Sony H50 vs Sony W560

On this page, we are evaluating the Sony H50 vs Sony W560, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the H50 (9MP) and W560 (14MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The H50 was manufactured 24 months earlier than the W560 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony H50 being a Compact camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the H50 grades vs the W560 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are available at Sony H50 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and size. The Sony H50 features external measurements of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") and a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the H50 versus the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H50 and W560 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at technical specs. The visual below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the H50 and W560.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony W560 to resolve extra detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older H50 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.