ISO comparison
The 16-megapixel resolution is completely unnecessary and doesn't get you much more room to crop or enlarge. If you're looking at buying this instead of a high-resolution digital SLR, you'll be disappointed--especially at higher ISO sensitivities. That said, prints at 13x19 at ISO 800 with the lens fully extended still looked good, just soft. Overall, anyone looking for a snapshot camera for regularly making 8x10 prints or smaller or viewing on a TV or computer screen should be more than satisfied with the HX9V.
Macro
Color
Color modes
Manual mode
Burst shooting
Zoom range
Lens distortion
Fringing
Dual Rec
Intelligent Sweep Panorama
HR Panorama
The results are better, but the final file is huge with a resolution of 10,480x4,096 and 14MB. I reduced the file size so you can take a closer look.
Backlight HDR
Note: This photo was taken with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The HX9V produces similar results.
Background Defocus
Note: This photo was taken with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The HX9V produces similar results.