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Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7

Portability
80
Imaging
45
Features
33
Overall
40
Canon PowerShot SX410 IS front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 front
Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
34
Overall
33

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Key Specs

Canon SX410 IS
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-960mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 325g - 104 x 69 x 85mm
  • Launched February 2015
Sony TX7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" 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
  • Launched January 2010
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Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Overview

Here, we will be matching up the Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX410 IS (20MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the SX410 IS (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") provide different sensor size.

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The SX410 IS was released 5 years later than the TX7 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX410 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the SX410 IS scores versus the TX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX410 IS over the Sony TX7

 SX410 IS TX7 
LaunchedFebruary 2015January 2010Fresher by 62 months
Focus manually Dial precise focusing

Reasons to pick Sony TX7 over the Canon SX410 IS

 TX7 SX410 IS 
Screen size3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution921k230kCrisper screen (+691k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Canon SX410 IS and Sony TX7

 SX410 IS TX7 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Physical Comparison

When you are going to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SX410 IS offers exterior measurements of 104mm x 69mm x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the SX410 IS and the TX7.

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX410 IS and TX7 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 top view buttons comparison

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX410 IS and TX7.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SX410 IS due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon SX410 IS will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more modern SX410 IS should have an edge in sensor technology.

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 sensor size comparison

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Portrait photography info
Sony TX7 Portrait photography info
47
has manual focus
good MP (20MP)
has face detection autofocus
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
19
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
low resolution (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Street photography information
Sony TX7 Street photography information
52
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
59
has image stabilization (Optical)
boasts focus by touch
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
more heavy than competitors (149g)
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Sports Comparison

Canon SX410 IS as a Sports photography camera
Sony TX7 as a Sports photography camera
41
amazing zoom range (24-960mm 40.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
painfully slow continuous shooting (0.5 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
not so great battery life (185 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
26
has image stabilization (Optical)
no shutter priority mode
low resolution (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.4")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Travel photography information
Sony TX7 Travel photography information
61
good MP (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
great zoom (960mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
not so great battery life (185 per charge)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
59
boasts focus by touch
flash built-in
quite wide (25mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
more heavy than competitors (149g)
low resolution (10MP)
does not have selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX410 IS as a Landscape photography camera
Sony TX7 as a Landscape photography camera
48
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
not so great battery life (185 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
36
quite wide (25mm)
very good size screen (3.5")
has image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
low resolution (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon SX410 IS
Vlogging with Sony TX7
29
relatively wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection autofocus
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone support
32
quite wide (25mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly display
does not have microphone jack
more heavy than competitors (149 grams)
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Canon SX410 IS vs Sony TX7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX410 IS and Sony TX7
 Canon PowerShot SX410 ISSony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7
General Information
Brand Canon Sony
Model type Canon PowerShot SX410 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Launched 2015-02-06 2010-01-07
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip DIGIC 4+ Bionz
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 5152 x 3864 3456 x 2592
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-960mm (40.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing distance 0cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inch 3.5 inch
Resolution of display 230k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 15s 2s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 0.5 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 5.00 m 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, flash on, slow synchro, flash off Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (25p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format H.264 AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 325 grams (0.72 lbs) 149 grams (0.33 lbs)
Physical dimensions 104 x 69 x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 185 images -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID NB-11LH NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Retail pricing $199 $300