| key specs |
| Camera Type |
DSLR Camera |
DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels |
14.2 MP |
24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Display Type |
TFT LCD |
TFT |
| Display Size |
3 inch |
3 inch |
| Battery Type |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen |
- |
Yes |
| general |
| Brand |
Sony |
Sony |
| Model |
NEX 3K 14.2MP DSLR Camera |
ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name |
NEX 3K |
ILCE 9 |
| Color |
Black |
Black |
| Type |
DSLR Camera |
DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels |
14.2 MP |
24.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) |
117.2 x 62.6 x 33.4 mm |
126.9 x 95.6 x 63.0 mm |
| Weight |
239 GM |
673 GM |
| Face Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Temperature |
0 to 40 |
0 to 40 |
| Ports |
HDMI, USB |
HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB |
| Model Number |
- |
ILCE 9 |
| Minimum Illumination |
- |
Yes with Built-in LED type |
| Accessory Shoe |
- |
Auto-lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Sensor Size |
23.4x15.6mm |
35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| Maximum ISO |
12800 ISO |
204800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS |
29.97 |
100 |
| Sensor Technology |
APS HD CMOS |
Exmor RS CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Compatible Lens |
Sony E-mount lenses |
Sony E-mount lenses |
| Color Filter |
Primary RGB Color Filter |
- |
| Dust Reduction |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lens Mount |
- |
E-mount |
| Digital Zoom |
- |
8x |
| Optical Zoom |
- |
1x |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode |
AF-S Single-shot AF / AF-C Continuous AF selectable |
AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range |
EV0-20 ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached |
EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached |
| Auto Focus |
Yes |
- |
| Focus Points |
Multi 25 points / Center / Flexible spot selectable |
35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF |
| Metering Modes |
Multi / Center / Spot selectable |
Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight |
| White Balancing |
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C. temp./Filter 2500- 9900k with 19-step Magenta/Green compensation |
Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight / Flash /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom |
| Other Focus Features |
Predictive control, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator Distance approx. 0.3-4.0m with E 16 F2.8 lens, approx. 0.5-3.0m with E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS |
Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode |
Programmed AE iAUTO, P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M |
AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock |
Yes |
Yes |
| Spot Meter |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2.0EV in 1/3EV steps |
+/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment |
Yes |
- |
| Other Exposure Features |
- |
Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type |
Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane type |
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed |
1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb |
[Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000 |
| Self-timer |
Yes |
Yes |
| Continuous Shots |
Continuous mode max. 2.3 fps, Speed-priority continuous mode max 7 fps *3 |
AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11 |
| Other Shutter Features |
- |
Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash |
Yes |
- |
| External Flash |
Yes |
- |
| Flash Modes |
Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync. |
Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7 |
| Flash Compensation |
2EV in 1/3 EV steps |
3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps |
| Other Flash Features |
External flash supplied, attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal |
Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe |
| image features |
| Image Format |
JPEG DCF Ver.2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.2 format, RAW & JPEG |
JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Aspect Ratio |
32, 169 |
30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel |
14.6 MP |
28.3 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction |
On/Off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode |
- |
| Image Sizing |
L 4592 x 3056 14M, M 3344 x 2224 7.4M, S 2288 x 1520 3.5M |
35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M |
| Still Image Size |
1280 x 720 |
- |
| Smile Detection |
Selectable from 3 steps |
- |
| Image Stabilizer |
- |
Yes |
| Other Image Features |
- |
Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps |
| display features |
| Display Type |
TFT LCD |
TFT |
| Display Size |
3 inch |
3 inch |
| Display Resolution |
921,600 dots |
14,40,000 dots |
| LCD Display |
Xtra Fine LCD |
- |
| LCD Display Image Resolution |
921600 dots |
1440000 dots |
| Touch Screen |
- |
Yes |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI |
Yes |
Yes |
| USB |
Yes |
- |
| Wireless Connectivity |
- |
Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type |
SD memory card / SDHC memory card / SDXC memory card |
Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card |
| Power Supply |
Battery charger BC-VW1supplied, AC Adaptor AC-PW20AM*5 |
- |
| Battery Type |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
| Battery Life |
Approx. 330 images CIPA standard |
Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15 |
| Number of Batteries |
1 |
- |
| Batteries Included |
- |
Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features |
MPEG-4 AAC-LC |
XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
| Video Format |
MP4 |
XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4 |
| Microphone |
- |
Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M |
| Speaker |
- |
Built-in, monaural |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes |
Single-shot, Continuous shooting, Speed-priority continuous shooting, Self-timer |
- |
| Scene Modes |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Hand-held Night Shot |
- |
| Silent Shooting |
- |
Yes Electronic Shutter |
| Drive Modes |
- |
Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder |
- |
Yes |
| View Finder Type |
- |
1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
- |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
- |
approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment |
- |
-4.0 to +3.0m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point |
- |
23 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features |
- |
BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2 |
