Samsung SH100 vs Sony H200

Lets take a closer look at the Samsung SH100 and Sony H200, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the SH100 (14MP) and H200 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SH100 was launched 24 months earlier than the H200 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the SH100 matches up against the H200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung SH100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung SH100 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Samsung SH100 features exterior dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony H200 has specifications of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the SH100 against the H200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH100 and H200 is 99 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by viewing a spec sheet. The image below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SH100 and H200.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony H200 to provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SH100 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.