Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds
Casio Exilim EX-G1

44

Runner-up

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-G1

Size
Really small
Compact 104x64x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
154 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-G1

Size Smaller 104x64x20 mm vs 101x57x28 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Weight Lighter 154 g vs 194 g
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More than 20% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3 fps vs 1 fps
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3x faster continuous shooting
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Sony H70

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 38 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Zoom More zoom 10.8x vs 3x
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Around 13x more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the H70's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 30s vs 4s
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7.5x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1250s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Casio Exilim EX-G1
44 vs 53
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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 waterproof with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
EX-G1:1/1250s
H70:1/1600s
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
EX-G1:848 x 480 @ 30fps
H70:720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
EX-G1:f/3.9
H70:f/3.5

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Significantly larger
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Travel zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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
Zoom Less zoom
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier

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