Sony H55 vs Sony WX220

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony H55 and Sony WX220, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the H55 (14MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The H55 was manufactured 4 years before the WX220 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony H55 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the H55 matches up against the WX220 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are available at Sony H55 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony H55 features outer dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the H55 vs the WX220.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H55 and WX220 is 92 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the H55 and WX220.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony WX220 to give you extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older H55 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.