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Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9

Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
26
Overall
34
Canon PowerShot ELPH 135 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
40
Overall
37

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Key Specs

Canon ELPH 135
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.2-6.9) lens
  • 127g - 95 x 54 x 22mm
  • Released February 2014
  • Alternate Name is IXUS 145
Sony TX9
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 149g - 98 x 60 x 18mm
  • Revealed July 2010
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Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Overview

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Canon ELPH 135 and Sony TX9, both Ultracompact cameras by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the ELPH 135 (16MP) and TX9 (12MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 135 was revealed 3 years later than the TX9 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the ELPH 135 matches up vs the TX9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon ELPH 135 over the Sony TX9

 ELPH 135 TX9 
RevealedFebruary 2014July 2010More recent by 44 months

Reasons to pick Sony TX9 over the Canon ELPH 135

 TX9 ELPH 135 
Manually focus Dial precise focus
Screen dimensions3.5"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.8")
Screen resolution922k230kCrisper screen (+692k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Canon ELPH 135 and Sony TX9

 ELPH 135 TX9 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 135 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 127 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony TX9 has proportions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the ELPH 135 versus the TX9.

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 135 and TX9 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 top view buttons comparison

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 135 and TX9.

As you can see, both cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Canon ELPH 135 to provide you with extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer ELPH 135 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 sensor size comparison

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon ELPH 135 Portrait photography highlights
Sony TX9 Portrait photography highlights
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MP count decent (16MP)
offers face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
27
manual focus
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
low megapixels (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon ELPH 135
Street photography with Sony TX9
58
has image stabilization (Digital)
no articulating screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
60
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus by touch
screen is fixed
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than competitors (149 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Canon ELPH 135 as a Sports photography camera
Sony TX9 as a Sports photography camera
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has image stabilization (Digital)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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image stabilization (Optical)
includes tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon ELPH 135 Travel photography info
Sony TX9 Travel photography info
66
MP count decent (16MP)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
no Time Lapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
60
comes with focus by touch
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
no Timelapse function
more heavy than competitors (149g)
low megapixels (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon ELPH 135 Landscape photography information
Sony TX9 Landscape photography information
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really wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Digital)
MP count decent (16MP)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
screen is small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
no Time Lapse function
41
manual focus
quite wide (25mm)
very good size screen (3.5")
image stabilization (Optical)
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not available
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon ELPH 135
Vlogging with Sony TX9
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really wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Digital)
offers face detection focusing
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic port
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quite wide (25mm)
touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
no microphone support
more heavy than competitors (149g)
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Canon ELPH 135 vs Sony TX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon ELPH 135 and Sony TX9
 Canon PowerShot ELPH 135Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
General Information
Brand Name Canon Sony
Model Canon PowerShot ELPH 135 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
Otherwise known as IXUS 145 -
Class Ultracompact Ultracompact
Released 2014-02-12 2010-07-08
Physical type Ultracompact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 4+ 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 surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 9 9
Cross focus points 1 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-224mm (8.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.2-6.9 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus range 1cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3.5"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 15 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.00 m 3.80 m
Flash settings Auto, on, off, slow sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (25p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (50 fps), 1440 x 1080 (50, 25fps), 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format H.264 AVCHD
Microphone 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 None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 127 gr (0.28 lbs) 149 gr (0.33 lbs)
Physical dimensions 95 x 54 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" 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 life 230 photos -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NB-11L NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Retail pricing $119 $799