Sony a9 III MAJOR FEATURES Review: Does it Live Up to the HYPE?!

[@joeldiaz141]

Im more blown away from the amazing auto focus on this camera.

[@froknowsphoto]

There are still plenty of unanswered questions that will have to wait until we have a full firmware version. We've already seen numerous times where Sony didn't make some changes clear. As we discover them, we ask about them and then scratch out heads. There's certainly going to be some sacrifices made, what they are, we don't fully know yet.

[@iconicon3108]

What about firmware updates, is it going to be like the A1, A7 Siii thing or? Sony needs to clear up on this topic..

[@oasean]

So far, I think that Sony's global shutter would've been better left for Sony's forthcoming flagship model, α1 II, since it seems overkill but still halfbaked in α9 III. For now, burst capture is capped at 1/16 000 sec shutter speed, not even the 1/32 000 sec of α9 and α9 II, further complicating the base ISO of 250. Yes, a single shot at 1/80 000 sec exposure can be useful, but scarcely when shooting action. And since flash duration is usually far longer, the fastest flash sync in practice is far lower. Aside from flash sync at, say, 1/4 000 sec, nearly any other new feature-even the new custom button, fewer than should've been added-is more relevant to practice than is a global shutter, I say. Sony's development/production cost for this new sensor sets α9 III at 6000 USD. Apparently missing is the hardware to implement CFexpress' new protocol, 4.0, which, issued in September 2023, doubles type A's speed limit to 2 GB/s. Altogether, α1's 50 MP sensor reveals that α9 III could've had a 36 MP sensor with readout even faster, letting the α9 series still acquire flash sync with electronic shutter, maybe up to 1/400 sec, yet also at last acquire ISO invariance via dual-gain architecture, even while respecting ISO 100. Further negligible would be both problems that a global shutter eliminates-image skew and LED banding-while the sharing of sensor technology/production could set α9 III's price at 5000 USD.

[@DA-yd2ny]

Sony is walking on the cutting edge edge of what is technically and economically feasible. At the end of the day they want to make money with that toy

[@VitVids]

True, they are clearly aiming at a single use case here which is Olympics, thus, such an early announcement (which is not uncommon with Sony tbh).

[@hwirtwirt4500]

@@oasean Mega Troll, fact is there is no other camera that can do what the A9III can do.

[@valenzupc]

This is not a camera. This a beast!

[@mikeweiss2222]

It will be a game changer for sure but kinda feels less like photography and more like videography and picking amazing frames. Not that it’s a bad thing, just feels different.

[@stepheneckert4006]

It’s almost cheating at this point

[@evanschrisitian2499]

It's not cheating. This isn't a race or a competition. It's like saying "Oh man, driving in fast and comfortable cars is cheating, we should all go back to walking and climbing mountains"@@stepheneckert4006

[@kylegoodman5196]

​@@stepheneckert4006There's no such thing as cheating if you're pushing the buttons.

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

its at least still an authentic photo of something that actually happened.

[@ilaion11]

@@stepheneckert4006 I don't see it as cheating at all, in fact, I feel like it's all natural, as it should be. It's like EVs, you get from point A to B in less time, greater speed, greater acceleration, no noise, no smoke, no vibrations. Is it cheating, it might be for the die hard combustion engine folks, but let's be honest, as DSLR is a thing of the past, so is rolling shutter! The transition will take time and some heavy weight machinery will still use mechanical + rolling shutters, but their days are numbered. Basically DSLR market is dead. No one right now is buying any new DSLR body, and no one views it a "cheating". Why do I believe it's natural to have the possibility to go back on frames that you didn't shoot is because reaction times bot of humans and cameras are not instantaneous, it cant be, there is even a delay from your eye to your brain and then from the brain to your muscle to react. As any technology comes to help achieve results easier with higher yields, so those global shutter. It's just that.

[@JohnScarrott]

I like the bit at the end that's directed at Canon! Yes, it would be great to have pre-shooting added to the R3 with a Firmware update, no reason why not as the buffer is there to be used.

[@justaviewer111]

Wow. Great camera and great job presenting/previewing it. I knew global shutter was coming but I had no idea it was already HERE! If Canon's R1 isn't going to have global shutter, they might as well not even bother.

