Pentax ist DS2 vs Sony WX9

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Pentax ist DS2 versus Sony WX9, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Pentax and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the ist DS2 (6MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the ist DS2 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The ist DS2 was launched 6 years before the WX9 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the ist DS2 matches up versus the WX9 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax ist DS2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax ist DS2 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Pentax ist DS2 comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs) while the Sony WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Look at the Pentax ist DS2 versus Sony WX9 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the ist DS2 and the WX9.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the ist DS2 and WX9 is 68 and 99 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing simply by going over specs. The photograph here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the ist DS2 and WX9.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ist DS2 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX9 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older ist DS2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.