| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Sony | 
| Model | ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 9 24.2MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | ILCE 5000Y | ILCE 9 | 
| Series | Alpha | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm | 126.9  x 95.6 x 63.0 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Lens Attachment | Body + 16 - 50 mm + 55 - 210 mm | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | ILCE 9 | 
| Minimum Illumination | - | Yes with Built-in LED type | 
| Weight | - | 673 GM | 
| Ports | - | HDMI micro connector Type-D, BRAVIA Sync Control for HDMI, PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | 204800 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | 100 | 
| ISO Speed Range | 100 6400 | - | 
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | Exmor RS CMOS sensor | 
| Sensor Size | - | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 8x | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 1x | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Lens Mount | - | E-mount | 
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | Real Time Adjustment Display | BRIGHTNESS CONTROL VIEWFINDER
Auto/Manual 5 steps between -2 and +2 | 
| View Finder Type | - | 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour,Quad-VGA OLED | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 23 mm | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C  Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| Focus Points | 25 Points | 35 mm full frame 693 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with FF lens 299 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 221 points phase-detection AF / 25 points contrast-detection AF | 
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight / Flash /Underwater/ Colour Temperature 2500 to 9900K and colour filter G7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step / Custom | 
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - | 
| Other Focus Features | Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus Lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF | Eye-start AF only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached Sold separately, Lock-on AF, Eye AF, AF micro adjustment Sold separately, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF Track Sens, Swt.V/H AF Area, AF Area Regist. | 
| Focus Range | - | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | 
| exposure features | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | +/ 5.0 EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - | 
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached | Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments. | 
| Exposure Mode | - | AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M, Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | AUTO/Electronic Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 20fps, Mid max. 10fps, Lo max. 5fps8910, Mechanical Shutter Continuous shooting Hi max. 5fps, Mid max. 5fps, Lo max. 2.5fps11 | 
| Other Shutter Features | Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Electronic Front Shutter Curtain | Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter | 
| Shutter Speed | - | [Still images, Single shot]4, Mechanical Shutter 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, AUTO 1/32000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Electronic Shutter 1/32000 to 30 seconds, [Still images, Continuous shooting]4, Mechanical Shutter1/8000 to 30 seconds, AUTO 1/32000 | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - | 
| External Flash | Yes | - | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless7, Hi-speed sync.7 | 
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | 
| Other Flash Features | Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | 
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 30200 AM | 
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | 28.3 MP | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Maximum Resolution | 1080 | - | 
| Image Sizing | Image SIze Pixels, 32 L 5456 x 3632 20M, M 3872 x 2576 10M, S 2736 x 1824 5.0M | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 3936 x 2624 10M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | 
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | - | 
| HDR Support | Yes | - | 
| Smile Detection | Yes | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| Other Image Features | - | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box 16, Contrast 3 to +3 steps, Saturation 3 to +3 steps, Sharpness 3 to +3 steps | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | 1440000 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| Display Resolution | - | 14,40,000 dots | 
| Touch Screen | - | Yes | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | Yes | - | 
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz band13, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV Yes | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo, Memory Stick XC HG Duo, SD / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC UHS-I Compliant | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card | 
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor PW20 | - | 
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 480 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard15 | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M | 
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | Built-in, monaural | 
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4 | 
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - | 
| Audio Features | - | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Delete Function | Yes | - | 
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec. Delay Selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec. Delay, 3/5 Exposures Selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | 
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - | 
| Still Image Mode | Yes | - | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia | - | 
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes Electronic Shutter |