[@404Anymouse]

inb4 Canon announces R2 which they were definitely gonna call R2 from the beginning and didn't just backtrack after realizing it wouldn't cut it as R1 without 120fps raw and global shutter

[@MC-cz5ef]

Thats not true at all. Regardless of what some people might think , a pure eletronic shutter and a very fast one like you have on the z9 already reduces banding to a point its almost non existant. Canon has had a global shutter patented for 8 years and they never released it. Considering the drawbacks of having a global shutter, like higher base ISO, poor low light performance, its quite possible that Canon opted for a very fast full eletronic shutter on the R1. It would achieve 98% of the same results as the global shutter of sony regarding banding. As for the flash sync benefits of the global shutter thats another story, but right now the tradeoff of a global shutter is somewhat significant. Also canon does not want the R1 to be a R3 so they are probably aiming for a higher mpx sensor. That said it could not have a global shutter and a high mpx sensor as the technology is still not there for it.

[@erichreichart9131]

The air in front of the table tennis ball gets compressed and acts like a lens, in the picture you can see the window frame in the background through this "compressed air lens".

[@pattespattes]

isn't a Doppler effect?

[@sidvicious3129]

This indeed a revolutionary release. Sony has dropped a Nuclear Bomb on the camera industry with this release!!!

[@misfits-of-war9970]

OKAY A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT THE HI SPEED SYNC. 1. What is the camera's minimum ISO? Will it go below 100? Sounds like it is pretty high hence the 80K shutter speeds? 2. When the larger file size version drops it will highly limit studio light use. IE I won't be able to use with a B4 2400 watt pack in a studio due to these higher ISO......

[@joeldiaz141]

Dont quote me on this but I think I read the base ISO is 250.

[@misfits-of-war9970]

@@joeldiaz141 OH THAT's NOT BAD NOT SURE WTF A 80K SHUTTER SPEED WOULD BE NEEDED I WAS WORRIED IT WAS LIKE 1600 ISO!!

[@onkar096]

​@@misfits-of-war9970also I think its extendable to 150..but not sure. It's available on their page.

[@StYfReX]

I mean, this is what I wanted, like a “video camera” that does shooting on the side(and it’s better than I imagined in my wildest dreams for the next to be), by this I mean the low rolling shutter. Is so awesome is a global shutter, now you can easily have this one as the main camera and have one of the 60MP Sony cameras for some big images, like moon shots, landscapes, etc. 🎉

[@joeldiaz141]

I mean.... Yeah.

[@Gaztography]

is photography not just becoming video then choosing the best frame? 120 frames per sec that’s a lot of time to select.

[@VitVids]

You usually know the frame you wanted, so you’ll need to go through just a several images in each burst sequence to pick the best one. Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.

[@Gaztography]

@@VitVids I’m referring to the fact that it won’t be long before stills cameras will just be video cameras filming a scene and we just take a still from that. It’s just taking photography a different way. Spray and pray without the pray.

[@AndrewCCM]

@@VitVids It can be when you're on a deadline and don't have time to be going through a bunch on the fly. Heck, 20/30fps for me has made it difficult on occasion to get the image tagged that I want and then back to shooting quickly. I'm still adapting to this "video shooting" photography since moving into mirrorless. I still shoot my assignments with a combination of dSLR and mirrorless. Take care.

[@VitVids]

@@AndrewCCM I think Sony groups every burst as a single image in your gallery, once you select it, you can preview the whole series as a movie and quite easily pick a desired shot (I haven't had a problem to very quickly pick right photos with similar setup on my Mac). But I'm also more of a think then shoot type of a photographer, taking only a few images usually (besides some rare exceptions).

[@tomjones43]

@froknowsphoto I read that Canon does not intent to include a Global Shutter on the R5mII and the R1, would be good to hear what you know about that and how this may or may not affect Canon moving forward.

[@guyjordan8201]

4:55 - I suspect these ghosts around the ball are microlens diffraction artifacts.

[@eavilev]

I know we're going to have to wait for a production test, but I still want to know about noise. Thanks Jared for a great video. I feel like we're watching an event as significant at "mirrorless", maybe even more.

[@nyambe]

Jarod, these auto focus sequences are mind blowing 🤯

[@chudopalov1977]

Great music choice when we were “inside the camera”

[@sharpfocus5]

With the olympics coming up and the obvious advantages for sport plus the way that Sony is promoting the camera the perception is that this is only for sports, news and wildlife photographers but I see these new features as also being highly attractive to top end fashion and creative photographers.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

No, it is not a wildlife camera. a1 is a wildlife camera. News? Get anything reliable and learn it forward, backwards, and upside-down. Fashion? a7rv.

[@tailsnelf]

No wildlife shooter would take this over A1.

[@sharpfocus5]

@@tailsnelf Let's wait and see. No KZbin commentator can speak for all photographers of a particular genre.

