In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 and Canon EOS M100. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.56 cm | 6.71 cm |
| Width | 12.69 cm | 10.82 cm |
| Depth | 6.3 cm | 3.51 cm |
| Weight | 673 g | 266 g |
| Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g | Camera body only: 266 g Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Polycarbonate |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Grey | White | Black |
| Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 28,300,000 pixels | 25,800,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 24,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) | APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | DIGIC 7 |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Canon EF-M |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 693 | 49 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | - |
| AE/AF Control | Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Smooth Zone AF |
| Face Detection | Yes | Face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | - |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | - |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.5" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 3,686,400 pixels | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.78x | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 25600 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-25600 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 204800 | - |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 | ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | - |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box | Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, Smooth skin, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/32000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps | - |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV 1-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,440,000 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 5 |
| Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Audio Signal Format | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | 6000 x 4000 3936 x 2624 3008 x 2000 1968 x 1312 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2216 3008 x 1688 1968 x 1112 |
RAW 6000 x 4000 RAW 5328 x 4000 RAW 6000 x 3368 RAW 4000 x 4000 JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 3984 x 2656 JPEG 2976 x 1984 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 3552 x 2664 JPEG 2656 x 1992 JPEG 2112 x 1600 JPEG 6000 x 3368 JPEG 3984 x 2240 JPEG 2976 x 1680 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 4000 x 4000 JPEG 2656 x 2656 JPEG 1984 x 1984 JPEG 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 35Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 16Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps - 3Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) | Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor off) |
Photo shooting - 295 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode) Video recording - 1.33 hours (at 23 °C) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth |
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| Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal | - |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Network (RJ-45) |
USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B) HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 20 frames per second | 4 frames per second, 6.1 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, saturation control, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, simultaneous multi-format recording, peripheral shading correction | Digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 | Canon EOS M100 |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap | Battery charger, neck strap, USB cable |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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