Sony H55 vs Sony RX100 II

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony H55 and Sony RX100 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the H55 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the H55 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The H55 was introduced 4 years prior to the RX100 II which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony H55 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the H55 grades versus the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are available at Sony H55 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony H55 comes with physical dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony RX100 II has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the H55 compared to the RX100 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the H55 and RX100 II is 92 and 89 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by checking specs. The pic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the H55 and RX100 II.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The H55 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 II will give more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged H55 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.