Sony H70 vs Sony T99

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony H70 versus Sony T99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. The image resolution of the H70 (16MP) and the T99 (14MP) is pretty close and they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The H70 was unveiled 7 months after the T99 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony H70 being a Compact camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the H70 scores vs the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The full galleries are available at Sony H70 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony H70 comes with external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the H70 compared to the T99.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the H70 and T99 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through specs. The pic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the H70 and T99.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony H70 to render extra detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent H70 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.