Canon EOS R50 V / Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)

Canon EOS R50 V: Body · 24.2 MP APS-C, no viewfinder

Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3): α9 III ILCE-9M3 body; the VG-C5 vertical grip is sold separately. The α9 (ILCE-9) and α9 II (ILCE-9M2) are earlier models with different sensors.

SpecificationCanon EOS R50 VSony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)
Release year20252023
Sensor24.2 MP APS-C CMOS (approx. 22.3 × 14.9 mm)

APS-C is a sensor size smaller than full frame and common in mirrorless cameras.

Canon		35.6 × 23.8 mm full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS with global shutter; about 24.6MP effective for stills, 20.3MP for video

A global shutter reads every row at once, so the skew seen on row-by-row sensors with spinning propellers, golf clubs or fast pans does not occur.

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ProcessorDIGIC X Canon—
MountCanon RF (natively supports RF and RF-S lenses) Canon—
StabilisationNo sensor-shift stabilisation · lens-based or digital only

Digital stabilisation works by cropping the image; its effect can be limited when shooting on the move.

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ISOStills: Auto 100–32000, expanded 51200 Canon—
ShutterMechanical 30 s–1/4000 s · electronic 30 s–1/8000 s Canon—
BurstAbout 12 fps with mechanical or electronic first curtain · about 15 fps with electronic shutter Canon—
AutofocusDual Pixel CMOS AF II · down to −5 EV · detects people, animals (dogs, cats, birds, horses) and vehicles (racing cars, motorbikes, aircraft, trains)

In Dual Pixel CMOS AF every pixel on the sensor takes part in focus measurement.

Canon		Fast Hybrid AF; 759 phase-detection points for stills, 627 for video Sony
ViewfinderNone Canon—
Screen3-inch TFT LCD, approx. 1.04 million dots Canon—
Video4K UHD up to 60p · 4K oversampled from 6K at 30p and below · Full HD 120p · 10-bit 4:2:2 XF-HEVC S · Canon Log 3

Canon Log 3 is a recording profile that keeps a wider tonal range for later colour grading. A single recording is limited to 2 hours.

Canon		Up to 4K 119.88p; XAVC S (8-bit 4:2:0 or 10-bit 4:2:2), XAVC HS (10-bit 4:2:2), XAVC S-I 4K 59.94p (600 Mbps)

XAVC HS is H.265-based, producing smaller files at the same quality but needing a stronger computer to edit. XAVC S-I records intra-frame only, easier to edit but with large files.

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CardSD / SDHC / SDXC, UHS-II Canon—
ConnectivityUSB-C (USB 3.2) · micro HDMI · 3.5 mm mic in · 3.5 mm headphone out · Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4 / 5 GHz) · Bluetooth 5.1 CanonUSB-C 10 Gb/s (USB 3.2); plus Multi/Micro USB; 1000BASE-T wired LAN; Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0; Type-A HDMI

Wired LAN is used to send photos quickly to agencies at sports and news events. Full-size HDMI gives a sturdier connection in the field than micro HDMI.

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BatteryLP-E17 · about 480 shots with the screen (23 °C) CanonNP-FZ100; about 400 shots with the viewfinder and 530 with the screen (CIPA); charging and power over USB PD Sony
Size and weight119.3 × 73.7 × 45.2 mm · 370 g with card and battery CanonAbout 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm; about 702 g with battery and card (body only 617 g) Sony
Processor and ISO—BIONZ XR; ISO 250–25600 for stills (expanded 125–51200)

A base ISO of 250 means the lowest-noise setting is higher than on cameras with an ISO 100 base.

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Burst and shutter—About 120 fps (Hi+), blackout-free; electronic shutter only, 1/80,000–30 s

Sony says AF/AE tracking continues at 120 fps. Speed Boost switches to a preset higher rate with one button during shooting; Pre-Capture keeps up to 1 second recorded before the shutter is pressed.

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Flash sync—Up to 1/80,000 s (electronic); 1/500 s

Thanks to the global shutter, flash can be used even at the fastest shutter speed without switching to high-speed sync.

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In-body stabilisation—5-axis sensor shift; 8.0 stops (CIPA)

The figure is measured with the FE 50mm F1.2 GM on pitch/yaw only.

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Viewfinder and screen—0.64-type OLED viewfinder, 9,437,184 dots, 0.90x; 3.2-type 2,095,104-dot touchscreen (multi-angle)

The viewfinder refreshes at 60/120/240 fps. The screen tilts up 98°, down 40°, swings 180° to the side and rotates 270°.

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Card slots—Two slots; each takes SD (UHS-I/II) or CFexpress Type A

CFexpress Type A cards are better suited to clearing the buffer quickly when shooting RAW at 120 fps.

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