 x 3456 RAW 4608 x 3456 RAW 5184 x 2912 RAW 3456 x 3456 JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 4320 x 2880 JPEG 2880 x 1920 JPEG 2304 x 1536 JPEG 720 x 480 JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 3840 x 2880 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 5184 x 2912 JPEG 4320 x 2432 JPEG 2880 x 1616 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 720 x 408 JPEG 3456 x 3456 JPEG 2880 x 2880 JPEG 1920 x 1920 JPEG 1536 x 1536 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 | MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 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 M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Battery Type | Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion |
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Details | Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 255 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C) |
Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off) |
CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, 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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Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view | - |
Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
Flash Terminal | - | Hot shoe, PC terminal |
Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI |
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 M10 | 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 | 4.6 frames per second | 20 frames per second |
Additional Features | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, highlight tone priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction | 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 M10 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 |
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Included Accessories | Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable | 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 Image Transfer Utility | - |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |