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Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5

Portability
91
Imaging
42
Features
46
Overall
43
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Sony HX10V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-400mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 234g - 105 x 60 x 34mm
  • Announced February 2012
  • Updated by Sony HX20V
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Launched June 2010
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Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony HX10V and Sony HX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the HX10V (18MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the HX10V (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") provide different sensor sizes.

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The HX10V was unveiled 21 months later than the HX5 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the HX10V scores vs the HX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony HX10V over the Sony HX5

 HX10V HX5 
LaunchedFebruary 2012June 2010Fresher by 21 months
Display resolution922k230kClearer display (+692k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Sony HX10V

 HX5 HX10V 

Common features in the Sony HX10V and Sony HX5

 HX10V HX5 
Manually focus No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display size3"3"Same display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lacking Touch friendly display

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony HX10V offers physical measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 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. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the HX10V against the HX5.

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the HX10V and HX5 is 91 and 92 respectively.

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the HX10V and HX5.

Clearly, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The HX10V with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX10V will give you greater detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The more modern HX10V provides a benefit in sensor innovation.

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony HX10V Portrait photography info
Sony HX5 Portrait photography info
38
good MP (18 megapixels)
offers face detection focus
no manual focus
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
19
lack of manual focus
can't use external flash
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.4")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony HX10V
Street photography with Sony HX5
62
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors (234 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
55
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.4")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony HX10V Sports photography highlights
Sony HX5 Sports photography highlights
49
incredible zoom range (24-400mm 16.7 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18MP)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
26
image stabilization (Optical)
no shutter priority mode
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.4")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony HX10V
Travel photography with Sony HX5
69
lighter than competitors (234 grams)
good MP (18MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
very long zoom (400mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
60
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
great reach (250mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
low resolution sensor (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony HX10V
Landscape photography with Sony HX5
45
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18MP)
no manual focus
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
37
really wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.4")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony HX10V Vlogging factors
Sony HX5 Vlogging factors
34
quite wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors (234g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
does not contain selfie friendly display
doesn't have external mic port
31
really wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
lack of microphone jack
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Sony HX10V vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony HX10V and Sony HX5
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10VSony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Brand Name Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2012-02-28 2010-06-16
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip BIONZ Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4896 x 3672 3456 x 2592
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-400mm (16.7x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 922 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.30 m 3.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 234g (0.52 pounds) 200g (0.44 pounds)
Physical dimensions 105 x 60 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 320 pictures -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-BG1 NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch price $616 $275