[@pierrevilley6675]

@@sharpfocus5 some will like it, others won't, most wildlife shooters don't care about global shutter, and prefer 40+MP. Especially since this camera only has a 250-25600 ISO range, which shows that global shutter takes a toll on color depth and max ISO capability. As for fashion photographers, this camera would be good for fashion shows because of the unrestricted flash sync and global shitter, but absolutely horrible for studio work, which doesn't need high flash sync speed but demands high resolution and low base ISO.

[@sharpfocus5]

I wasn't really debating wildlife photography I was making the point that fashion and creative photographers will find potential with this camera especially those making highly creative use of studio lighting. @@pierrevilley6675

[@nibelungvalesti]

4:44 wow there is so much noise in that image at only 4k iso. my d800 has less noise lol

[@pablojaviermuratore]

Also with such quality at 120fps, some video software might create beautiful interpolated images for a higher fps result

[@MatthewRumble]

I thought the camera was releasing on the 8th of this month? Also is this a good camera for shooting videos for clients?

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Thanks for showing and explaining real life benefits of this new technology.

[@ceazy1861]

Trying to figure out a way to get this camera

[@Vahagraphy]

looks very impressive. Were you able to shoot any video? Interested to see what the video looks like.

[@ialexomg]

Nikon z8 have rolling shutter? How I hear they just make a very vast transfer image to processor

[@marek_vanco_photo]

He use only electronic shutter. But the reading from sensor is so fast that you don't have big deformation even in very fast movement. But Z8 don't have global reading like this.

[@Needafollower]

Is the auto focus better on this than the a7rv? Or just the same?

[@matthewmallett4718]

Great camera for a niche market. They give with one hand and take away with the other. If you need the fastest of the fast with a lower mp count then its got it in bucket loads. I for one love the flexibility of the a1 with the higher mp count to be able to crop in. For most people I would suggest similar tech with a1 type speed and mp sensor will be a better fit in the future.........not that I have any issue with the great a1 and a7rv (albeit much slower) for that matter

[@zakazanyphoenix3573]

no HEIF (10-bit) file?

[@MLPics]

Awesome stuff mang! Thanks for the review! What product are you using to record the screen?

[@kingofkings89pl]

This camera is a dream cone true. Game changer in cameras that ee was need so much! FroPack is good for wedding shooting effects or ather ceremonies like birthdays etc? Thanks for answers!

[@AgusBayu-bh3vr]

Can you tell us about the ISO please? I heard that this global shutter camera has 250 lowest iso, while a7 series may have 50...? How will it be used?

[@romanpul]

A7 series camera have a base ISO of 100. 50 is extended ISO, not base

[@tailsnelf]

Z9 has been doing this for 2 years now. Yeah 12MP instead of 24, and jpg instead of raw. But if you needed 120 fps, we had it. I've never used it though since I don't shoot bullets or arrows leaving bows or ping pong. It's hilarious as well since Sony already used promo materials for A1 3 years ago showing how stacked sensor completely eliminates rolling shutter distortions, and now somehow you need A9III to get straight lines.

[@bfqywqd]

If you need 120fps, more than likely you're shooting sports. And if you're shooting sports for a living, more than likely you're not shooting raw. The jpgs out of the Z9, on the occasion when I shoot 120fps, are more than enough for me. Cool tech but it's still a Sony and likely still feels like a cereal box.

[@tailsnelf]

@@bfqywqd Exactly, for sports 12MP and JPG is more than enough. And Z9 can shoot 120fps basically until the card is full, you don't need to catch the correct 1.5 seconds to do it.

[@carlom.3737]

With pre-capture, it takes the camera industry 8 years to finally leverage what Live Photos did for iPhone back in 2015. Granted photos on the iPhone are much smaller, but I'm glad the concept (pre-shooting) has finally made its way to ILCs.

[@JaketheMotorhead]

It is in some cameras like the nikon coolpix (not interchangeable lens) and some other nikons I think but it lowers the resolution. The coolpix also has 120fps but it lowers the resolution a lot. So basically it's just changing the resolution lol

[@EP50009]

what? rx100 slow motion did this....

[@tubularificationed]

"finally"? a quick googling shows, that almost everyone else already implemented "the concept (pre-shooting)" for RAWs. - Olympus (5 camera models) - Fuji (7 camera models) - Panasonic (1) - Canon (4) - not Nikon (only Z9 since a FW update but not RAW)

[@kevc.2958]

​@@tubularificationedNikon is slow on technology damn

[@tubularificationed]

@@kevc.2958 yes, it seems so 🤔 There is a risk that Nikon is going to become the Pentax 2.0 of the mirrorless era, over the next 10-20 years...

[@DanOhPhotography]

Looks like you are using Lightroom and when you showed the B-ball player dunking you group them all and played "video". How do you do that???? I didn't know Lightroom had that feature?

