Canon SX620 HS vs Sony TX20

Here is a thorough review of the Canon SX620 HS and Sony TX20, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX620 HS (20MP) and TX20 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX620 HS was revealed 4 years later than the TX20 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX620 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SX620 HS grades versus the TX20 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX620 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SX620 HS Gallery & Sony TX20 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX620 HS has exterior dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Sony TX20 has specifications of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SX620 HS vs the TX20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX620 HS and TX20 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The photograph here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SX620 HS and TX20.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Canon SX620 HS to offer you more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger SX620 HS is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.