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Sony a1 IIvsSony ZV-E10 IIvsNikon Z9vsCanon EOS R8
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- MOST WINS×
Sony14of 28 specs better - ×
Sony6of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon13of 28 specs better - ×
Canon4of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Sony ZV-E10 II leads
6.51×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Sony ZV-E10 II999 USD
- Nikon Z95,500 USD
- Canon EOS R8Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R8 leads
3.64×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Sony ZV-E10 II11 fps
- Nikon Z920 fps
- Canon EOS R840 fps
Weight
Sony ZV-E10 II leads
3.55×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Sony ZV-E10 II377 g
- Nikon Z91,340 g
- Canon EOS R8461 g
Max mechanical shutter speed
Nikon Z9 leads
8×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II8,000 1/s
- Sony ZV-E10 II8,000 1/s
- Nikon Z932,000 1/s
- Canon EOS R84,000 1/s
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Sony a1 II
- ✓
- ✕
- ✕
- ✕
Where each one wins
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Sony ZV-E10 II
- Launch price
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Nikon Z9
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R8
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
What all 4 have
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 50.1 MP
- 26 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 24.2 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 102,400 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- —
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2
- Not published
- —
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 10 fps
- Not published
- Not published
- 6 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps
- 11 fps
- 20 fps
- 40 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 32,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Max video resolution
- 8K
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.88 fps7
- 60 fps
- 120 fps
- 60 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 59.94 fps8
- 60 fps
- 30 fps
- 60 fps
Raw video recording
- External9
- None
- Internal
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 M dots
- 0 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9 x
- Not published
- 0.8 x
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Tilting
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.037 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
Handling & Power
Battery life
- 520 shots10
- 610 shots
- 740 shots
- 370 shots
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant11
- Not published
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 743 g
- 377 g
- 1,340 g
- 461 g
Width
- 136.1 mm
- 114.8 mm
- 149 mm
- 132.5 mm
Height
- 96.9 mm
- 67.5 mm
- 149.5 mm
- 86.1 mm
Depth
- 82.9 mm12
- 54.2 mm
- 90.5 mm
- 70 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
Notes on 12 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
- 3Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 4Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
- 5Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 6Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
- 7Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 8Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 9Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 10Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 11Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 12Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
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