Pentax K200D vs Sony HX9V

On this page, we will be contrasting the Pentax K200D and Sony HX9V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Pentax and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the K200D (10MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the K200D (APS-C) and HX9V (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The K200D was released 3 years before the HX9V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the K200D grades against the HX9V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K200D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax K200D Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Pentax K200D provides external measurements of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") and a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has sizing of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Compare the Pentax K200D and Sony HX9V in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the K200D against the HX9V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K200D and HX9V is 61 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the K200D and HX9V.

All in all, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K200D because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony HX9V will offer more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older K200D is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.