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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20

Portability
93 Imaging
38 Features
43 Overall
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Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 front
Portability
96 Imaging
38 Features
50 Overall
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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Key Specs

Casio EX-ZR15
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 176g - 102 x 59 x 27mm
  • Revealed January 2012
Sony TX20
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Revealed February 2012
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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Casio and Sony. The resolution of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and the TX20 (16MP) is fairly well matched and both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The EX-ZR15 was manufactured about the same time to the TX20 so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the EX-ZR15 grades against the TX20 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR15 over the Sony TX20

          

          

            
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Reasons to pick Sony TX20 over the Casio EX-ZR15

          

          

            
 TX20 EX-ZR15 
Display resolution922k461kSharper display (+461k dot)
Touch display  Easily navigate
          

        


        

          

            
Common features in the Casio EX-ZR15 and Sony TX20

          

          

            
 EX-ZR15 TX20 
RevealedJanuary 2012February 2012Similar age
Focus manually  More accurate focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display size3"3"Same display measurements
Selfie screen  Neither offers selfie screen
          

        

        

	
	
	
	

        

          

            
Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Physical Comparison

          

          

            
For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR15 offers outer dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sony TX20 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).
Check out the Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-ZR15 versus the TX20.
Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 size comparison
Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR15 and TX20 is 93 and 96 respectively.
Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 top view buttons comparison          

        


        

          

            
Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Sensor Comparison

          

          

            
Sometimes, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes merely by checking specifications. The pic here may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR15 and TX20.
To sum up, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size and the identical resolution so you can expect similar quality of pictures however you need to consider the launch date  of the products into consideration.

            Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 sensor size comparison
          

        


        

          

            
Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Screen and ViewFinder

          

          

                      

          Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Screen and Viewfinder comparison        


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Photography Type Scores

          

        

        
Portrait Comparison
Casio EX-ZR15 Portrait photography advice
Sony TX20 Portrait photography advice
39
 has manual focus
 sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
 offers face detect autofocus
 manual exposure not possible
 cannot use external flash
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW format
39
 focusing manually
 decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
 offers face detect focus
 lack of manual exposure
 can't use external flash
 tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
 no RAW format
Photography Glossary
Street Comparison
Casio EX-ZR15 Street photography factors
Sony TX20 Street photography factors
56
 image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 no moving screen
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW format
67
 image stabilization (Optical)
 boasts touch to focus
 weather proof
 no moving screen
 tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
 no RAW format
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Sports Comparison
Casio EX-ZR15 Sports photography features
Sony TX20 Sports photography features
44
 image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
 offers tracking focus
 great battery power (325 shots)
 slow frames per second (3.0 frames per second)
 no shutter priority
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 does not have phase detect autofocus
50
 image stabilization (Optical)
 decent megapixels (16MP)
 offers tracking focus
 weather proof
 good battery power (250 per charge)
 no shutter priority
 tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
 no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison
 Casio EX-ZR15 as a Travel photography camera
 Sony TX20 as a Travel photography camera
67
 great battery power (325 shots)
 sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
 flash built-in
 rather wide (28mm)
 doesn't have Timelapse mode
 screen is not selfie friendly
 sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
72
 good battery power (250 shots)
 weather proof
 boasts touch to focus
 decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
 built-in flash
 pretty wide (25mm)
 no Timelapse mode
 screen is not selfie friendly
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison
 Casio EX-ZR15 as a Landscape photography camera
 Sony TX20 as a Landscape photography camera
49
 has manual focus
 rather wide (28mm)
 decent sized screen (3")
 image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
 great battery power (325 per charge)
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
 manual exposure not possible
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW format
 doesn't have Timelapse mode
51
 focusing manually
 pretty wide (25mm)
 screen size is decent (3 inches)
 image stabilization (Optical)
 decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
 weather proof
 good battery power (250 per charge)
 fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
 lack of manual exposure
 tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
 no RAW format
 no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison
Casio EX-ZR15 Vlogging factors
Sony TX20 Vlogging factors
33
 rather wide (28mm)
 image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 offers face detect autofocus
 high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
 screen is not selfie friendly
 doesn't have microphone port
35
 pretty wide (25mm)
 screen is touchscreen
 image stabilization (Optical)
 offers face detect focus
 high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
 sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
 screen is not selfie friendly
 no microphone port
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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony TX20 Specifications

          

          

                      


          

            Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-ZR15 and Sony TX20
 Casio Exilim EX-ZR15Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20
General Information
Brand Name Casio Sony
Model type Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20
Category Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Revealed 2012-01-09 2012-02-28
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Exilim Engine 5.0 BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 16MP
Anti alias filter    
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 4:3 and  16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Min native ISO 80 125
RAW data    
Autofocusing
Manual focusing    
Touch to focus    
Continuous autofocus    
Single autofocus    
Autofocus tracking    
Autofocus selectice    
Center weighted autofocus    
Autofocus multi area    
Live view autofocus    
Face detection focus    
Contract detection focus    
Phase detection focus    
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-196mm (7.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing distance 2cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 461k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch friendly    
Screen tech Super Clear TFT color LCD XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manual exposure    
Custom white balance    
Image stabilization    
Inbuilt flash    
Flash distance 5.20 m 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash    
AE bracketing    
WB bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment exposure    
Average exposure    
Spot exposure    
Partial exposure    
AF area exposure    
Center weighted exposure    
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 512 x 384 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 160 (480 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack    
Headphone jack    
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal    
Water proofing    
Dust proofing    
Shock proofing    
Crush proofing    
Freeze proofing    
Weight 176 gr (0.39 pounds) 133 gr (0.29 pounds)
Physical dimensions 102 x 59 x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 325 images 250 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-110 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 seconds, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting    
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $249 $330