Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
High true resolution
9.7 MP
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds
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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S1 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Canon S1 IS

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the S1 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.7 fps vs 1 fps
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70% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony H70

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 1.5"
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2x larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 38 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.7 MP vs 3.1 MP
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Capture more than 3x more detail in your photos
Size Significantly smaller 101x57x28 mm vs 111x78x66 mm
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3.4x smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm
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More than 30% larger sensor
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 400 ISO
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The H70's maximum light sensitivity is 3 f-stops better
Weight Much lighter 194 g vs 469 g
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2.4x lighter
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 114k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.1" vs 2.6"
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2.3x thinner
Lowest price Much cheaper $179.99 vs $480.55
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The best price we've seen is $301 cheaper (2.7x less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-H70. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S1 IS:1.7 fps
H70:1 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
S1 IS:114k dots
H70:230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
S1 IS:480p @ 30fps
H70:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Panorama Lacks a built in panoramas
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization

Canon PowerShot S1 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

Super zoom

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Nikon 1 V1

Nikon 1 V1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$797 - $947 with 10-30mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Much larger screen
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$644

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Much larger screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Smaller screen
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Aperture Wider aperture
Weight Slightly lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price More expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Weight Slightly heavier

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