[@kttzify]

can you share with us what card you use, whether the camera have buffer full,the high iso performance, whether there is significant shutter lag and whehter it overheats when you do the full review of a9iii? Thanks!

[@bikermann42]

I suspect the distortion around the ping pong ball is due to the global shutter working more like the human eye. Look at something on a wall across the room then hold your finger up so it partially blocks the thing you're looking at. Move you're finger back and forth a bit and you'll see the object distort. Might make for some interesting effects, and some challenges.

[@mukdev1724]

Eyes are two 😂

[@bikermann42]

@@mukdev1724 Close one eye and try it, you'll see what I mean.

[@spitfire1962]

The ball imperfection is to do with the window in the background, the way the light is coming through from the frame/corner of the window, from what I can see.

[@Universeal13]

The ball imperfection is from the distortion of light when a object passes in front of another object. You can see a lot of them in space photos. Something with physics which i don't know exactly to explain.

[@scstudios8]

?!?!!? You can shoot virtually anything with a high speed camera and never see anything remotely similar to this. This is interpolation. There is probably some weird mode that is merging 2 images together or an option that compromises the images just to give you those high shutter speeds. Its probably using some compression across frames to get to 120fps. There is probably an option that stops using compression across frames that gives you a lower frame rate. A ping pong ball isnt demonstrating optical issues in physics. If it was this bad, all high speed cams would have massive issues and artifacts all over anything moving.

[@corykphotography]

I can always like the video before it starts and trust that the content will be awesome and likeable. Always a solid video Jared!

[@guywhitworth5764]

“Preliking” a video one second before you press the play button! Haha, I love this.

[@Ak-rk9me]

If this is the new Sony standart, i’m waiting for the A1 mk2💥

[@tubularificationed]

It is probably not a new standard, but a new exception 😉 it is for specialist applications, where the ability to freeze motion, including getting the guaranteed 'decisive moment' in motion, is more important than having best image quality (in terms of best dynamic range). Because that is where global shutters are a little weak. Already the A1 (even though not yet having a global shutter) traded speed for image quality (the A1 has a bit more noise than 'fine art' cameras like the A7R series). Because the faster an analog-to-digital converter operates, the more noise does it produce. There is a good reason why A7R* have such a slow sensor readout, even slower than what the resolution justifies.

[@hynee]

4:50 The light is diffracting around the ball, and you've caught it where the window frame is bending arount the ball and to the camera. The window frame isn't visible anywhere else close by, but that's because it's blown out by all the out of focus daylight outside. You can get this effect just with strip lights and your finger, no camera necessary.

[@BigAntTVMedia]

Here come the nitpickers

[@hynee]

@@BigAntTVMedia Hold onto your horses, reddit /r/nerds incoming!

[@IMDABROWN]

Can’t wait till you showcase the production model. Saving up so I can get one if the hype meets reality.

[@TerryDoesTech]

I knew this camera was going to be impressive, but holy hell. Can’t wait to see the release firmware!

[@duncangroenewald]

You didn’t provide any detail on the focus accuracy? Is it better that the A1 or R3 or hard to tell the difference ?

[@jasonrosewarne6762]

I'd love to know how it would cope with a live concert in low light, fast changing lighting and subjects.

[@meloche1syndrome]

5:16 honestly, it's probably the light bending around the ball

[@marcopistoia6402]

as always a very good review, I hope you will do a comparative test as you did some time ago between A1, R3 and Z9 using them in the same scene at the same time so as to check the responsiveness and tracking ability of this new machine. From this video, you certainly get a sense of the great responsiveness of the machine, but I think we have to wait for at least firmware 1.0 to see if and how far Sony has managed to make a tangible breakthrough with this technology.

[@303badassboxer]

Does canon have the ability to mark photos on the camera so you only import those without having to go through thousands of images in LR?

[@richardoleary8364]

Hey Jared, I am not a video guy. Is there a way to create a shot video from the 120fps burst? Could be a great opportunity to capture video and high-quality stills at the same time. 🤔

[@DonVetto-vx9dd]

Basically edit it like you would do a stop motion video.

[@thesharpercoder]

I’m a little surprised that you made no mention or had any issues associated with flickering artificial lighting, global shutter or no global shutter.

[@RyanShepard]

From what I have seen in other reviews it compensates for flicker by only capturing images at the peak brightness of the flicker.i believe in the PetaPixel video they explain it better.

[@petehorton9252]

interesting that the autofocus completely flaps it at 1.45 in

[@Mattrossphoto]

Bout time been bummed since JP switched to canon. Welcome back 🥺

[@MattHalpain]

Exciting camera. I look forward to more reviews of this camera.

