Sony DSC-H90 vs DSC-HX7v

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H90

More zoom

16x

10x

More than 2.5x more zoom

Better wide angle

24 mm

25 mm

Almost the same

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the DSC-H90's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-H90

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX7v

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 60fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate

Significantly higher resolution screen

921k dots

460k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Smaller

101x58x27 mm

105x60x34 mm

More than 20% smaller

Takes 3D photos

Yes

Combines multiple photos into a 3D image

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1 fps

10x faster continuous shooting

Thinner

1.1"

1.3"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

208 g

222 g

Around 10% lighter

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-HX7v

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

59	vs	70
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good wide angle

DSC-H90:	24 mm
DSC-HX7v:	25 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

	Long exposures
	30 seconds

Heavy

DSC-H90:	222 g
DSC-HX7v:	208 g

Quite thick

DSC-H90:	1.3"
DSC-HX7v:	1.1"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1600 of a second

	No high speed movie support
	Not supported

competitors

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Has a significantly wider aperture

Is significantly smaller

Significantly shorter exposures

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$1,813

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$300 - $383

Has significantly more zoom

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Travel zoom

$413

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony DSC WX100

Travel zoom

$204 - $259

Is significantly smaller

Has boost light sensitivity

Significantly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the DSC WX100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the DSC WX100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$220 - $249

Has significantly more zoom

Records high-speed movies

Slightly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$315

Is significantly more expensive

Has a slightly lower resolution screen

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

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

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $209

Significantly longer battery life

Significantly faster max shutter speed

Much worse wide angle

Much larger

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$159

Significantly smaller

More zoom

Shorter max exposures

More expensive

Compare the WB150F vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100 - $149

Much smaller

Much thinner

Less zoom

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Slightly lighter

Much lower resolution screen

Doesn't take 3D photos

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V

Travel zoom

$448 - $450

Much more zoom

Better wide angle

Much larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

Travel zoom

Much more zoom

Better maximum light sensitivity

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

appearance

“This combination of Renaissance Faire and photo stats sets our nerdy hearts aflutter. Now, have at you, Sir Nikon!” - Photojojo	“Absolutely love this site for camera comparison, makes well known consumer rating sites look rudimentary” - @chris2pherlynn
“Killer web-app for camera nerds.” - Besser Wisser	“I'm still in love with Snapsort” - @JustinMoodie
“This is the Google of the camera review websites” - Karel Donk, Photographer	“The site works hard to simplify a complex topic” - Janice Chen, ZDNet

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

vs

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H90

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX7v

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Sony DSC WX100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Sony Cybershot H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Samsung WB150F

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

appearance

discussion

Showing 0 comments