Sony H90 vs Sony W570

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Sony H90 and Sony W570, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. The image resolution of the H90 (16MP) and the W570 (16MP) is fairly similar and they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The H90 was announced 14 months later than the W570 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony H90 being a Compact camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the H90 matches up vs the W570 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The whole galleries are available at Sony H90 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony H90 provides physical measurements 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 W570 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the H90 against the W570.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H90 and W570 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing just by going over technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the H90 and W570.

As you have seen, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the same resolution therefore you can expect similar quality of images but you might want to consider the age of the products into consideration. The newer H90 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.