Canon XC10 vs Sony TX66

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon XC10 and Sony TX66, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Canon and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the XC10 (1") and TX66 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban

The XC10 was released 3 years later than the TX66 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the XC10 matches up vs the TX66 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon XC10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The complete galleries are available at Canon XC10 Gallery & Sony TX66 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon XC10 provides outside measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has specifications of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon XC10 and Sony TX66 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the XC10 compared to the TX66.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the XC10 and TX66 is 54 and 97 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing merely by going through specs. The graphic below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the XC10 and TX66.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The XC10 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony TX66 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The fresher XC10 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.