Who is the Sony - α9 III for?
Entry-tier camera. Below 58 on the Mars Score means several weighted specs trail the category leaders by a wide margin.
Only consider if there's a specific reason — price, brand loyalty, ecosystem fit. The best cameras page will show what your money buys at a higher tier.
Mars Score is computed from 12 measured specs against the transparent formula for the cameras category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲In-body stabilization — supported.
- ▼Megapixels: 24 MP (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Megapixels
- 24MP
- Sensor size
- Full Frame
- Max video
- 4K120
- Weight
- 703g
All specifications
Sensor
- Sensor size?
- Full Frame
- Megapixels
- 24 MP
- Max ISO
- 51200
Video
- Max video
- 4K120
- RAW video
- true
- Log profile?
- true
Body & Controls
- Weight
- 703 g
- Weather sealed?
- true
- Dual card slots?
- true
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