Sony H50 vs Sony HX10V

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony H50 and Sony HX10V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are designed by Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the H50 (9MP) and HX10V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The H50 was announced 4 years prior to the HX10V and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the H50 grades against the HX10V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The whole galleries are provided at Sony H50 Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you should consider its weight and size. The Sony H50 comes with physical dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") with a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony HX10V has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the H50 against the HX10V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the H50 and HX10V is 69 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at specifications. The photograph below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the H50 and HX10V.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony HX10V to resolve more detail with its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older H50 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.