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Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
28
Overall
33
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III front
Portability
53
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Key Specs

Sony H55
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 103 x 58 x 29mm
  • Released June 2010
Sony RX10 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1051g - 133 x 94 x 127mm
  • Revealed March 2016
  • Old Model is Sony RX10 II
  • Updated by Sony RX10 IV
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Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Overview

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the H55 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the H55 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The H55 was released 6 years earlier than the RX10 III which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony H55 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the H55 matches up versus the RX10 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony H55 over the Sony RX10 III

 H55 RX10 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 III over the Sony H55

 RX10 III H55 
RevealedMarch 2016June 2010More modern by 70 months
Focus manually Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kCrisper screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Sony H55 and Sony RX10 III

 H55 RX10 III 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony H55 provides exterior dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") and a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the H55 compared to the RX10 III.

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H55 and RX10 III is 92 and 53 respectively.

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III top view buttons comparison

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The picture below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the H55 and RX10 III.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The H55 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 III will give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged H55 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III sensor size comparison

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and ViewFinder

Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony H55
Portrait photography with Sony RX10 III
28
good megapixels (14MP)
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
71
manual focus
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
includes face detection focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony H55 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 III as a Street photography camera
56
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
64
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW files
weather sealing
more heavy than competition in class (1,051 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony H55
Sports photography with Sony RX10 III
38
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14MP)
no shutter priority
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
70
amazing zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
silent shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
includes tracking autofocus
weather sealing
great battery power (420 CIPA)
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony H55 Travel photography details
Sony RX10 III Travel photography details
67
good megapixels (14MP)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
long zoom (250mm)
missing Time Lapse function
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
55
great battery power (420 CIPA)
weather sealing
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
great zoom (600mm)
lack of Timelapse function
more heavy than competition in class (1,051g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony H55
Landscape photography with Sony RX10 III
42
relatively wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
missing Time Lapse function
63
manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW files
weather sealing
great battery power (420 CIPA)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony H55 Vlogging info
Sony RX10 III Vlogging info
28
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing external mic support
28
pretty wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
has external microphone jack
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
more heavy than competition in class (1,051g)
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Sony H55 vs Sony RX10 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony H55 and Sony RX10 III
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2010-06-16 2016-03-29
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip Bionz Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 3200 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW files
Minimum boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-250mm (10.0x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focus distance 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/2000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames per second 14.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.80 m 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Slow Syncro, Off Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 200 gr (0.44 lb) 1051 gr (2.32 lb)
Dimensions 103 x 58 x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") 133 x 94 x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 472
Other
Battery life - 420 photographs
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-BG1 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $235 $1,398