In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 and Canon EOS 90D. 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 | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 9.56 cm | 10.48 cm |
Width | 12.69 cm | 14.07 cm |
Depth | 6.3 cm | 7.68 cm |
Weight | 673 g | 619 g |
Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g | Camera body only: 619 g Camera with battery and memory card: 701 g |
Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin, aluminium alloy frame |
Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
SENSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 32.5 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | Exmor RS CMOS | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 28,300,000 pixels | 34,400,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 32,500,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) | APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm) |
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | - |
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Image Processor | BIONZ X | DIGIC 8 |
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LENS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Canon EF/EF-S |
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FOCUSING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 693 | 45 |
Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | iTR focus tracking |
AE/AF Control | Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF | Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF |
Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism |
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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 | 0.78x | 0.95x |
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -3 to +1 |
Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Features | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control | - |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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ISO (Max) | 204800 | 51200 |
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Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-25600 |
Extended ISO (Max) | 204800 | 51200 |
Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | - |
Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 | ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) |
Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted | Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) |
Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 216 |
Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing | Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR |
Special Effects | 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 | Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect |
White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade |
Shutter Type | Mechanical | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled |
Max Shutter Speed | 1/32000 sec | 1/16000 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, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps | 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps |
White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -2-20 (ISO 100) |
DISPLAY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
Display Format | 1,440,000 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating |
FLASH | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 12 |
Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
Features | AF illuminator | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | H.264 |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
Audio Signal Format | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC | AAC LC |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | - |
MEMORY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Memory Card Slot | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card | SD card |
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Supported Memory Cards | 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 | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
Memory Card Included | No | No |
Image Storage | 6000 x 4000 3936 x 2624 3008 x 2000 1968 x 1312 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2216 3008 x 1688 1968 x 1112 |
RAW 6960 x 4640 RAW 6160 x 4640 RAW 6960 x 3904 RAW 4640 x 4640 JPEG 6960 x 4640 JPEG 6160 x 4640 JPEG 6960 x 3904 JPEG 4800 x 3200 JPEG 4256 x 3200 JPEG 4800 x 2688 JPEG 3472 x 2320 JPEG 3072 x 2320 JPEG 3472 x 1952 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 2112 x 1600 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 4640 x 4640 JPEG 3200 x 3200 JPEG 2300 x 2300 JPEG 1600 x 1600 |
Video Capture | 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 |
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps |
BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion |
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Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) | Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off) |
Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%)) Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%)) |
CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 |
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Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | - |
Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
Flash Terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal | Hot shoe |
Connector Type | 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) |
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
FEATURES | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 20 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second |
HDR Mode | - | HDR Movie mode |
Additional Features | 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 | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, interval shooting mode, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, movie digital IS |
OTHERS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS 90D |
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Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap |
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Software | - | Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year |