Sony A9 vs Leica Q2

Sony A9 advantages over Leica Q2

• Less expensive
  $2999 vs $5198
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 5.93 vs 4.30 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  650 vs 370 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  63 mm vs 91 mm
  Thinner
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  1440k vs 1040k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Has anti-aliasing filter
  Filter vs No Filter
  Reduces unsightly moiré in photos
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  364 vs 25 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Bigger RAW buffer
  240 vs 14 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  204800 vs 50000 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility