In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 and Pentax K-1 II. 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 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.56 cm | 11 cm |
| Width | 12.69 cm | 13.65 cm |
| Depth | 6.3 cm | 8.55 cm |
| Weight | 673 g | 925 g |
| Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g | Camera body only: 925 g Camera with battery and memory card: 1010 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver |
| Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Navigation | - | GPS receiver |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 36.4 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 28,300,000 pixels | 36,770,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 36,400,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) | 35.9 x 24.0 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 | Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) |
| 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 | Magnetometer, digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | PRIME IV |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Pentax K |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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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 | 693 | 33 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | - |
| AE/AF Control | Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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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 | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -3 to +1.2 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | - |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 819200 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-819200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 204800 | - |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | - |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range 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 | - |
| 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) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight white), ASTRO TRACER |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/32000 sec | 1/8000 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 | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| Display Format | 1,440,000 pixels | 1,037,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Colour control, display brightness control, display saturation control |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Features | AF illuminator | - |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | H.264, MOV |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Audio Signal Format | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card | Dual 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 7360 x 4912 JPEG 7360 x 4912 JPEG 5760 x 3840 JPEG 4224 x 2816 JPEG 1920 x 1280 RAW 4800 x 3200 JPEG 4800 x 3200 |
| 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 |
1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion | Pentax D-Li90 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) | Pentax D-Li90 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off) |
Photo shooting - 670 shots Playback - 340 minutes |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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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 |
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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, PC terminal |
| 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 micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 20 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 0.7 frames per second, 6.4 frames per second, 4.4 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 | Audio recording, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, High ISO NR, no anti-aliasing filter, Lens Distortion Correction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution System II |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Pentax K-1 II |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap | Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, battery grip, eyecup, shoe cap, additional battery, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover |
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| Software | - | Digital Camera Utility 5 |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | -10 °C |
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