Canon ELPH 140 IS vs Sony TX1

Its time to examine more in depth at the Canon ELPH 140 IS and Sony TX1, both Ultracompact cameras by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the ELPH 140 IS (16MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the ELPH 140 IS (1/2.3") and TX1 (1/2.4") feature different sensor size.

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The ELPH 140 IS was launched 4 years after the TX1 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the ELPH 140 IS scores vs the TX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 140 IS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The complete galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 140 IS Gallery and Sony TX1 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon ELPH 140 IS enjoys physical dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 127 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony TX1 has measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the ELPH 140 IS and the TX1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 140 IS and TX1 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through specs. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 140 IS and TX1.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ELPH 140 IS due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Canon ELPH 140 IS will provide more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The fresher ELPH 140 IS provides an edge in sensor tech.