Pentax ist DS2 vs Sony HX9V

Lets look a little more closely at the Pentax ist DS2 versus Sony HX9V, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the ist DS2 (6MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the ist DS2 (APS-C) and HX9V (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The ist DS2 was manufactured 6 years prior to the HX9V and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the ist DS2 matches up vs the HX9V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax ist DS2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax ist DS2 Gallery and Sony HX9V Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax ist DS2 provides external measurements of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) while 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).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the ist DS2 and the HX9V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the ist DS2 and HX9V is 68 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the ist DS2 and HX9V.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The ist DS2 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX9V will resolve greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older ist DS2 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.