[@CamillaI]

A lot more to discover with the 250 ISO & Dynamic range great video though

[@cheavideography781]

4:50 it may be AI re creating a sharp version of the ball, a tricky thing just like Samsung phones with the moon lol.

[@gabrielrodes]

I felt a blackout during your sports recording the EVF of A9III

[@stillsandvideo]

Very informative... thank you. Would love to see a head to head, real use, comparison of the Canon's R3 Focus System with the a9iii, Seems to me that Sony may have leapfrogged forward.,

[@Mr_Weak_Photographer]

Precapture is in om1 and z9. I would bet a kidney that Nikon is preparing a firmware to use its precapture in lossless compressed raw at 20/30/60 fps

[@jeffrielley920]

Called Pro Capture in OM-1.

[@Makta972]

Nikon sucks with that jpeg crap

[@disco4178]

So we're now just picking stills from video now. My dad said ga-nip ga-nop too!!!

[@korosnapshots]

Can’t wait for the full review! But Spring 2024 feels so far away 😢

[@theendangeredpetrolhead]

Two notes: 1. Playback function for selecting desired photos is AWESOME 2. Good lord almighty look at that autofocus speed…

[@allenfutrelle9090]

Fro, does jpeg also shoot at 24.6 megapixels? Is it a capable camera for BIF and other wildlife? You opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Allen

[@discodiffusioner]

120fps with precapture is going to be a dream for wildlife. An eagle or kingfisher catching fish is going to make the 1 in a million shot attainable for anyone willing to stay awake long enough for it to happen.

[@FamilyofTech]

Can’t wait for that 100-300mm vs Sony 300mm Review !! Dan, finish the video it already !

[@oneilrussell1201]

This is an amazing camera game changer

[@alexwoods4293]

looking forward when the camera is available in shops, will trade up my a9ii 😊

[@vitorazinheira1739]

Excellent video as always.

[@discodiffusioner]

I use preshooting on my R7 all the time when shooting dragonflies and butterflies. They're so inconsistent when landing and taking off, it helps a ton. Same with birds as well. Does the R3 or R5 not have preshooting? I thought all the Canon line had it already. I mean, it's certainly not 120fps, but im at 30fps and it's still way overkill. Wish I had a global sensor though. Hope someone can get these out to general cameras, a 6k price tag is unattainable for enthusiasts.

[@PaulMcElligott]

I wonder how long it will take for global shutter to reach the base model A7? Will it get there before the A7R and A1 because fewer MP is easier?

[@hwirtwirt4500]

A decade probably.

[@Benjamin_Jehne]

We don't even have a stacked sensor in there, so this will take a long time.

[@harryvuemedia]

A7IV is still going strong for now. It could be 2-3 years before the future A7V comes out with a Global Shutter. But for sure I think it will have a Global shutter since A9-iii is the road map for Sony's Alpha cameras.

[@Gremlack13]

For sports photography this is an amazing camera. It is t without its drawbacks due to the iso limitations. But it is a game changer that canon and Nikon will need to catch up on with the global shutter. For sports shooting it’s a big deal, but it still doesn’t compare to the a1 as far as being the best overall camera, along with the z9 and r5 so far. The global shutter is a big game changer that will force the industry to catch up in a hurry.

[@Makta972]

I don't want a camera with less dr. Iso 250 lol who needs 120fps anyway?

[@HR-wd6cw]

@@Makta972 This just depends on priorities. For landscape shooters, they probably don't want a camera that has a base ISO of 250, although we would have to see a comparison with say a Z9 which has a base of 64 to see what the differences in DR actaully are. We just know that in general, as you raise the ISO from base, you lose DR, but it depends on what the DR at base is. I haven't checked. Maybe it is worse than its rivals. But i think the big advantage here aside from the burst rates and global shutter design, is that at higher ISOs it probably performs better than other cameras like the z9, R3 and probably the R1 when it comes out, and the A1). So it really comes down to trade-offs. If you're going to be at high ISOs most of the time shooting sports, a base ISO of 250 is maybe not a huge deal and whatever DR loss that relsults in, may not be a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I would guess that sports/wildlife shooters are not overly converned about, say, a 1/2 stop loss in DR. Landscapes shooters might, but then a gain, I don't know that the A9 III is really a landscape camera to begin with either,. Hence, if I had an A1 or A7R IV/V for example, and was shooting travel or landscapes, I wouldn't necessarily jump for the A9 III even though it has some improvements and the global shutter because that stuff may not matter for my shooting (I'm a Nikon shooter though).

