Nikon W300 vs Sony H55

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon W300 vs Sony H55, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Sony. The resolution of the W300 (16MP) and the H55 (14MP) is pretty close and both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The W300 was brought out 7 years after the H55 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the W300 scores against the H55 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix W300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon W300 Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon W300 comes with outside measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Sony H55 has proportions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the W300 vs the H55.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W300 and H55 is 91 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing specifications. The image here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the W300 and H55.

To sum up, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Nikon W300 to render more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern W300 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.