Sony H70 vs Sony RX10 II

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are available at Sony H70 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

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.

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

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.