Sony HX9
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Nikon S9900
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V

  • Weighs a little bit less than the S9900 8.6 oz vs 10.2 oz
  • Smaller body size 14 in³ vs 19 in³
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Has 3D capture capabilities S9900 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX S9900

Best price
$250
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2015 vs April 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 30.0× vs 16.0×
  • Viewscreen flips out HX9 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities HX9 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Sony HX9 and Nikon S9900 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.2 MP vs 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • GPS tagging

What’s missing from both the Sony HX9 and the Nikon S9900

  • No HDR processing
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe

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