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SPECIFICATIONS
Price: £5199/$5998 body only Sensor type/size: 24.6-megapixel, stacked BSI CMOS, full-frame Shutter type: Global electronic Max stills frame rate: 120fps LCD: Four-axis tilting 3.2-inch touchscreen LED, 2095k dots Viewfinder: Electronic OLED, 100% coverage, 9437k dots Formats: 4K/120p 4:2:2 10- bit uncropped up to 600Mbps. Raw 16-bit 4.6K/60p recorded externally via HDMI, FHD to 240p Storage: 2x CFexpress Type A or SD/SDHC/SDXC card slots Dimensions (wxhxd): 136.1x96.9x82.9mm/ 5.4x3.8x3.3in Weight: 617g/1.4lb body only
SONY A9 III
GLOBAL GAME CHANGER Sony’s speedy sports camera is the first and only mirrorless featuring a global shutter, putting an end to bendy verticals I f you’re looking for the best all-round mirrorless camera that’s a master of everything, the A9 III is not the one. But if from the entire sensor at once, making it perfect for whip pans,
idea of a maximum flash sync speed with its A9 III, the first full-frame mirrorless camera equipped with a global shutter image sensor instead of a conventional rolling shutter. That’s a big deal because normal shutters read the signal from the top of the sensor to the bottom. If there is very fast movement, vertical lines appear at an angle, which is a major issue in fast pans when shooting video or stills. It also means flash sync is limited, restricting creative pro stills shooters from choosing their preferred shutter speed to control the background while maintaining full power from their flash units. A global shutter sensor delivers distortion-free images by reading
SONY STUNNER The A9 III may not have the highest resolution, but its frame rates make it the fastest camera of its type you can buy – something flash stills shooters also love
shooting from fast-moving vehicles or capturing rapid subjects. It also eliminates banding from artificial lights: the bane of working image makers. This technology allows stills burst speeds of up to 120fps with no distortion, viewfinder blackout or AF restrictions. The global shutter enables full-power flash sync at any shutter speed, unlike the usual 1/250 or 1/400sec cap on the Sony A1 and A1 II. This means you can shoot at 1/80,000sec with flash still functioning. In continuous shooting, the maximum sync speed drops to 1/16,000sec, but a firmware update is expected to remove this
you have specific needs around how a camera handles fast pans or works with flash for stills, this full-frame Alpha may be your dream purchase, offering something no others can. In one fell swoop, Sony has wiped out the dreaded ‘jello’ effect of skewed verticals and banished the
“In one fell swoop, Sony has wiped out the dreaded ‘jello’ effect of skewed verticals”
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