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Spoiler alert it does appear there’s an image quality trade-off in getting the A9 III’s unprecedented speed.

On paper, the A9 III is a dream camera for pro sports and wildlife photographers.

Sony A9 III in the hand without lens and light reflecting off the camera�s sensor

A 60fps sequence of an Olympic athlete jumping over a hurdle on a race track, taken at ISO 5000 with a pre production version of the Sony A9 III

DPReview says that the difference is around 1EV, akin to the typical difference between full-frame and APS-C cameras.

Will the A9 III reign supreme?

We can’t totally read into the numbers that will be published about the A9 III.

Olympic athlete jumping over a hurdle on a race track

A 60fps sequence of an Olympic athlete jumping over a hurdle on a race track, taken at ISO 5000 with a pre production version of the Sony A9 III

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Burst shooting sequence of an Olympic athlete jumping over a hurdle on the race track at night

A high-speed, disotrtion-free sequence taken with a pre production Sony A9 III

Sony A9 III no lens attached on a reflective white surface