[@Makta972]

@@HR-wd6cw that's just not true. I shoot sports and DR is really important to me. Especially as you start to use higher ISO ( that's the difference between say a r5 and a R3 at iso 10 000, the r3 still got great color saturation and way cleaner files). Also the DR loss is more like 1.5 stop to 2 stop like stated on DPR. That's really significant. Global shutter is only really interesting if you shoot TON of flash stuff. But for anything else a fast stacked sensor is really more than enough with NO penalty on image quality.

[@AndrewCCM]

@@Makta972 and half the pixels.... I actually prefer shooting sports with the R5 as the cropping ability outweighs the DR loss. And I have to question the 1.5 - 2 stop loss that DPR states. Images do not look much different at ISO 10000 on r5 and R3. Especially, when you need to crop a bit. Just my experience.. Take care.

[@Makta972]

@@AndrewCCM no my take on the 2 stop DR loss is between a stacked sensor and a global sensor.

[@andrewbrooks2001]

The global shutter is very intriguing. I shoot birds very often and have to shoot at faster 2500+ to freeze the action of small birds. Does this mean I can shoot at a lower shutter speed and iso and get the same results?

[@hy7968]

No, it just means that you won’t get the rolling shutter which causes wobbling.

[@andrewbrooks2001]

@@hy7968 ah, thank you.

[@tejavardhankumar1659]

why in sony not having double exposure

[@serena-yu]

4:53 Some physics students analyzed the photo and believed it was in fact an aerodynamics effect occurring between the camera and the ball. When the ball spins at a high speed, it drags air behind it. The aerodynamic drag compresses the air and increases its density. That results in a localized change in refraction, and refracts the light slightly more. It's like a minuscule version of the air distortion behind a passenger jet. You might have seen the effect behind planes at an airport or airshow. Usually you can't see this effect on a table tennis ball because it travels too fast and leaves a trace on photos due to rolling shutter effect.

[@swistedfilms]

I've been using Fro Pack 4 almost since the day you released it and I really like the new looks!

[@wraithdreams]

Does it overheat? Can I film with it 4 hours with no issues?

[@menacingeggroll1454]

What kind of sd cards are you using?

[@stepheneckert4006]

Sony cfexpress A 80gb tough cards

[@markos.5539]

What lens was that? F1.2?

[@dajusta87]

Can someone tell me if there’s even a mechanical shutter at all?? If not, does that mean there isn’t anything such as “shutter life” on the A9iii???

[@PokeFodder]

There is not one.

[@binaryinfections]

you couldnt be more precise with what you said at the end if this video !

[@froknowsphoto]

what's the mean?

[@binaryinfections]

as in youre perfectly right! I agree with you 100 percent, sorry my comment seemed off, im a huge fan of your channel and you inspired me to get lots of gear with your reviews@@froknowsphotothis camera isnt going to make people excellent photographers if they dont know fundamentals. I hear a lot of people relying on new tech to make them elite photographers but fail because while tech is getting innovative, it's not going to replace actual skills required.

[@RealThore]

I‘d love if you’d take it for a spin at a concert with fast moving artists to see if the global shutter doesn’t have any problems with LED banding

[@swistedfilms]

This should deal with that issue. Of course, you don't really need 120 FPS at a concert like you do at a sporting event but if you did use it then the global shutter should make banding a thing of the past.

[@RealThore]

@@swistedfilms 120fps would be stupid, a 90min show gets me easily 1500-2000 pics with my 2 a7iv, but the global shutter would be perfect

[@swistedfilms]

@@RealThore The nice thing about getting all those shots, aside from having lots of choices, is that if you save them all then 20 years from now you'll have shots that people have never seen and now you can release those as "bonus features." People won't care if the shots aren't the best of the best; they'll just want the nostalgia high. Imagine finding a huge archive of unreleased photos of someone like Jimi Hendrix or Jerry Garcia today. That would be an incredible treasure! But someday someone will feel the same way about, say, Pete Wentz or Gerard Way, and those photos will be invaluable.

[@RealThore]

@@swistedfilms but I don’t need 120fps for that. 30 would be plenty

[@Xirpzy]

I can see the 120fps be useful for wildlife and birds in flight but 30 is already plenty. That 120fps is one of their main features worries me a bit. I hope they didnt settle on that while sacrificing other things like mp. 250 iso is also big yikes.

[@Scyth3934]

Where did you go to see those athletes?

[@stepheneckert4006]

Chelsea Piers in NYC

[@Gmon750]

I wonder what Sony was thinking with using Type A memory cards instead of the much faster Type B cards which would be a perfect compliment to such a fast camera.

