Canon SX270 HS vs Sony TX20

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon SX270 HS vs Sony TX20, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the SX270 HS (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX270 HS was introduced 13 months later than the TX20 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX270 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the SX270 HS grades against the TX20 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX270 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX270 HS Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX270 HS comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Sony TX20 has specifications 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 consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the SX270 HS vs the TX20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX270 HS and TX20 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX270 HS and TX20.

All in all, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony TX20 to resolve greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more modern SX270 HS provides an advantage in sensor tech.