Sony A9III Hands-On Experience with Photo and Video
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Hey everyone! Today I have a hands-on video with the new Sony A9III for photography and video. I am using 3 main lenses with the camera: 70-200mm f2.8 GMII, 300mm f2.8 GM and 35mm f1.4 GM. Thank you to Sony Australia for putting on this event and inviting me! I thought it would be good to put this camera through it's paces with a faster paced environment than my usual portrait sessions to really see what it can handle. I share the autofocus performance and accuracy, share with you the image quality, I have heaps of 100FPS video footage to share with you and of course a low light test with photos at every single ISO. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!!
This video is NOT sponsored. Sony don't ask me to say anything, don't expect this video from me and don't watch this video before I post it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Chapters
00:00 Why a Global Shutter
01:30 Autofocus Performance
02:30 Image quality and AF Accuracy
05:56 Max Shutter speed 1/80,000
07:12 300mm f2.8 GM First Impressions
08:05 A9III Body Build
09:21 Flash Sync and Pre-Capture
11:32 120FPS Video and Limitations
13:44 Low Light ISO Test
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The focusing system is actually insane
well done Julia, love the different shots/videos and the great comments. It was nice to see that had a great day
Thank you so much!
I absolutely love your videos, very inspiring to me and super useful. I chose several lenses according to your tests (mostly GM). Thank you very much for all the tips.
Awesome to see you guys again. Great video
You too Jason!
This is a very good and well-shot review. It actually shows in very convenient video shots and well-thought close-ups just how fast and precise the camera, AF and resulting frames are. Thank you very much for this pro work!
I shoot ballroom sports and various dancing, and this is indeed a dream camera for such activity. Patiently waiting until the prices drop xD
You’re killing it 🙌🏾
Wow! I mean such a detailed review video covering almost entire specs with extremely easy explanations :)
Thank you
Nice review and images , Superb advantage for wildlife , sports and action photographer . Cheers .
Hi Julia 📸 ! I liked the footage of you & the cat 🐈 towards the end. Very sharp 👌 images. Excellent clarity. Hope you are enjoying cooler weather in Australia 🇦🇺 😊 !
Thank you!
Thank you for this great review!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Golf stick! Still laughing! Thanks for this. Fun to see you extending beyond your portraiture expertise.❤❤❤
Bahaha my brain failed me in that moment
thank you for sharing!
love this!!!
Wow.. friend
Very very nice photography ❤❤
great video. awesome review.
Yes! I'm in love with the a9iii just like how I was in love with the a9 when first released back in 2017. The new technology is bring to the Mirrorless world is astounding. I have gone 100% E-shutter now and this GS sensor will help eliminated the 3 biggest pet peeves for me which are Distortion, Banding and Jello effects. Even though I can't afford the a9iii right now, i do hope that it comes to the future a7V, a7RVI and FX3-ii so that I can pick up those cameras. Great a9iii review Julia!
Which camera do you own and do you use it for sports?
@@M4TR1X I used to own an A9 to shoot sports with but I sold it. Regretting it a bit so I'll likely pick it up again. Used A9 has gotten very affordable now ranging in $2,00 usd or less. As of right now, I am using my a7iii for sports and does the job well enough but not superb enough!
Thanks so much! I am also interested to see which cameras Sony decide to include a global sensor. Will they just keep it for their high end series like the A1/A9? Or will they start to introduce it to more prosumer cameras like the A7V series.. I wonder!
@@juliatrotti You're welcome! I think Sony's roadmap is to make all of their cameras have Global Shutter sensors now. How do you top the current models and give people reasons to upgrade? Adding a Global Shutter to the next-gen cameras! a7iv, a7Rv, FX3, a9-ii, a6700 and a1 are all the perfect Rolling Shutter cameras. Since they all have been perfected, what else more can you do to them for the next model if you keep the Rolling Shutter? You can add more button features and a tilt/flip lcd screen for the A1-ii but that won't be enough to warrant an upgrade. So it has to be Global Shutter sensors now.
Sony going with Global Shutter sensors will keep them at the top of their games and keep their #1 position as well. I do think all Alpha cameras with GS sensors will have price increases. A7iv is $2,500 usd so future a7v will be $3,000 usd. A7RV is $3,900 usd so future a7RVI will be $4,500 usd. And A1 is $6,500 usd so future A1-ii will be $8,000 usd. And im sure their will be others like me who are willing to pay that price for quality images and videos now.