[@EmilWall]

The type b cards are bigger so it would be harder to have dual setup while still maintaining the small size which Sony puts a lot of effort into having. Going for type b could still be the more logical choice, but that's what every other brand is doing.

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

without the bump in megapixels. to me its not enough to updgrade from the mK2 now, if someone is just starting to tget into higher end cameras and can afford $6k, its a potent camera.

[@harryvuemedia]

A9-iii is a HUGE upgrade from the a9-ii. Global Shutter with 120 fps makes the A9-iii a BEAST and another evolution step forward for photography. It be pointless for Sony to release an A9-iii with a rolling shutter, 33 mp Stacked Sensor and 60 fps. Sony just set the standards for the rest of their Alpha series and told Canon and Nikon to do the same as well or be left behind again.

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

disagree, its a huge step for people that are struggling to hold their camera steady and are just basically guessing their shots by taking so many frames. its a crutch really. and the global shutter , again, is only important if that insane amount of photos in a second is your thing. its not mine. @@harryvuemedia

[@harryvuemedia]

@@LadyFairChildVideo Go ahead and disagree because Canon and Nikon are going to follow Sony now. Your post is going to age like 7-days Milk. Have a nice day. :)

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

go ahead an be a paid sony shill or worse , an unpaid sony shill . good luck with that. @@harryvuemedia

[@atatame]

Professional sports photographer must have this camera. I'm curious when the global shutter sensor will be introduced to standard class camera (or never).

[@AndrewCCM]

I wouldn't say "must". It would be nice to have. I don't find myself missing the shots required for my assignments. For me, I slow down my fps because dealing with the amount of images, space, time, etc is very prohibitive when on a deadline. If you're not on one, then I suppose it would be great to spend hours digging through them to find the perfect frame. In the short periods of time I have to edit, caption and transmit at events, the last thing I need is overload. Time will tell I suppose... For now, I prefer to have higher MP count for extra cropping (which helped me tremendously the past NFL Sunday shooting from end zone to end zone) and shooting a bit less frames. Even 20fps is a lot to deal with. To each his own and I certainly could be eating my words eventually. For me, it's about ROI and spending money on something that actually will make me "more" money... and not something that just make "more" images. Take care...

[@atatame]

@@AndrewCCM That's a pertinent idea. Thank you.

[@AndrewCCM]

@@atatame Sure. I am just stating my opinion for now. There may be a time where I change my mind. Been there and done that a few times over my career. LOL. Have a great day!

[@rogerwest1207]

Too many icons blocking a view of the subject. I hope there is a way to obtain a clean image for composition purposes. Checking the edges of a composition for intrusive elements is dreadful with this amount of iconitus!

[@stepheneckert4006]

Simply hit the info button like any camera and get a clean view

[@PatrickBatticeKN]

I'm just going to continue taking photos with my a7iii... I give up on the GAS

[@EarlBlake]

I’m wondering why Sony would announce this camera so far in advance? Maybe they know something about the Canon R1 and want to say they are the first to announce a global shutter.

[@CelebrityLyrics]

Can someone please explain to me why the software and icon of any camera (doesn’t matter if it’s Sony or Canon) look like a 1990s icon created by a 14 year old? I understand that it doesn’t really matter as long as the camera’s output is sexy but cmon…. You can make icons and stuff look sexier and Applefi or Teslafi it.

[@EJWAY.Mik3y]

2:36 u got to shoot 1footgod his bounce is insane 😮‍💨👌🏾

[@steelehousephotography8524]

This is going to make spray and pray photographers seem even better 😂

[@PrecyseStylez]

The Z9 might not be able to do 120 fps raw because of the high megapixels. With the A9iii being 24 megapixels, that might be the reason it can shoot 120fps raw. Let's see if Nikon comes out with an update later but I doubt it.

[@jackho8548]

I think so if the Nikon Z9 update the firmware can take the 24 megapixels photos with 120fps

[@harryvuemedia]

At this point, Nikon should move onto Global Shutter because anything they release that still has a rolling shutter will be obsolete.

[@hwirtwirt4500]

@@jackho8548 Question is can it focus and adjust exposure on each frame at 120 FPS, this camera can.

[@felm.974]

I think they might release a firmware update that will surprise a lot of people, let's wait and see but I am confident they will. Also, people in the comments talk like the a9III isn't more expensive than the Z9, at $6k, it better be, the same with the A1, if the Z9 was $6k, it def would be as good or better than those two cameras, let's wait for Z9II or "Z1" which might cost around the same as those.

