Sony H20 vs Sony RX100 V

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony H20 versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the H20 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the H20 (1/2.3") and RX100 V (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The H20 was launched 8 years earlier than the RX100 V and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony H20 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the H20 matches up vs the RX100 V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are provided at Sony H20 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Sony H20 enjoys outside dimensions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony RX100 V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the H20 against the RX100 V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the H20 and RX100 V is 87 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The graphic underneath may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the H20 and RX100 V.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The H20 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 V will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older H20 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.