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Sony H55 vs Sony WX220

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
28
Overall
33
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220 front
Portability
96
Imaging
43
Features
41
Overall
42

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Key Specs

Sony H55
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 103 x 58 x 29mm
  • Revealed June 2010
Sony WX220
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 121g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Introduced February 2014
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Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony H55 over the Sony WX220

 H55 WX220 

Reasons to pick Sony WX220 over the Sony H55

 WX220 H55 
IntroducedFebruary 2014June 2010Fresher by 44 months
Screen resolution460k230kSharper screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Sony H55 and Sony WX220

 H55 WX220 
Manual focus No manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Physical Comparison

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.

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 size comparison

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

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 top view buttons comparison

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 sensor size comparison

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony H55 Portrait photography advice
Sony WX220 Portrait photography advice
28
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
37
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
provides face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony H55 as a Street photography camera
Sony WX220 as a Street photography camera
56
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
59
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony H55 Sports photography highlights
Sony WX220 Sports photography highlights
38
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
46
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18MP)
provides tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony H55 as a Travel photography camera
Sony WX220 as a Travel photography camera
67
decent megapixels (14MP)
built-in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
long reach (250mm)
lack of Timelapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
69
megapixel count good (18MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
no Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony H55 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony WX220 as a Landscape photography camera
42
pretty wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
44
quite wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (18MP)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
manual mode not available
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony H55 Vlogging details
Sony WX220 Vlogging details
28
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of external microphone socket
34
quite wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
no external mic jack
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Sony H55 vs Sony WX220 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony H55 and Sony WX220
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
Class Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Revealed 2010-06-16 2014-02-12
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by Bionz Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4320 x 3240 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-250mm (10.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm -
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 3" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 4 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.80 m 3.70 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Slow Syncro, Off Auto, on, slow synchro, off, advanced
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic 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
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 200g (0.44 lb) 121g (0.27 lb)
Dimensions 103 x 58 x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") 92 x 52 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 210 images
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-BG1 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, SD/SDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Cost at release $235 $198