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Sony H70 vs Sony HX5

Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Sony H70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Released January 2011
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Revealed June 2010
Photography Glossary

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Overview

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony H70 versus Sony HX5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both of them are built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the H70 (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the H70 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The H70 was brought out 7 months later than the HX5 so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the H70 matches up versus the HX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Sony HX5

 H70 HX5 
RevealedJanuary 2011June 2010More recent by 7 months

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Sony H70

 HX5 H70 

Common features in the Sony H70 and Sony HX5

 H70 HX5 
Manual focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Screen resolution230k230kIdentical screen resolution
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony H70 has got physical dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the H70 against the HX5.

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the H70 and HX5 is 93 and 92 respectively.

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph below will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the H70 and HX5.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The H70 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony H70 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer H70 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony H70
Portrait photography with Sony HX5
30
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
19
focusing manually not possible
cannot use external flash
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Sony H70 Street photography features
Sony HX5 Street photography features
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
55
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony H70
Sports photography with Sony HX5
36
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16MP)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
26
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony H70 as a Travel photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Travel photography camera
67
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
60
has built in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
long reach (250mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
megapixel count low (10MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony H70 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Landscape photography camera
43
relatively wide (25mm)
good sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not available
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
missing Time Lapse recording
37
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.4")
has no RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony H70 Vlogging info
Sony HX5 Vlogging info
29
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing external mic support
31
reasonably wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have mic jack
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Sony H70 vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony H70 and Sony HX5
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Released 2011-01-06 2010-06-16
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor BIONZ Bionz
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4608 x 3456 3456 x 2592
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-250mm (10.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology Clear Photo LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Min shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter speed 1.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 3.60 m 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4 AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 194g (0.43 lbs) 200g (0.44 lbs)
Dimensions 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID NP-BG1 NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Pricing at release $199 $275