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Sony HX5 vs Sony W570

Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
25
Overall
33

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Key Specs

Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Announced June 2010
Sony W570
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
  • 116g - 91 x 52 x 19mm
  • Revealed January 2011
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Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Overview

On this page, we are comparing the Sony HX5 vs Sony W570, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the HX5 (10MP) and W570 (16MP) and the HX5 (1/2.4") and W570 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The HX5 was manufactured 6 months before the W570 so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the HX5 scores versus the W570 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Sony W570

 HX5 W570 
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")

Reasons to pick Sony W570 over the Sony HX5

 W570 HX5 

Common features in the Sony HX5 and Sony W570

 HX5 W570 
RevealedJune 2010January 2011Same generation
Focus manually No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display resolution230k230kEqual display resolution
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly display Missing Touch friendly display

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX5 has physical measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the HX5 versus the W570.

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HX5 and W570 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 top view buttons comparison

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The graphic below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX5 and W570.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The HX5 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W570 will show more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively.

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 sensor size comparison

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony HX5 Portrait photography advice
Sony W570 Portrait photography advice
19
manual focus not available
can't use external flash
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
has no RAW files
30
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
can't use external flash
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Sony HX5 Street photography features
Sony W570 Street photography features
55
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.4")
has no RAW files
58
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sony HX5 Sports photography details
Sony W570 Sports photography details
26
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
has no phase detect autofocus
36
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony HX5 Travel photography features
Sony W570 Travel photography features
60
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
very long reach (250mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
66
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony HX5 Landscape photography highlights
Sony W570 Landscape photography highlights
37
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
has no RAW files
lack of Time Lapse function
38
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
small screen (2.7 inch)
manual exposure not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony HX5 Vlogging information
Sony W570 Vlogging information
31
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
lack of mic support
29
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external mic support
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Sony HX5 vs Sony W570 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony HX5 and Sony W570
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570
General Information
Brand Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570
Type Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2010-06-16 2011-01-06
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Bionz BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.4" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.104 x 4.578mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3456 x 2592 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Minimum native ISO 125 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-250mm (10.0x) 25-125mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.5 f/2.6-6.3
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 2 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 10.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 3.80 m 3.70 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format AVCHD MPEG-4
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 200 gr (0.44 lb) 116 gr (0.26 lb)
Physical dimensions 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 91 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7")
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 ID NP-BG1 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Launch cost $275 $159