Sony H20 vs Sony HX10V

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony H20 and Sony HX10V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the H20 (10MP) and HX10V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The H20 was introduced 3 years earlier than the HX10V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the H20 matches up against the HX10V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony H20 Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony H20 offers outer dimensions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) whilst the Sony HX10V has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

See the Sony H20 and Sony HX10V in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the H20 versus the HX10V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H20 and HX10V is 87 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The photograph here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the H20 and HX10V.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony HX10V to offer extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older H20 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.