Sony H20 vs Sony H200

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony H20 vs Sony H200, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the H20 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The H20 was manufactured 4 years before the H200 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony H20 being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise summation of how the H20 matches up vs the H200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony H20 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony H20 features external dimensions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the H20 versus the H200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H20 and H200 is 87 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specifications. The visual below will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the H20 and H200.

To sum up, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony H200 to produce more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older H20 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.