Sony HX200V vs Sony T99

Lets examine more closely at the Sony HX200V and Sony T99, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the HX200V (18MP) and T99 (14MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HX200V was manufactured 23 months later than the T99 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the HX200V scores against the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The entire galleries are provided at Sony HX200V Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony HX200V has physical dimensions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") having a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs) while the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the HX200V compared to the T99.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the HX200V and T99 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to see the difference between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX200V and T99.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX200V to give you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent HX200V will have a benefit in sensor innovation.