Pentax 645Z vs Sony TX9

Let's look more closely at the Pentax 645Z vs Sony TX9, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the 645Z (51MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the 645Z (Medium format) and TX9 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The 645Z was launched 3 years after the TX9 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Pentax 645Z being a Large SLR camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the 645Z scores versus the TX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax 645Z & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax 645Z Gallery & Sony TX9 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax 645Z offers physical dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 123mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.8") along with a weight of 1550 grams (3.42 lbs) whilst the Sony TX9 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the 645Z versus the TX9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 645Z and TX9 is 49 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The image below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 645Z and TX9.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 645Z featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax 645Z will offer more detail utilizing its extra 39MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent 645Z should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.