Kodak Touch vs Sony TX66

Its time to look more in depth at the Kodak Touch and Sony TX66, both Ultracompact cameras by brands Kodak and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the Touch (14MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the Touch (1/3") and TX66 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The Touch was introduced 14 months before the TX66 which makes them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the Touch scores versus the TX66 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare Touch and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The whole galleries are provided at Kodak Touch Gallery and Sony TX66 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Kodak Touch enjoys exterior dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") having a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

Analyze the Kodak Touch and Sony TX66 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the Touch compared to the TX66.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Touch and TX66 is 95 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by going through a spec sheet. The pic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Touch and TX66.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Touch with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony TX66 will provide greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged Touch will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.