FujiFilm AV200 vs Sony TX1

Its time to examine more closely at the FujiFilm AV200 vs Sony TX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the AV200 (14MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the AV200 (1/2.3") and TX1 (1/2.4") use different sensor measurements.

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The AV200 was manufactured 18 months after the TX1 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the FujiFilm AV200 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the AV200 grades vs the TX1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for FujiFilm FinePix AV200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The entire galleries are available at FujiFilm AV200 Gallery and Sony TX1 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The FujiFilm AV200 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony TX1 has sizing of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Take a look at the FujiFilm AV200 vs Sony TX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the AV200 against the TX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the AV200 and TX1 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at specifications. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the AV200 and TX1.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The AV200 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the FujiFilm AV200 will give you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent AV200 provides an edge in sensor technology.