Leica SL vs. Sony Alpha 9 - Camera Comparison

Comparison of the Leica SL and the Sony Alpha 9

Leica SL
76 points
Sony Alpha 9
90 points
Leica SL
Leica SL ✭ Camspex.com
104 mm
147 mm
BODY
Sony Alpha 9
Sony Alpha 9 ✭ Camspex.com
96 mm
127 mm
2015
YEARYear of announcement
2017
Aluminium alloy
BODY MATERIAL
Magnesium alloy
Weather
sealed
WEATHER SEALING
Weather
sealed
Leica L
LENS MOUNT
Sony E
200 000 cycles
SHUTTER LIFEThe shutter durability as rated by the manufacturer.
500 000 cycles
847 g
1.87 lb
147 x 104 x 39 mm
5.8 x 4.1 x 1.5 in.
DIMENSIONS
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
DIMENS.
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
127 x 96 x 63 mm
5 x 3.8 x 2.5 in.
673 g
1.48 lb
Leica SL
Sony Alpha 9
24.0 MP
CMOS Full Frame Sensor
SENSOR The number of effective megapixels (MP). Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
SENSOR Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
24.2 MP
Sony IMX310 Exmor RS CMOS Full Frame Sensor
24.0 MP
EFFECTIVE MEGAPIX The number of effective megapixels (MP).
24.2 MP
36.0 x 24.0 mm
SENSOR SIZE
35.6 x 23.8 mm
6000 x 4000 pixels
MAX. RESOLUTIONMaximum still image resolution
MAX. RESOLUT.Maximum still image resolution
6000 x 4000 pixels
1x
CROP FACTORA 50mm lens on a camera with a crop factor of 1.5x would behave like a 75mm lens on a full-frame camera with a crop factor of 1x (50mm x 1.5 = 75mm)
1x
Bayer array
COLOR FILTER
Bayer array
6 μm
PIXEL PITCHThe center-to-center distance between two pixels (photosites) on a sensor. The larger the photosites, the more light they can capture and the lower is the level of visible "noise" in captured images.
5.91 μm
None
LOW-PASS FILTERA low-pass filter blurs fine details of an image to eliminate the moiré and the color artifacts of finely patterned structures. Without a low-pass filter images will appear sharper, but there is also a risk of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Fixed
3:2
NATIVE
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
3:2
Leica SL
DXOMARK
SENSOR
SCOREAnalysis of the camera image quality by dxomark.com
Sony Alpha 9
88
OVERALL SCOREDXOMARK Sensor Overall Score shows a camera's sensor quality in terms of noise, ability to render high contrast, formation of colored noise, ability to shoot in low light.
92
25
COLOR DEPTHThe color depth performance (DXOMARK Portrait Score) in bits
24.9
13.4
DYNAMIC RANGEThe maximum dynamic range performance (DXOMARK Landscape Score) in exposure value (EV)
13.3
1821
LOW-LIGHT ISOThe low-light sensitivity performance (DXOMARK Sports Score) in ISO sensitivity value
3517
Leica SL
Sony Alpha 9
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.80
VIEW­FINDERThe viewfinder frame COVERAGE in percent and the real viewfinder SIZE (VF magnification corrected by the crop factor of a camera — this way cameras with different sensor sizes can be compared).
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.78
Electronic 
(4 410 000 dot LCD)
VF TYPE
Electronic 
(3 686 400 dot OLED)
Fixed
 1 036 800 dot Back light LED
REAR SCREEN
Articulated 
1 440 000 dot LCD
2.95 inch
SCREEN SIZE
3 inch
LIVE VIEW & TOUCH SCREEN
camspex.com — Top plate LCD — Leica SL
TOP LCD PANELLCD panel on top of the camera which provides information about the current camera settings.
No top LCD panel
Leica SL
Sony Alpha 9
Contrast detection
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
AF SYSTEM
Hybrid detection
49
49
FOCUS POINTSAutofocus points
as shown in the figures below:

° linear sensors
° cross-type sensors
° dual cross-type sensors
contrast autofocus areas
693 (phase)  
25 (contrast)
693
 (phase)  
25
 (contrast)
0
CROSS-TYPE FOCUS POINTS
CROSS-TYPE FP
0
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Leica SL
No data
EV

100

The minimum exposure value of the AF working range (at 23°C and ISO 100). The smaller this value, the less light is needed for normal autofocus operation.
-3
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Sony Alpha 9
57 %
AF COVERAGEFrame coverage by AF sensors in percent.
93 %
None
IN-BODY
AF MOTORAn in-body AF motor gives the ability to auto-focus with older lenses which don't have their own motors.
None
No
IN-BODY IMAGE STABILIZATION
IMAGE STABILIZ.
5-axis sensor shift
Leica SL
Sony Alpha 9
MAESTRO II
IMAGE
PROCESSOR
BIONZ X
14 bit DNG, JPEG
OUTPUT FORMATS
14 bit RAW, JPEG
Auto, 50 - 50000
ISO SEN­SITIVITY
Auto, 100 - 51200
(can be extended to ISO 50 - 204800)
11
fps
CONTINUOUS DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
CONT. DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
20
fps
Unlimited JPEG shots
33 RAW shots
MAX. BURSTMaximum number of shots in high-speed continuous drive mode until the buffer is full.
362 JPEG shots
241 RAW shots
2160p @ 30 fps (4K)
MAX. VIDEO RESOLUTION
VIDEO
2160p @ 30 fps (4K)
-3/+3 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXPOSURE COMPENS.
-5/+5 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
Bulb,
 
60 sec → 1/16000 sec
SHUTTER SPEED Maximum and minimum possible exposure time in seconds.
Bulb, 
30 sec → 1/8000 sec
Leica SL
Sony Alpha 9

X-SYNC:
1/250
No
built-in
flash

No
flash
BUILT-IN FLASH
No
built-in
flash

No
flash

X-SYNC:
1/250
Yes
HOT SHOE
Yes
USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/sec)
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Microphone port, Headphone port, HDMI
CONNECTIONS
CONNECT.
Microphone port, Headphone port, HDMI
BUILT-IN
DEVICES
SD, SDHC, SDXC
STORAGE TYPES
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I/II compatible), Sony Memory Sticks
2
CARD SLOTS
2
400
shots
BATTERY LIFEMaximum number of images that can be shot per single battery charge (according to CIPA).
480
shots

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