Panasonic LUMIX DC-L10 / Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)

Panasonic LUMIX DC-L10: DC-L10K · black · fixed 24–75 mm-equivalent zoom

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.

SpecificationPanasonic LUMIX DC-L10Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)
Release year20262023
Announcement12 May 2026 Panasonic—
Sensor4/3-type BSI CMOS; 26.5 MP total / 20.4 MP effective Panasonic35.6 × 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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Stills4:3: 5200 × 3904; JPEG / HEIF / RAW Panasonic—
Lens10.9–34 mm f/1.7–2.8; 43 mm filter Panasonic—
Field of view24–75 mm equivalent; 28–88 mm at 1:1

24–75 mm: 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9.

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Close focusMacro: 3 cm wide / 30 cm telephoto Panasonic—
StabilizationTwo-axis optical lens stabilization; no IBIS Panasonic—
AutofocusPhase + contrast detection; 779 points PanasonicFast Hybrid AF; 759 phase-detection points for stills, 627 for video Sony
Viewfinder / screen0.39-inch OLED, 2.36M dots; 3-inch 1.84M-dot touchscreen Panasonic—
BurstElectronic: 30 fps AFC; mechanical: 11 AFS / 9 AFC Panasonic—
5.6K video5632 × 2976 · 59.94p · 4:2:0 10-bit · 300 Mbps

MOV, 59.94 Hz system; 50p in the 50 Hz system.

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4:3 video5.2K 29.97p / 4.4K 59.94p Panasonic—
ConnectionsUSB-C 10 Gbps; 3.5 mm mic/line input Panasonic—
WirelessWi-Fi 802.11ac; Bluetooth 5.0 BLE Panasonic—
BatteryDMW-BLK22 · 2200 mAh; CIPA 420 LCD / 410 EVF shots

Standardized test; real use varies.

Panasonic		NP-FZ100; about 400 shots with the viewfinder and 530 with the screen (CIPA); charging and power over USB PD Sony
Size / weight127.1 × 73.9 × 66.9 mm; 508 g with battery/card Panasonic—
Outdoor protectionNot splash resistant Panasonic—
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.

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