Re: "Nikon Z9 vs Sony A1 – The 10 main differences"
EdwardDye wrote:
low light focusing is better on the Z9? That's big!
NonDecaf wrote:
There are several important (to me) metrics where the Z9 is clearly superior - price, ergonomics, faster storage, faster sensor readout, superior experience when quickly changing lenses, sensor stabilization, low light focusing, etc.
I would lose lose enough money switching to the Z9 that its not worthwhile for me. If I was upgrading from an older camera, I would not choose the A1 at that price point.
There are at least four ways that the A1 specs are better and those include:
Higher resolution (50 vs. 45 MP)
Higher frame rate (30 fps lossy compressed RAW vs. 20 fps lossless compressed RAW)
Faster flash sync speed (1/400 with the half mechanical shutter vs. 1/200 or sometimes 1/250 with low enough power)
Size and weight (the A1 weighs almost 600 grams less and is smaller in substantially smaller in width and height).
There are at least four ways that the Z9 specs are better and those include:
Faster sensor scan speed (we will know more when the camera is release, but Nikon seems to have a small advantage here)
Longer video shooting capabilities (the Z9 claims 2 hours of 8K video whereas Sony doesn't appear to be able to shoot that long).
Faster storage cards (the CFE B type cards in the Z9 are definitely faster than the CFE A type cards in the A1)
Better battery life
Most of these differences are quite small and likely hard to notice (like 50 vs 45 MP and differences in sensor scan speed). Others are likely to be needed by only a fairly small number of shooters (like 1/400 flash sync or real long 8K shooting or need really long battery life). Others are about preferences that will vary from one person to another (whether you like a camera to be small and light or whether you don't care about weight and want lots of room for your hands and easier operation in portrait mode). In the end I think for most people the differences in performance are going to be small, but differences in preference are going to loom large, and it is fine that there are differences in preference.
Nov 08, 2021 at 11:03 AM
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