Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 103x58x29 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
200 g
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H50

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.5
Help
At its widest zoom, the DSC-H50's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
Help
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 10x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
Help
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/1600s
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2.5x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H55

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 31 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Size Much smaller 103x58x29 mm vs 116x81x86 mm
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4.7x smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Weight Much lighter 200 g vs 547 g
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2.7x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1.1" vs 3.4"
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3x thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50
37 vs 38
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
30 seconds
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
DSC-H50:1.6 fps
DSC-H55:1.8 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DSC-H50:480p @ 30fps
DSC-H55:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Super zoom

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7

Super zoom

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Shutter lag Slightly more shutter lag
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Zoom Slightly less zoom

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