Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Size
Really small
Mid size 107x69x47 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.9"
Weight
Light-weight
250 g
Kodak EasyShare Z915

50

Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare Z915

Size
Really small
Compact 90x64x39 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.5"
Weight
Light-weight
194 g

differences

Advantages of the Kodak Z915

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 35 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Size Smaller 90x64x39 mm vs 107x69x47 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Weight Lighter 194 g vs 250 g
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More than 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.5" vs 1.9"
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Around 20% thinner
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability 2 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 30s vs 8s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
Z915:35 mm
DSC-H20:38 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
Z915:1.5 fps
DSC-H20:1.8 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
Z915:480p @ 30fps
DSC-H20:720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Kodak EasyShare Z915 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Kodak Easyshare Z990 MAX

Super zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Kodak EasyShare C875

Kodak EasyShare C875

Compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Image stabilization No image stabilization
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS

Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Image stabilization No image stabilization
True resolution Much lower true resolution

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Wide angle Much better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Super zoom

$349 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

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