Nikon Z5 vs Sony HX9V

Let's look more in depth at the Nikon Z5 and Sony HX9V, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Nikon and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and HX9V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The Z5 was manufactured 9 years after the HX9V which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise overview of how the Z5 matches up vs the HX9V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 has outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has sizing of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon Z5 and Sony HX9V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the Z5 against the HX9V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and HX9V is 62 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The picture here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z5 and HX9V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z5 will render extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern Z5 will have an edge in sensor technology.