Sony H20 vs Sony HX350

On this page, we are analyzing the Sony H20 vs Sony HX350, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the H20 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The H20 was launched 8 years earlier than the HX350 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony H20 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the H20 scores vs the HX350 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The complete galleries are available at Sony H20 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony H20 offers outer measurements of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the H20 compared to the HX350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H20 and HX350 is 87 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The picture below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the H20 and HX350.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You should anticipate the Sony HX350 to produce more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged H20 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.