Canon 20D vs Sony TX55

Below is a extensive review of the Canon 20D vs Sony TX55, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the 20D (8MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the 20D (APS-C) and TX55 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The 20D was launched 7 years prior to the TX55 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 20D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the 20D grades vs the TX55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 20D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The complete galleries are provided at Canon 20D Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Canon 20D provides physical dimensions of 144mm x 106mm x 72mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 2.8") and a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) while the Sony TX55 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the 20D and the TX55.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 20D and TX55 is 59 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 20D and TX55.

As you can see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 20D because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX55 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 20D will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.