Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX10

Its time to look closer at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and TX10 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-1 was brought out 6 months prior to the TX10 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the XZ-1 matches up against the TX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus XZ-1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-1 offers exterior dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) while the Sony TX10 has specifications of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the XZ-1 versus the TX10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and TX10 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes simply by researching a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and TX10.

As you can see, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-1 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX10 will result in extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively.