Nikon S9500 vs Pentax MX-1

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon S9500 versus Pentax MX-1, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the S9500 (18MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the S9500 (1/2.3") and MX-1 (1/1.7") have different sensor sizing.

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The S9500 was released 5 months before the MX-1 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the S9500 scores vs the MX-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix S9500 and Pentax MX-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon S9500 Gallery and Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S9500 comes with outside measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Pentax MX-1 has sizing of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

Look at the Nikon S9500 versus Pentax MX-1 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the S9500 vs the MX-1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S9500 and MX-1 is 92 and 84 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the S9500 and MX-1.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S9500 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Nikon S9500 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively.