Sony A9 for Portrait Photography

Is the Sony A9 good for Portrait Photography?

Sony A9 Portrait Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Sony A9 has a score of 93 for Portrait Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Portrait Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Sony A9 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis

Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor

Large sensors provide shallower depth of field and a nice blurry background for your portrait shots.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP

Sony A9's 24.0MP sensor will provide larger room for cropping, and you will be able print your portrait shots larger with more fine detail.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

During a portrait shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Good Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Sony A9 Alternatives in SLR-style mirrorless cameras for Portrait Photography

Nikon Z7 Compare A9 vs Z7	46 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Nikon Z Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #3 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features 97 Value for Money 99 Portability Overall Score 98	Portrait 98 Street 98 Sports Daily 91 Landscape

Sony A7R III Compare A9 vs A7R III	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #5 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 97 Portability Overall Score 95	Portrait 97 Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Panasonic S1R Compare A9 vs S1R	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Leica L Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #4 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features 95 Value for Money 96 Portability Overall Score 96	Portrait 97 Street 96 Sports Daily Landscape 90

Sony A7R II Compare A9 vs A7R II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #10 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #4
	Imaging 93 Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 96	Portrait 97 Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Nikon Z6 Compare A9 vs Z6	25 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Nikon Z Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #7 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #7
	Imaging Features 97 Value for Money 99 Portability Overall Score 94	Portrait 94 Street 99 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Nikon Z7

Sony A7R III

Panasonic S1R

Sony A7R II

Nikon Z6