Pentax K-S1 vs Sony HX9V

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Pentax K-S1 vs Sony HX9V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Pentax and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the K-S1 (20MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the K-S1 (APS-C) and HX9V (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The K-S1 was released 3 years later than the HX9V and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the K-S1 scores vs the HX9V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-S1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K-S1 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-S1 comes with outer measurements of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Sony HX9V has proportions of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the K-S1 vs the HX9V.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the K-S1 and HX9V is 69 and 91 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by checking a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-S1 and HX9V.

Clearly, the two cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The K-S1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-S1 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher K-S1 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.