Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 and Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM. 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.

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Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens
Height 9.56 cm 8.81 cm
Width 12.69 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 6.3 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 673 g 350 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 673 g Camera body only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Black with graphite grey lens | White with silver lens
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 28,300,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,100,000 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 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode EOS Integrated Cleaning System
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 M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-6.3 STM Canon EF-M
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 72mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 84.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF-M
Features - Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 693 143
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, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels 2,360,000 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 M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 204800 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority 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 Soft, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail, Shine, Lime, Peach
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 Electronic, 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 -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5
Flash Modes - Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card SD card
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 - 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
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
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
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 - 275 shots (at 23 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 245 shots (at 0 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor on))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
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, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
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 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 20 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, distortion correction function, PC webcam option, tilt adjustment, diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, vertical video support, movie self-timer, Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO)
OTHERS Sony Alpha9 ILCE-9 Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, rucksack, additional battery, hot shoe cover
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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