Nikon D3300 vs Sony TX200V

Lets look more closely at the Nikon D3300 and Sony TX200V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the D3300 (24MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the D3300 (APS-C) and TX200V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The D3300 was introduced 2 years later than the TX200V and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon D3300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the D3300 matches up against the TX200V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D3300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The whole galleries are available at Nikon D3300 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon D3300 has outer measurements of 124mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 430 grams (0.95 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has measurements of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

See the Nikon D3300 and Sony TX200V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the D3300 and the TX200V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D3300 and TX200V is 69 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the D3300 and TX200V.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D3300 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon D3300 will resolve more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The newer D3300 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.