Wish i had one 😍😍
Crazy📷💯🤯
Great review on this camera and I’ve only had it about a week so far, love it. The auto focus has to be experienced to be believed. This is the first camera I have absolute confidence in the auto focus. The Dynamic Active Stabilization is also quite good. I think the initial concerns of dynamic range were overblown. Comparing side-by-side with my Fujifilm XH2S canon Eos R3, I think the dynamic range from the Sony is at least on par and perhaps a little better. More importantly, the exposure latitude appears to be considerably better on the Sony.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! Yep, dynamic range in photo is perfectly usable, I overexposed some of the golf shots a little in the morning to see what I could do with them later and was able to recover all the details in the highlights.
Dan is amazing
Hi, @JuliaTrotti! I've seen a lot of reviews of this camera. Yours is the best. You had asked about why the continuous shooting speed is lower for Low-High than for High+. This is true on the A1 as well. I think that the reason is that the cameras likely do not have the bandwidth to read a full resolution, uncompressed photo off the sensor and transfer it to memory, or possibly to process it on the camera's CPU. If I remember correctly, Hi+ may force you into shooting Compressed Raw, or something to that effect. On the A1, I've also experienced a drop in continuous focus tracking accuracy in Hi+ compared to the other modes. This rarely causes an issue, at least for me, since even on Medium, I can shoot fast enough to capture fire dancers performing or people running. If you still have access to an A9III, check the file sizes and image quality between H and H+. If you remind me, I'll try to get a more definitive answer for you, but I think that was roughly the correct explanation. Did you run into Mark Galer there? He's a Sony Imaging Ambassador who does really amazing TH-cam videos on different Sony bodies and lenses, and almost always uses examples of the sort of surfer shots that you were shooting - though not ones with golf sticks. I am not sure if being a Sony Imaging Ambassador confers any sort of diplomatic immunity when visiting the lands of Canon, Nikon, and Fuji...
Very interesting! Thanks for the explanation, next time I see Sony I will ask them about it too and see what they also say. And yes I know Mark Galer! We sat together at the dinner we had afterwards, he is great and I definitely look up to his work :)
Very good
Im with you Julia , lets have the new 4D screen on the a7V 😁
Such a cool review video! Would love to know where your cap is from, it’s so fun ☺️
Thank you! Sony Australia got it for me as a little xmas gift, it's so cute haha. So I assume they would have gotten it made
@@juliatrotti that's so fun! Thanks Sony :)
It feels like a total overkill but I'm happy that Sony is forcing the competition to get better. Hoping to upgrade to a camera with global shutter in 5 years 🤞
The A9 series has always been known to be a sports camera. And I do think this is Sony's roadmap now that all future Alpha cameras and FX will have global shutter sensors.
120 is overkill yeah lol but no flicker in video is God. Like 50% of the lights where I live flicker
@@littleidols 120 fps is never overkill. If you can achieve this feat in your product, then do it! I'm sure the next biggest feat will be 240 fps compressed raw. Technology advancement is huge and must move forward.
@@harryvuemedia5106There’s no such thing as a sports camera, wedding camera, or nature and landscapes camera. They are just cameras. Any type of photography can be captured with any of today’s cameras. Marketing has sold us on the concept of a certain kind of camera for a certain genre of photography.
I would love 1000 fps for shooting sports.
Hi Julia, great review. How do you like A9iii's skin tone compared to Canon? And where can I get the "camera shy" ballcap you're wearing? So cute!
Thank you! Sony's skintones have been great ever since the A7III, then they made even more improvements to colour from the A7IV onwards. So the A9III is at the same standard of colour IMO as the A7IV and A7RV. The hat was actually a Christmas gift from Sony Australia themselves, I love it hahah so I assume they would have gotten it custom made
Not only the camera but also the person behind the camera is cool...❤
Thank you!
Can you take photos above 16000 speed, using a 2.8 lens, in fast photo mode?
