Sony has just announced the a9iii - this is their 24mp sports and wildlife focused line and when the a9 was announced was ground breaking with it’s speed, fps and AF system. The a9iii has a global shutter, the first in a full frame mirrorless camera. I already wrote a quick blog post about why a global shutter is a big deal. In short - it allows ridiculously fast shutter speed and flash sync speed up to 1/80,000 second.

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The Basic a9iii Specs -

24.6MP Full-Frame Global Shutter Sensor
Up to 120 fps Cont. Shooting with AF/AE
Pre-Capture Function & Speed Boost Button
Flash Sync at up to 1/80,000 Sec.
4K 120p 10-bit Video; S-Log3 & S-Cinetone
759-Point Phase-Detect AF with Tracking
8-Stop 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization
9.44m-Dot EVF with 240 fps Refresh Rate
3.2" 2.1m-Dot 4-Axis Touchscreen LCD
Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

Quick Thoughts after having my hands on the camera for a morning of shooting - Redesigned grip with a little more to get your hand around feels great. The new shutter button design feels more responsive. The a9iii now has the fully flip-articulating screen found on the Sony a7Rv which is excellent and gives you the best of both a tilting screen and a fully flip-out screen. The drive mode dial is now lockable at * which then provides drive mode control through the menu system, something I have desired on my a1 for a while. Another nice quality-of-life improvement is in the customization menu you can press the desired button and be instantly presented with the assignable functions available to that button - no more hunting through all the buttons to find the one you want to customize.