Sony H70 vs Sony W310

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony H70 and Sony W310, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the H70 (16MP) and W310 (12MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The H70 was manufactured 13 months after the W310 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony H70 being a Compact camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the H70 matches up vs the W310 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The entire galleries are available at Sony H70 Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Sony H70 enjoys outside measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Sony W310 has sizing of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the H70 versus the W310.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the H70 and W310 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizes only by going over a spec sheet. The picture here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the H70 and W310.

Clearly, the 2 cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Sony H70 to offer you more detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more recent H70 will have an edge in sensor technology.