Sony H400 vs Sony HX9V

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony H400 vs Sony HX9V, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and both are sold by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the H400 (20MP) and HX9V (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The H400 was brought out 2 years later than the HX9V and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the H400 grades against the HX9V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The entire galleries are available at Sony H400 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony H400 comes with physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has measurements 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the H400 and the HX9V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H400 and HX9V is 62 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the H400 and HX9V.

Plainly, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony H400 to result in greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The newer H400 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.