Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Product Type	Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system	Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included	Body only	M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height	9.56 cm	8.36 cm
Width	12.69 cm	12.15 cm
Depth	6.3 cm	4.95 cm
Weight	673 g	362 g
Weight Details	Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g	Camera body only: 362 g Camera with battery and memory card: 411 g
Body Material	Magnesium alloy	-
Enclosure Colour	Black	Silver
Protection	Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant	-
Digital Zoom	4x	-
Optical Zoom	-	3x

SENSOR	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Sensor Resolution	24.2 Megapixel	16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	Exmor RS CMOS	Live MOS
Total Pixels	28,300,000 pixels	17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	24,200,000 pixels	16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)	Four Thirds (4/3")
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	Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser	Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)	Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Digital level metre	Digital level metre

PROCESSOR	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Image Processor	BIONZ X	TruePic VIII

LENS	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Type	-	Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	-	28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment	-	Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance	-	25 cm
Max View Angle	-	75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment	-	Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction	-	7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size	-	37 mm
Lens Mounting Type	Sony E-mount	Micro Four Thirds
Features	-	Aspherical lens, MSC technology

FOCUSING	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Auto Focus	TTL contrast and phase detection	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	693	121
Auto Focus Features	Focus Peaking function	Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control	Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF	Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection	Yes	Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function

VIEWFINDER	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Viewfinder Type	Electronic - OLED	Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support	Colour	Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size	0.5"	-
Viewfinder Resolution	3,686,400 pixels	2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	100%	100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification	0.78x	1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range	-4 to +3	-4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor	1.0	2
Features	Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control	-

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

ISO (Max)	204800	25600
Native ISO	100-51200	100-6400
Extended ISO (Max)	204800	25600
Extended ISO (Min)	50	-
Light Sensitivity	ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200	ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones	1200	324
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	Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
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	Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
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, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type	Mechanical	Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed	1/32000 sec	1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	30 sec	60 sec
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps	±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	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	1/250sec	1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range	EV -3-20 (ISO 100)	EV -2-20 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Type	3" LCD display	3" LCD display
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
Display Format	1,440,000 pixels	1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Folding	Folding
Display Features	Display brightness control	Colour control, display brightness control

FLASH	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Camera Flash	-	Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100)	-	5.8
Flash Modes	-	Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	-	Yes
Features	AF illuminator	AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Digital Video Format	AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S	H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format	Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC	PCM
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo	Stereo
Microphone Features	-	Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control

MEMORY	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Memory Card Slot	SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card	SD card
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	-	16 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included	No	Yes
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 4608 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 1280 x 720
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	MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps

BATTERY AND CHARGING	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Battery Type	Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion	Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details	Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)	Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life	Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off)	Photo shooting - 330 shots (Live View mode) Video recording - 140 minutes

CONNECTIONS	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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
Connectivity Features	-	Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard	DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching	Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
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 (micro-USB) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)

FEATURES	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec	2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	20 frames per second	8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second
HDR Mode	-	Auto HDR 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	Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile

OTHERS	Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9	Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

Included Accessories	Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap	Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C	-10 °C
Service & Support	-	Limited warranty - 2 years