Canon SX510 HS vs Sony TX200V

Let's look a little more in depth at the Canon SX510 HS vs Sony TX200V, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the SX510 HS (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX510 HS was brought out 19 months later than the TX200V making them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX510 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the SX510 HS grades against the TX200V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX510 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX510 HS Gallery & Sony TX200V Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon SX510 HS enjoys outside dimensions of 104mm x 70mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 349 grams (0.77 lbs) while the Sony TX200V has measurements of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the SX510 HS compared to the TX200V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX510 HS and TX200V is 80 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX510 HS and TX200V.

As you can tell, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony TX200V to render greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more recent SX510 HS should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.