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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

68

"Our lab shot of the Resolution target at ISO 125 shows excellent resolution running up to about 1,600 lines both horizontally and vertically."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the DSC-HX5v's image-quality
"Fast AF and very fast prefocused shutter lag."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the DSC-HX5v's auto-focus

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Size
Really small
Compact 102x58x29 mm
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

55

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Size
Really small
Compact 103x58x29 mm

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H55

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
Help
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
Help
Around 10% larger sensor
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5v

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
Help
Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
Help
Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
Help
CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.8 fps
Help
Around 5.5x faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
55 vs 68
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v.

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similarities

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
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
200 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
DSC-H55:103x58x29 mm
DSC-HX5v:102x58x29 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
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
10x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
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
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

Travel zoom

$420

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
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
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
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Larger

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
3D Takes 3D photos
Weight Slightly heavier
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

appearance

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discussion

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (8:25 PM, January 10, 2011)
Glad we could help
 
Hisham (7:30 PM, January 10, 2011)
Nice work I am convinced.