Nikon A100 vs Sony TX5

Below is a extensive overview of the Nikon A100 versus Sony TX5, both Ultracompact digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the A100 (20MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the A100 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") boast different sensor size.

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The A100 was announced 5 years later than the TX5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the A100 scores against the TX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix A100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon A100 Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon A100 offers outer dimensions of 95mm x 59mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the A100 compared to the TX5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A100 and TX5 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The photograph below might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A100 and TX5.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A100 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon A100 will resolve more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger A100 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.