Canon SX280 HS vs Sony TX10

Let's look more closely at the Canon SX280 HS and Sony TX10, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX280 HS (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX280 HS was brought out 20 months after the TX10 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX280 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the SX280 HS grades vs the TX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX280 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are available at Canon SX280 HS Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon SX280 HS enjoys outside dimensions of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony TX10 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Contrast the Canon SX280 HS and Sony TX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the SX280 HS vs the TX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX280 HS and TX10 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by going over specifications. The pic underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX280 HS and TX10.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You should anticipate the Sony TX10 to offer extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The younger SX280 HS should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.