[@harryvuemedia]

@@felm.974 We likely will see a Z9 price drop now that the A9-iii is out. At $6k usd, you are better off getting the A9-iii with its global shutter. Only reason to get a Z9 is if you are already invested in the NIkon ecosystem. Otherwise, Nikon better get on that Global Shutter tech now and come out with a Z9-ii in 2 years or get left behind.

[@dylannolan7454]

Clearly a beast of a camera, Sony just keeps on pushing boundaries.

[@BrasilOO7]

Outstanding, the capabilities! Prior to any comparison test with Z8 I will refrain from spending any mony for a camera with stacked sensor.

[@KEHA14]

I am in awe

[@MassimoBracchi]

Apparently not even this fantastic Sony is perfect in focusing: 1:44 the subject is clearly out of focus, if I'm wrong, correct me, but the video is very clear... or rather, out of focus, in that particular frame.

[@tqlla]

The camera gives new meaning to the phrase "Spray and pray"

[@heikkivalkonen1075]

Hopefully more spraying and less praying.

[@dhj013]

Global shutter is great and all but I wish manufacturers do more to improve the colors and overall pictures qualities. I've noticed that when it comes to stills, there's really a tiny difference between my two A7 and A7IV. More related to lenses most likely but I feel there’s more that manufacturers can do on the sensors also.

[@jaegerschtulmann]

To see an improvement in colors and tonality you would need to jump to a 16bit sensor, currently found on medium format cameras

[@Crazy_Dashcam_Videos]

​@@jaegerschtulmannBeat me to it

[@pierrevilley6675]

This A9 is actually a downgrade in terms of color depth and DR, which is to be expected with global shutter sensors, and is shown by the limited 250-25600 iso range.

[@emu256]

My wife says I've had a pre-shooting burst for years 😂

[@walliswizard]

On the one hand this is progress, on the other hand this feels like eventually "photography" will stop being a thing for most people. I'm sure many will love it, but I don't want to be frame-grabbing from video and calling myself a photographer. No fun in that.

[@swistedfilms]

I see what you're saying but keep in mind that this is really geared towards sports, and very specifically geared towards pro photographers who will be at the Olympics next year. That's why they felt comfortable going with just 24 MP. Sports photographers are sending those photos to editors who won't be printing them at huge sizes. Most of those will be for the internet where 24 MP is way more than enough. This camera could be used for portraits and landscapes, sure, but that's not its main focus. And in those arenas the artistry of the photographer still counts: lighting, posing, editing, and so on. But in sports the photographer has no control over the subject and very little control over the circumstances. They take what they can get. This is just putting another tool in their toolbox in order to get the job done. And that's what they're doing: a job. They're there to get the photos that people love to see and nobody cares how they got them.

[@walliswizard]

Yep I absolutely agree with you. I do think this technology will, eventually, end up in every camera of the future. I guess we'll see what the future brings. I guess there'll always be a market for stripped down cameras that take things back to basics.

[@WarKrieg]

​@@walliswizardIt's so ridiculously easy to just... not buy this camera or not use those features. I know photographers that use film exclusively, for example. Like all features, this 120fps stuff is great for those who want it. No one else has to embrace it.

[@walliswizard]

@@WarKrieg I see a not-too-distant future where people will walk around a city capturing large quantities of it at 120fps, coming home, selecting a few pictures from that "roll", and publishing them as "photos". They will, because they can, because their camera, like all modern cameras of that future time, will include that functionality, and have the capacity to store it. What impact would that have on street photography, for example? I don't know, I'm just speculating at this point. And that's assuming they won't just leave the built-in AI routines to select the best images for them in the first place.

[@Xirpzy]

​@@walliswizardits similar to having phones with cameras. Suddenly everyone has one and there is barely any thought behind photos taken. Composition, lighting, framing isnt easy so majority do not think about such things when taking photos. The photographer has to be creative and use the knowledge of what makes a great photo to stand out. Its the same with AI art and generated "photos". Why spend hours making a digital painting and learning cameras when you can write a prompt and let AI do it in minutes? What if the end user doesnt care that its AI generated? The world for artists and photographers changes as art becomes less about the process, skill and knowledge and all about the end product. I hate to see it but in the future so called "AI art" will probably be seen as true art even if there is no artist behind it.

[@barkan86]

Jared shoots jpegs.. what the world comes to?

[@pompobresciani9582]

Great Video! I just wanted to see how the AF sticks to the subject! 🤙 Next vid please test the body at 6400-8000 ISO to see noise and how well AF works when light drops a lot.

[@James-Tanner]

Imagine claiming you got the shot when you really didn’t, I love that the shutter doesn’t roll but I love pushing my capabilities to get the timing right. I could totally see it leveling up a lot of people!