Sony A9 II vs Sony TX9

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony A9 II and Sony TX9, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the A9 II (24MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the A9 II (Full frame) and TX9 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The A9 II was unveiled 9 years after the TX9 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the A9 II grades vs the TX9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The full galleries are provided at Sony A9 II Gallery and Sony TX9 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A9 II enjoys external dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony TX9 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the A9 II versus the TX9.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A9 II and TX9 is 62 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by seeing specifications. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A9 II and TX9.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A9 II having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A9 II will provide more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A9 II is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.