Sony H90 vs Sony S980

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony H90 versus Sony S980, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the H90 (16MP) and S980 (12MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The H90 was introduced 3 years later than the S980 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the H90 scores versus the S980 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The whole galleries are provided at Sony H90 Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony H90 has outer dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony S980 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the H90 against the S980.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the H90 and S980 is 91 and 94 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The photograph below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the H90 and S980.

All in all, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Sony H90 to provide extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern H90 will have an edge in sensor tech.