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| Manufacturer URL: |
Manufacturer website
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Manufacturer website
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| Predecessor: |
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Olympus TG-4
TG-4 vs TG-5
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| Successor: |
Sony A9 II
A9 vs A9 II
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Olympus TG-6
TG-5 vs TG-6
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| Model Number: |
A9 |
TG-5 |
| Alternate Model Number(s): |
ILCE-9 |
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| Camera Format: |
Compact System Camera |
Compact |
| Currently Manufactured: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Retail Price: |
$4499.00 |
$449.99 |
| Street Price: |
$2,997.00 |
$299.00 |
| Date Available: |
2017-04-15 |
2017-06-15 |
| Tripod Mount: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight: |
23.7 oz
(673 g)
includes batteries
|
8.8 oz
(250 g)
includes batteries
|
| Size: |
5.0 x
3.8 x
2.5 in.
(127 x
96 x
63 mm)
|
4.4 x
2.6 x
1.3 in.
(113 x
66 x
32 mm)
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| Waterproof: |
No |
Yes |
| Waterproof Depth: |
n/a |
50.00 feet (15 meters)
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| Sensor Type: |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: |
Sony |
BSI CMOS |
| Effective Megapixels: |
24.2 |
12.0 |
| Sensor Format: |
35mm |
1/2.3 inch |
| Sensor size: |
847.28mm2 (35.60mm x 23.80mm) |
28.0735mm2 (6.17mm x 4.55mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: |
5.93 microns |
1.54 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: |
1.0x |
n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: |
3:2 |
4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: |
RGBG |
RGBG |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: |
Fixed |
Fixed |
| Self-Cleaning: |
Yes |
No |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: |
Yes |
Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: |
Yes |
No |
| DxO Sensor Score: |
92 |
|
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): |
24.9 |
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| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): |
13.3 |
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| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): |
3,517 |
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| Image Resolution: |
6000 x 4000
(24.0 MP,
3:2),
3936 x 2624
(10.3 MP,
3:2),
3008 x 2000
(6.0 MP,
3:2),
6000 x 3376
(20.3 MP,
16:9),
3936 x 2216
(8.7 MP,
16:9),
3008 x 1688
(5.1 MP,
16:9) |
4000 x 3000
(12.0 MP,
4:3),
4000 x 2668
(10.7 MP,
3:2),
4000 x 2250
(9.0 MP,
16:9),
3000 x 3000
(9.0 MP,
1:1),
3200 x 2400
(7.7 MP,
4:3),
3216 x 2144
(6.9 MP,
3:2),
3200 x 1800
(5.8 MP,
16:9),
2400 x 2400
(5.8 MP,
1:1),
1280 x 960
(1.2 MP,
4:3),
1280 x 852
(1.1 MP,
3:2),
1280 x 720
(0.9 MP,
16:9),
960 x 960
(0.9 MP,
1:1) |
| Image File Format: |
JPEG (EXIF 2.31), RAW (14-bit ARW 2.3 compressed or uncompressed), RAW+JPEG |
JPEG (EXIF 2.3), RAW (12-bit lossless compression), RAW+JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| Can take movies: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p)
1920x1080 (120p/100p/60p/60i/50p/50i/30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (30p/25p)
1920x1080 (1p/2p/3p/4p/6p/8p/12p/15p)
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3840x2160 (30p/25p)
1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p)
1280x720 (30p/25p)
1920x1080 (120p)
1280x720 (240p)
640x360 (480p)
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| Movie File Format: |
XAVC S / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio: LPCM / Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, stereo |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) with stereo sound |
| Composite Video Out: |
No |
No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: |
n/a |
n/a |
| HD Video Out: |
Yes |
Yes |
| HD Video Connection: |
HDMI |
HDMI |
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|
| Lens Mount: |
Sony E |
n/a |
| Lens: |
n/a |
Olympus Lens, 9 lenses in 7 groups, with dual aspheric elements and 2 ED elements |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): |
|
25 -
100mm
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| Focal Length (actual): |
|
4.5 -
18mm
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| Zoom Ratio: |
|
4.00x |
| Aperture Range: |
|
f/2.0/2.8/8.0 (wide) / f/4.9/6.3/18 (tele); 2-step aperture + ND filter |
| Integrated ND Filter: |
No |
No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
