Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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.

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Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 9.98 cm 9.56 cm
Width 13.31 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 6.3 cm
Weight 525 g 673 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
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
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 Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 693
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.0
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, 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, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait 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, sunset, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight 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
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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 2 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 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Auto mode -
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
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 Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card
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
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 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 H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 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 Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1120 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 470 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 170 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
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 Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 20 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating 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 Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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