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Sony H70 vs Sony T99

Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99 front
Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
27
Overall
33

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 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
  • Revealed January 2011
Sony T99
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 121g - 93 x 56 x 17mm
  • Announced July 2010
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Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Sony T99

 H70 T99 
AnnouncedJanuary 2011July 2010More modern by 7 months

Reasons to pick Sony T99 over the Sony H70

 T99 H70 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony H70 and Sony T99

 H70 T99 
Focus manually No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Screen resolution230k230kThe same screen resolution
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Physical Comparison

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.

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 size comparison

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

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 top view buttons comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 sensor size comparison

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony H70 Portrait photography information
Sony T99 Portrait photography information
30
MP count good (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
external flash not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
28
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
no manual control
no external flash support
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony H70 Street photography details
Sony T99 Street photography details
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony H70
Sports photography with Sony T99
36
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
35
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
low max shutter speed (1/1,250s)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony H70 as a Travel photography camera
Sony T99 as a Travel photography camera
67
MP count good (16MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
long zoom (250mm)
missing Timelapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
65
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
does not offer selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony H70 Landscape photography details
Sony T99 Landscape photography details
43
quite wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16MP)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
42
reasonably wide (25mm)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
missing Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony H70 as a Vlogging camera
Sony T99 as a Vlogging camera
29
quite wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing microphone support
31
reasonably wide (25mm)
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic socket
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Sony H70 vs Sony T99 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony H70 and Sony T99
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
Class Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Revealed 2011-01-06 2010-07-08
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip BIONZ Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
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 16 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-250mm (10.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus range 5cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 230k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology Clear Photo LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/1250 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.60 m 4.60 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red eye, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4 MPEG-4
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 194g (0.43 lb) 121g (0.27 lb)
Dimensions 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 93 x 56 x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7")
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 model NP-BG1 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots One One
Launch price $199 $179