Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony TX200V

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony TX200V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and TX200V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The XZ-10 was announced 13 months later than the TX200V which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the XZ-10 grades against the TX200V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sony TX200V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 features external dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony TX200V has proportions of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

Look at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony TX200V in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the XZ-10 and the TX200V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and TX200V is 91 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-10 and TX200V.

All in all, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony TX200V to provide greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger XZ-10 provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.