Nikon D3300 vs Sony HX9V

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Nikon D3300 and Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the D3300 (24MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the D3300 (APS-C) and HX9V (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The D3300 was revealed 2 years later than the HX9V and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D3300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the D3300 scores against the HX9V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D3300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The full galleries are available at Nikon D3300 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D3300 features external measurements of 124mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 430 grams (0.95 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the D3300 compared to the HX9V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D3300 and HX9V is 69 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The photograph below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the D3300 and HX9V.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D3300 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Nikon D3300 will offer extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The newer D3300 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.