Sony H55 vs Sony QX100

Let's take a closer look at the Sony H55 versus Sony QX100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the H55 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the H55 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") come with different sensor sizes.

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The H55 was unveiled 4 years prior to the QX100 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony H55 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the H55 grades against the QX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are available at Sony H55 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony H55 comes with outside dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the H55 against the QX100.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the H55 and QX100 is 92 and 92 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by looking through specifications. The pic below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the H55 and QX100.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The H55 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony QX100 will result in extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged H55 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.