Nikon L20 vs Sony H70

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L20

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the L20's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Significantly lighter

135 g

194 g

More than 30% lighter

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the Nikon L20

Advantages of the Sony H70

Much better wide angle

25 mm

38 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

More zoom

10.8x

3.6x

More than 9x more zoom

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The H70's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Learn more about
the Sony H70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix L20

39	vs	53
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Sony Cybershot H70

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 compact with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Quite thick
	1.1"

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Large

L20:	61x97x29 mm
H70:	101x57x28 mm

Poor movies

L20:	480p @ 30fps
H70:	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Significantly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cybershot H70

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Significantly closer macro focusing

Has a faster max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Cybershot H70

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Slightly shorter exposures

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cybershot H70

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Slightly shorter exposures

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix L20

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cybershot H70

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization

Better wide angle

Significantly heavier

Compare the Coolpix L22 vs the Coolpix L20

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the Coolpix L20

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Waterproof

Image stabilization

Smaller

Much smaller screen

Narrower aperture

Compare the Stylus 550WP vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wider aperture

Smaller

Significantly smaller screen

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Cybershot H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Significantly more zoom

Higher resolution screen

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H90 vs the Cybershot H70

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cybershot H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Slightly less zoom

Much more expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v vs the Cybershot H70

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Nikon CoolpixL20 vs Sony CybershotH70

Sony Cybershot H70

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

Nikon Coolpix L20

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon L20

Advantages of the Sony H70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX7

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix L20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Sony Cybershot W510

Nikon Coolpix P500

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

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Nikon Coolpix
L20
vs
Sony Cybershot
H70