Samsung
HZ35W
 vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-H20

Samsung HZ35W

73
Winner

Samsung HZ35W

Reasons to buy the Samsung HZ35W

Wide angle
 Wide angle lens
24 mm
GPS
 Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
920k dots
Size
 Really small
Compact 107x61x28 mm
Screen type
 OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Thickness
 Thin
1.1"
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

58

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Longest exposure
 Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Samsung HZ35W
Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 38 mm
Help
 Around 40% better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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 Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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 OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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 Around 4x higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.5
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 At its widest zoom, the HZ35W's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 10x
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 Around 2.5x more zoom
Size Smaller 107x61x28 mm vs 107x69x47 mm
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 Around 50% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.9"
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 More than 40% thinner
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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 Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 16s
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 Around 90% longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Uses Travel score Travel
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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Autofocus performance Video focusing
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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
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

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
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$179 - $197
Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the HZ35W
Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the HZ35W
Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the HZ35W
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the HZ35W
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Samsung HZ35W Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$482 - $529
Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Compare the FinePix F770 EXR vs the HZ35W
Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$269
Zoom More zoom
Size Slightly smaller
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Compare the WB700 vs the HZ35W
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$309 - $359
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Compare the WB750 vs the HZ35W
Samsung TL350

Samsung TL350

Compact
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Compare the TL350 vs the HZ35W
Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Super zoom

$264
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Compare the FinePix S3200 vs the HZ35W

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$310 - $475
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Compare the FinePix HS20 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$170 - $201
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Smaller
Macro focus Worse macro capability
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1

Super zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen
Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H1 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Weight Heavier
Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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