Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

68

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

58

Runner-up

Sony Cybershot H70

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot H70

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

differences

Advantages of the Sony H70

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.7 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 6.3x4.2mm
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Around 10% larger sensor
Zoom Slightly more zoom 10.8x vs 10x
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Around 20% more zoom
Lowest price Cheaper $179.99 vs $251.00
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The best price we've seen is $71 cheaper (around 30% less)
Weight Slightly lighter 194 g vs 200 g
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1 fps
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10x faster continuous shooting
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 350 ms vs 510 ms
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More than 30% less delay when taking photos
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Sony Cybershot H70
58 vs 68
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
25 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
30 seconds
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Weight Heavy Help
H70:194 g
DSC-HX5:200 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
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
Size Large Help
H70:101x57x28 mm
DSC-HX5:102x58x29 mm
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.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
H70:10.8x
DSC-HX5:10x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Size Is significantly smaller
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$200 - $245

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Zoom More zoom
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Weight Heavier

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