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Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10

Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
14
Overall
25
Canon PowerShot A3000 IS front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Key Specs

Canon A3000 IS
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 35-140mm (F2.7-5.6) lens
  • 165g - 97 x 58 x 28mm
  • Announced January 2010
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
  • Released August 2011
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Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Overview

Lets take a closer look at the Canon A3000 IS and Sony TX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the A3000 IS (10MP) and TX10 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A3000 IS was announced 19 months before the TX10 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon A3000 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the A3000 IS scores vs the TX10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Canon A3000 IS over the Sony TX10

 A3000 IS TX10 

Reasons to pick Sony TX10 over the Canon A3000 IS

 TX10 A3000 IS 
ReleasedAugust 2011January 2010More modern by 19 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kClearer screen (+691k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Canon A3000 IS and Sony TX10

 A3000 IS TX10 
Manual focus No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon A3000 IS offers external dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A3000 IS versus the TX10.

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A3000 IS and TX10 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 top view buttons comparison

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking specifications. The image here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A3000 IS and TX10.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Sony TX10 to resolve greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A3000 IS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 sensor size comparison

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon A3000 IS
Portrait photography with Sony TX10
19
manual focus not available
manual exposure not possible
no external flash support
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
30
megapixel count good (16MP)
manual focus not available
no manual control
can't use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon A3000 IS as a Street photography camera
Sony TX10 as a Street photography camera
56
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
67
image stabilization (Optical)
offers focus by touch
weather proofing
fixed screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Canon A3000 IS Sports photography advice
Sony TX10 Sports photography advice
24
has image stabilization (Optical)
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
44
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon A3000 IS
Travel photography with Sony TX10
50
flash built-in
doesn't have Timelapse mode
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
71
weather proofing
offers focus by touch
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (25mm)
no Timelapse recording
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon A3000 IS Landscape photography factors
Sony TX10 Landscape photography factors
27
has image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
manual exposure not possible
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse mode
46
decently wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
manual focus not available
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon A3000 IS as a Vlogging camera
Sony TX10 as a Vlogging camera
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
display is not selfie friendly
video res low (640 x 480 pxls)
doesn't have microphone jack
34
decently wide (25mm)
touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
no microphone socket
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Canon A3000 IS vs Sony TX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon A3000 IS and Sony TX10
 Canon PowerShot A3000 ISSony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
General Information
Make Canon Sony
Model Canon PowerShot A3000 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
Class Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2010-01-05 2011-08-16
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 35-140mm (4.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/2.7-5.6 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus distance 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Display resolution 230k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech - XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 15 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.00 m 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 165g (0.36 pounds) 133g (0.29 pounds)
Dimensions 97 x 58 x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model NB-8L NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom, Face) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HD MMCplus SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Price at launch $240 $309