Canon EOS R6 V / Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)

Canon EOS R6 V: 7250C002 · black body; lens not included

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 R6 VSony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)
Release year20262023
Announcement13 May 2026 Canon—
SensorFull-frame CMOS, 35.9 × 23.9 mm; up to approximately 32.5 MP effective Canon35.6 × 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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Processor and mountDIGIC X; Canon RF; cropped image area with RF-S lenses Canon—
RAW video7K 17:9, 6960 × 3672; RAW Light up to 59.94 fps; 12-bit Canon—
Open Gate3:2 RAW at 6960 × 4640 or MP4 at 6912 × 4608; up to 29.97 fps Canon—
4K videoDCI 4096 × 2160 or UHD 3840 × 2160; Normal up to 119.9 fps, oversampled Fine up to 59.94 fps Canon—
Cards1 × CFexpress Type B, 2.0/VPG400; 1 × SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Canon—
Card and recording modeRAW video records to CFexpress; sustained card write speed must suit the selected format Canon—
Screen and viewfinder3.0-inch vari-angle touch LCD, approximately 1.62 million dots; no viewfinder Canon—
Focus and stabilizationDual Pixel CMOS AF; sensor-shift IBIS and optional movie digital IS Canon—
StillsElectronic shutter only; up to 40 fps bursts; RAW/C-RAW, JPEG, HEIF Canon—
PortsUSB-C 10 Gbit/s; full-size HDMI Type A; separate 3.5 mm microphone and headphone jacks Canon—
Wireless2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi, 802.11ac; Bluetooth 5.1 Low Energy Canon—
BatteryLP-E6P; restricted functions with LP-E6NH/E6N; LP-E6 not supported CanonNP-FZ100; about 400 shots with the viewfinder and 530 with the screen (CIPA); charging and power over USB PD Sony
Body141.8 × 83.3 × 79.7 mm; approximately 598 g body only, 688 g with battery and CFexpress Canon—
Cooling and mountingAdjustable built-in fan; horizontal and vertical 1/4-20 tripod sockets Canon—
Firmware 1.1.28 October 2026: fixes image recording to the card potentially not completing Canon—
External flashFirmware 1.1.0 adds external flash support and related controls Canon—
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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Autofocus—Fast Hybrid AF; 759 phase-detection points for stills, 627 for video Sony
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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Video—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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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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Connectivity—USB-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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Size and weight—About 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm; about 702 g with battery and card (body only 617 g) Sony