Thanks
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I'm in love with Canon using R6 for sports (motocross/supermoto), it's so good. The sensor readout speed is excellent considering it's not a stacked sensor compared like to my ex A7III. Although I do photography for passion, I want the best gear I can buy. This A9III is extraordinary, but no way I can get one. I would get back to Sony just for the amount of lenses you can get. As you know the good glass is good glass. A7r5 and A7IV are pretty slow for sports. A1 to expensive, A9II + FX30 combo? Maybe
Then I will suggest the obvious option will be Nikon Z8/Z9.
Just in time for the Olympics.
super
Can you shoot at 120fps on the self timer?
Hm wish to See sample photos from the 300mm
Great video! Was curious what is the base ISO for SLOG 3?
2000
Ok, that is impressive. Especially the sticky AF! I shoot dance, mostly on a Canon R5, and I can only dream of such a reliable AF performance. And then there's the rest of it - global shutter etc. The thing just works 👍
seems so light the way your holding it
It's really not that heavy! The 300mm especially, the weight is towards the lens mount so its really balanced
@@juliatrotti awesome 🙌🏾 thanks
So just to clarify: you had NO overheating in 4k 60 fps in 38 degree celsius (100F) weather, and in 4k 100 fps overheating only happened after 20 minutes?
This is an incredible result for a camera with no inbuilt fan. And for longer shoots you can just add an external fan for extra safety.
I did the overheating tests on a different day so I could properly time it and keep notes on my tests. It was around 30 celcius on the day I did this overheating test. But yes, no overheating symbol or anything in 4K 50/60p, it would just keep recording without an issue. But the camera would give me the warning and shutdown eventually at 100/120p.
@@juliatrotti thank you for clarifying!
That’s great news!
I shoot 90% of the times in h.265 50 fps with 1/50 shutter speed, so I can save a lot of space and the motion blur looks just the same as in 25 fps and 1/50 shutter speed.
And later I can keep the video in 50 fps or just throw away additional frames and convert it to 25 fps without any issues.
How much money there?
I can't wait for an a7v with that screen and global shutter... I don't need the 120fps shooting. Shoot, it could stay at the current fps even. Not having to worry about flicker at weddings or events, on photo and video?! Wowww. Put Global Shutter in a FX3mk2 too Sony! Please! lol
I'm really curious now what cameras Sony will decide to add a global shutter to!
is it possible for you to share some raw files or high res jpeg somewhere??
Let me work on that, I'll make a blog post this week with some images to download! My blog url is blog.juliatrotti.com :)
@@juliatrotti well this blog does not open now. I have checked earlier, may be last year. this does not open now here in India (if it is location restricted).
I feel like were getting to a point where every camera and lens is great...
Glad to be the first to like and comment ❤
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I see why this camera is 6k USD......But sheesh that is definitely a hefty price tag
Genuine question for other watchers, why should I take her seriously?
Is it just me are all these reviews are all saying the same thing ? I feel none of them are actually professionals
I Trust Julia … greetz from germany
5:38 not sure why but the noise on this photo on a 4k display at 4k looks horrible… not sure what’s going on here. All skin look noisy and low quality. Is it video compression or what?
There is no noise in that image, the man does have freckles all over his skin and there are also speckles of water flying around, maybe that's what you are seeing? But there is no camera noise.
@@juliatrottiI rewatched the video, the TH-cam compressions does not help but I still see noise on the shadow and out of focus areas, I want to say its due to being on a video rather than the actual still image. I shoot with the A7Rv, Riv and Siii and I was curious about the noise performance on the stills of the A9iii. If you ever share a raw image I would enjoy taking a peek at the actual file. cheers!
Your memory card will scold you...
Yep. Your computer harddrives too lol
What is the point of this? 99.9% of people I’m not going to buy this
I literally address this in the first minute-ish of the video
This is perfect for professionals and journalists but don't you think this can make everyone a photographer. Even a two year old kid can take great pictures now. It is almostvlike taking a screen shot from a video. Even though i can afford it iwont buy it, for me it is all about waiting for that perfect moment and click even if i dont get that perfect picture it is ok, for me it is all about that improving my performance
Oh yes, today's mirrorless cameras allows everyone to take great pictures. But everyone still needs to know what their doing to take great pictures. I've seen people skills that cannot keep up with the cameras. For me, mirrorless helps me capture those perfect moments. There are times where I only have split seconds to capture those moments thus having a sticky Eye-AF, Face recognition, and Burst speed helps me achieve that.