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"
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Size
Really small
Compact 58x97x26 mm
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps
Weight
Light-weight
140 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S630

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 1 fps
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11x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Size Smaller 58x97x26 mm vs 101x57x28 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 140 g vs 194 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Sony H70

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Zoom More zoom 10.8x vs 7x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, 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 compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
S630:480p @ 30fps
H70:720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Size Is significantly smaller
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Zoom Has way more more zoom
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Larger
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
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
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Lowest price Much more expensive

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