Sony A9 III
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- Sony E-Mount
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 24.6 MP
- Announced
- November 7, 2023
- Launch price
- $5,999.99
Predecessor: Sony A9 II
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 24.6 MP
- Largest image size
- 6,000 × 4,000 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.6 × 23.8 mm
- Sensor type
- Exmor RS CMOS, global shutter full frame stacked CMOS
- ISO range
- 250 to 25,600
- Extended ISO range
- 125 to 51,200
- In-body stabilization
- Yes, up to 8 stops (CIPA)
Autofocus
- AF system
- Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF)
- AF points
- 759
- Subject detection
- People, Animals, Birds, Vehicles, Aircraft, Trains, Insects
- AF low-light limit
- -5 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- No
- Global shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, electronic
- 1/80000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/500 s
- Burst rate, electronic
- 120 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note 4K (3,840 × 2,160) 120 – no crop; XAVC S / XAVC HS (119.88p) HD (1,920 × 1,080) 120 – XAVC S (119.88p) - Internal bit depth
- 10-bit
- Log profile
- Yes
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (EVF)
- Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 million dots
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 2.1 million dots
- Screen type
- Multi-angle
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 702 g
- Body-only weight
- 617 g
- Battery
- NP-FZ100
- Shots per charge (screen)
- 530 shots
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 400 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II, CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II
- Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Ver. 5.0
- USB
- USB Type-C (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps)
- HDMI
- HDMI Type A
- Microphone input
- 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
- Headphone output
- 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
- Ethernet
- 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Market and price
- Announced
- November 7, 2023
- Launch price
- $5,999.99 (US)
- Other names
- ILCE-9M3, Alpha 9 III
Features stated by the manufacturer
- AI processing unit for subject recognition
- Anti-flicker shooting
- Composite RAW shooting
- Continuous shooting speed boost
- Ftp transfer
- Full-speed flash sync up to 1/80000 s
- Hi frequency flicker function
- Iptc presets
- Pre-capture
- Proxy recording
- RAW video output via HDMI
- S-cinetone
- S-log3
- Time code
- Voice memo microphone
Manufacturer data: sony.com, helpguide.sony.net
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 702 g
- Weight, body only
- 617 g
Manufacturer data: sony.com, helpguide.sony.net
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