Sony HX100
Superzoom Camera
vs Sony HX10
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V

Best price $469
  • 29% more battery life 440 shots vs 340 shots
  • Longer optical zoom 30.0× vs 16.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Viewscreen flips out HX10 does not have a flip out viewscreen

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Best price
$400
  • Weighs a lot less than the HX100 8.3 oz vs 20.26 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 13 in³ vs 59 in³
  • Slightly cheaper street price $400 vs $469
  • Higher sensor resolution 18.2 MP vs 16.2 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 201k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2012 vs May 2011

What the Sony HX100 and Sony HX10 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode
  • GPS tagging

What’s missing from both the Sony HX100 and the Sony HX10

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi

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