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Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II 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 RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced June 2015
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX10
  • Updated by Sony RX10 III
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Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony H70 and Sony RX10 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. The image resolution of the H70 (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is relatively well matched but the H70 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The H70 was brought out 5 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony H70 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the H70 scores vs the RX10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Sony RX10 II

 H70 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Sony H70

 RX10 II H70 
IntroducedJune 2015January 2011More recent by 53 months
Manual focus More exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kClearer screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Sony H70 and Sony RX10 II

 H70 RX10 II 
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurements
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither features Touch friendly screen

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Sony H70 enjoys outside measurements 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 RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the H70 versus the RX10 II.

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the H70 and RX10 II is 93 and 58 respectively.

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Usually, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The graphic here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the H70 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The H70 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Sony RX10 II will resolve more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older H70 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony H70 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Portrait photography camera
30
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
71
focusing manually
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
features face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony H70 Street photography advice
Sony RX10 II Street photography advice
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

Sony H70 Sports photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Sports photography highlights
36
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
max fps very slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
68
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
features tracking autofocus
weather proofing
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony H70 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 II Travel photography highlights
67
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
56
weather proofing
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
pretty wide (24mm)
missing Time Lapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony H70 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Landscape photography camera
43
really wide (25mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
no manual focus
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not available
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
doesn't have Time Lapse function
62
focusing manually
pretty wide (24mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
missing Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony H70 Vlogging info
Sony RX10 II Vlogging info
29
really wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have mic jack
31
pretty wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
has external mic jack
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony H70 and Sony RX10 II
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2011-01-06 2015-06-10
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip BIONZ Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 3200 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW format
Lowest enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-250mm (10.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/2.8
Macro focus distance 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology Clear Photo LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/2000s
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed 1.0fps 14.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.60 m 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
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
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected 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 194 grams (0.43 pounds) 813 grams (1.79 pounds)
Physical dimensions 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 531
Other
Battery life - 400 images
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-BG1 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release $199 $998