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Canon 500D vs Sony TX10

Portability
70
Imaging
54
Features
59
Overall
56
Canon EOS 500D front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Key Specs

Canon 500D
(Full Review)
  • 15MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Increase to 12800)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 520g - 129 x 98 x 62mm
  • Announced June 2009
  • Also Known as EOS Rebel T1i / EOS Kiss X3
  • Older Model is Canon 450D
  • Refreshed by Canon 550D
Sony TX10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Announced August 2011
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Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Overview

The following is a comprehensive analysis of the Canon 500D and Sony TX10, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Sony. The sensor resolution of the 500D (15MP) and the TX10 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the 500D (APS-C) and TX10 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The 500D was brought out 3 years prior to the TX10 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon 500D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 500D grades vs the TX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon 500D over the Sony TX10

 500D TX10 
Manual focus Dial accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Sony TX10 over the Canon 500D

 TX10 500D 
AnnouncedAugust 2011June 2009Newer by 26 months
Screen resolution921k920kCrisper screen (+1k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Canon 500D and Sony TX10

 500D TX10 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen size
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon 500D has got outer measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") with a weight of 520 grams (1.15 lbs) and the Sony TX10 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the 500D compared to the TX10.

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 500D and TX10 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 top view buttons comparison

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by going through specs. The picture underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 500D and TX10.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 500D because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX10 will provide greater detail having its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged 500D will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 sensor size comparison

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon 500D Portrait photography advice
Sony TX10 Portrait photography advice
72
manual focus
decent MP (15 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
features face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
30
decent megapixels (16MP)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon 500D
Street photography with Sony TX10
59
sensor size is good (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
67
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus via touch
weather sealing
no moving screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Canon 500D Sports photography advice
Sony TX10 Sports photography advice
52
decent MP (15MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
has phase detect AF
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery life (440 shots)
44
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon 500D
Travel photography with Sony TX10
54
decent MP (15MP)
flash built-in
does not have Time Lapse mode
not so great battery life (440 shots)
screen isn't selfie friendly
71
weather sealing
comes with focus via touch
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Canon 500D
Landscape photography with Sony TX10
61
manual focus
change lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
screen size is good (3")
decent MP (15 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery life (440 CIPA)
does not have Time Lapse mode
46
really wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon 500D Vlogging features
Sony TX10 Vlogging features
27
features face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
does not have external mic socket
34
really wide (25mm)
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Optical)
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone port
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Canon 500D vs Sony TX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon 500D and Sony TX10
 Canon EOS 500DSony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
General Information
Company Canon Sony
Model type Canon EOS 500D Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
Also Known as EOS Rebel T1i / EOS Kiss X3 -
Category Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Announced 2009-06-08 2011-08-16
Body design Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 4 BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 22.3 x 14.9mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 332.3mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 15MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4752 x 3168 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Max boosted ISO 12800 -
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support Canon EF/EF-S fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 326 -
Crop factor 1.6 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech TFT color LCD XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.55x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 2 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 13.00 m 3.70 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (20 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 520 grams (1.15 lb) 133 grams (0.29 lb)
Dimensions 129 x 98 x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 63 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.5 not tested
DXO Low light rating 663 not tested
Other
Battery life 440 photos -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID LP-E5 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 sec or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $650 $309