|
10 cm to Infinity
3.9 in to Infinity
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| Macro Focus Range: |
|
1 cm to Infinity
0.4 in to Infinity
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| Filter Thread: |
n/a |
40.5mm |
| Thread Type: |
n/a |
via converter adapter |
| Optical Image Stabilization: |
No |
No |
| Digital Zoom: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: |
Up to 4x; up to 2x Clear Image Digital Zoom |
2x, 4x* (*Microscope Control mode only) |
| Auto Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: |
Fast Hybrid AF: Wide (693 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points (contrast-detection AF)) / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expanded Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF (Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expanded Flexible Spot) |
25-point Contrast Detection: Face Detect AF, iES, Spot AF, AF Tracking, AF Target Selection |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manual Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Viewfinder: |
EVF / LCD
|
No / LCD
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| Viewfinder Type: |
EVF: 1.3 cm (0.5 type) 3,686K-dot Quad VGA color OLED, 100% coverage, 0.78x magnification, -4.0 to +3.0m-1 diopter, Approx. 23mm eyepoint from the eyepiece lens, 18.5mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard), STD 60fps / HI 120fps, eye sensor |
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| Focus Peaking: |
Yes |
Yes |
| EVF Resolution: |
3,686,400 dots (1,228,800 pixels)
|
n/a
|
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): |
0.78x |
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| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): |
0.78x |
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| Eye-level Viewfinder: |
Yes |
No |
| Rear Display: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: |
1,440,000 dots
(360,000 px)
|
460,800 dots
(153,600 px)
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| Touchscreen: |
Yes |
No |
| Articulating Screen: |
Yes |
No |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: |
No |
No |
| Selfie Screen: |
No |
No |
| Max Playback Zoom: |
15.0x |
10.0x |
| Top Deck Display: |
No |
No |
|
|
| Maximum ISO (native): |
51200 |
12800 |
| Minimum ISO (native): |
100 |
100 |
| ISO Settings: |
AUTO, ISO 100 - 51200, expandable to ISO 50 - 204800 |
Auto (100 - 1600 with customizable upper limit from 100 to 12800), 100 - 12800 |
| Auto ISO Mode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| White Balance Settings: |
Auto (with Priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (4 settings), Flash, Underwater, Custom, Color Temp./ Filter (2500-9900K with 15-step Magenta/Green compensation) |
Auto, Sunny, Shadow, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Underwater, Flash, One-touch (4), Custom (2000K to 14000K) |
| Shutter Speed Range: |
1/32000 - 30 sec |
1/2000 - 4 sec |
| Bulb Mode: |
Yes |
No |
| Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 5.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
+/- 2.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
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| Metering Modes: |
1200-zone Evaluative Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight |
Digital ESP Metering, Spot Metering |
| Program Auto Exposure: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Aperture Priority: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shutter Priority: |
Yes |
No |
| Full Manual Exposure: |
Yes |
No |
| Creative Exposure Modes: |
Picture Effect: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera (Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta), Soft High-key; HDR: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step) |
2 Custom Settings, Underwater (Snapshot, Wide, Macro, HDR), Microscope Mode (Microscope, Focus Stacking, Focus Bracketing, Microscope Control), Scene Modes (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Portrait +Landscape, Hand-held Starlight, Nightscape, Portrait + Nightscape, Children, Sport, Candlelight, Sunset, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Panorama, Live Composite, Backlight HDR), Art Filters (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Watercolor, Vintage, Partial Color), Photo Story, Time Lapse Movie |
| Self Timer: |
2, 5, 10; 3/5 shots after 2/5/10 seconds |
2, 12, custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): |
|
Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: |
No |
No |
| Built-in Flash: |
No |
Yes |
| Flash Modes: |
Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed Sync, Wireless; Red-eye reduction: On/Off |
Flash Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Slow sync. (1st curtain), Red-eye Slow sync. (1st curtain), Fill-in, Manual (1/1 (FULL) - 1/64), Flash Off, Remote Control, LED On |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): |
n/a |
n/a |
| Flash Range Description: |
n/a |
ISO 1600: 7.9m / 25.9 ft at wide angle, 3.1m / 10.2 ft at full telephoto |
| Max Flash Sync: |
1/250 |
|
| Flash Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 3.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
+/- 2.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
| External Flash Connection: |
Multi Interface Hot Shoe, Sync Terminal |
n/a |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: |
No |
Full TTL exposure |
| Usable Memory Types: |
MS PRO Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC |
SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: |
UHS-II |
UHS-I |
| Other Memory: |
Slot1:SD UHS-II; 2:MS/SD UHS-I |
|
| Dual Card Slots: |
Yes |
No |
| RAW Capture Support: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: |
RAW (14-bit ARW 2.3 compressed or uncompressed), RAW+JPEG |
RAW (12-bit lossless compression), RAW+JPEG |
| Movie File Format: |
XAVC S / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio: LPCM / Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, stereo |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) with stereo sound |
| Included Memory: |
No memory included |
No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: |
|
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| Built-In Wi-Fi: |
Yes |
Yes |
| NFC: |
Yes |
No |
| Bluetooth: |
Yes |
No |
| Built-In GPS: |
No |
Yes |
| Microphone Jack: |
Yes |
No |
| Headphone Jack: |
Yes |
No |
| External Connections: |
USB 2.0 High Speed,Ethernet,Bluetooth,WiFi |
USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: |
No |
Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control Type: |
Optional via IR, USB , Ethernet or Wi-Fi/Bluetooth |
Via Wi-Fi |
| Connections (extended): |
Multi Micro-B USB 2.0 (with remote support), Type-D Micro HDMI, 100Base-T Ethernet, 3.5mm Microphone and Headphone Jacks, Sync Terminal |
Micro-B USB 2.0, Micro HDMI (Type D) |
|
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| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): |
<0.3 |
0.31 |
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): |
|
|
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): |
|
|
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): |
<0.3 |
0.33 |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? |
No |
No |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): |
364 |
21 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): |
240 |
15 |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): |
225 |
11 |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): |
0.22 seconds |
0.18 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): |
|
0.19 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): |
|
|
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): |
|
|
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): |
0.097 seconds |
0.094 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): |
|
0.25 seconds |
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): |
0.020 seconds |
0.047 seconds |
| Shutter Lag (notes): |
|
|
| Startup Time: |
1.2 seconds |
1.3 seconds |
| Play -> Record Time: |
1.0 seconds |
0.7 seconds |
| Flash cycle time, full power: |
|
3.2 seconds |
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): |
650 shots |
340 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): |
480 shots |
|
| Battery Life, Video: |
105 minutes
|
|
| Battery Form Factor: |
Proprietary |
Proprietary LI-92B |
| Usable Battery Types: |
NP-FZ100 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: |
1 x Proprietary NP-FZ100 Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
1 x Proprietary LI-92B Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: |
Yes |
No |
| Internal Charging Supported: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Included Software: |
Capture One Express (for Sony) free download |
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| OS Compatibility: |
|
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| Notes & Features: |
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Waterproof (50ft/15m), Dustproof (IP6X), Freezeproof (14F/-10C), Crushproof (220lbf, 100kgf), Shockproof (7ft/2.1m); Anti-fog dual pane; Built-in GPS, Manometer, Temperature Sensor, Compass and Wi-Fi . Available in red or black. |
