Sony α7R VI / Sony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)

Sony α7R VI: ILCE-7RM6; black body, lens separate

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.

SpecificationSony α7R VISony α9 III (ILCE-9M3)
Release year20262023
Announcement / availability13 May / June 2026 Sony—
Sensor35.9 × 24 mm; Exmor RS CMOS Sony35.6 × 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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Effective resolutionStills 66.8 MP; movies 55.8 MP Sony—
MountSony E Sony—
Still formatsRAW (ARW 6.0), JPEG, HEIF Sony—
ISO100–32000; expanded 50–102400 Sony—
BurstUp to 30 fps with electronic shutter

Speed depends on lens and shooting conditions.

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AutofocusUp to 759 phase-detection points SonyFast Hybrid AF; 759 phase-detection points for stills, 627 for video Sony
StabilisationFive-axis sensor shift Sony—
VideoUp to 8K/29.97p; 4K/119.88p

8K narrows the angle of view; uncropped 4K120 requires View Priority.

Sony		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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Viewfinder0.64-inch; 9,437,184 dots Sony—
Monitor3.2-inch touch LCD; 2,095,104 dots Sony—
Card slotsTwo slots: CFexpress Type A or UHS-II SD SonyTwo 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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USBUSB-C: 10 Gbps and USB 2.0; both support PD Sony—
Video / audio portsHDMI Type A; 3.5 mm microphone and headphones Sony—
BatteryNP-SA100; 2670 mAh SonyNP-FZ100; about 400 shots with the viewfinder and 530 with the screen (CIPA); charging and power over USB PD Sony
Body132.7 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm; 713 g with battery/SD 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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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