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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V

Portability
88
Imaging
35
Features
51
Overall
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Olympus XZ-1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V front
Portability
96
Imaging
42
Features
48
Overall
44

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Key Specs

Olympus XZ-1
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.63" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F1.8-2.5) lens
  • 275g - 111 x 65 x 42mm
  • Revealed January 2011
Sony TX200V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 129g - 96 x 58 x 16mm
  • Released January 2012
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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Overview

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and TX200V (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-1 was brought out 12 months before the TX200V so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the XZ-1 matches up against the TX200V in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-1 over the Sony TX200V

 XZ-1 TX200V 
Manual focus More exact focusing

Reasons to pick Sony TX200V over the Olympus XZ-1

 TX200V XZ-1 
ReleasedJanuary 2012January 2011Newer by 12 months
Display dimension3.3"3"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1230k614kSharper display (+616k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus XZ-1 and Sony TX200V

 XZ-1 TX200V 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-1 features outer dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Sony TX200V has specifications of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the XZ-1 against the TX200V.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and TX200V is 88 and 96 respectively.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by viewing specs. The picture below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and TX200V.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-1 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX200V will provide you with more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 will be behind in sensor tech.

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony TX200V as a Portrait photography camera
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has manual focus
includes face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.63")
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decent megapixels (18MP)
comes with face detect focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Street photography highlights
Sony TX200V Street photography highlights
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has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/1.63")
heavier than average (275g)
68
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus via touch
environment sealing
no moving screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Sports photography factors
Sony TX200V Sports photography factors
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has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes tracking autofocus
great battery life (320 per charge)
slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.63")
has no phase detect AF
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built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
environment sealing
no shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Travel photography highlights
Sony TX200V Travel photography highlights
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great battery life (320 CIPA)
flash built-in
fairly wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
lack of Time Lapse mode
heavier than average (275g)
low megapixels (10MP)
does not have a selfie friendly display
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environment sealing
comes with focus via touch
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
built-in flash
really wide (28mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Landscape photography details
Sony TX200V Landscape photography details
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has manual focus
fairly wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW formats
great battery life (320 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.63")
lack of Time Lapse mode
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really wide (28mm)
decent sized screen (3.3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18MP)
environment sealing
lack of manual focus
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus XZ-1 Vlogging advice
Sony TX200V Vlogging advice
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fairly wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f1.8)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detection focusing
does not have a selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external mic socket
heavier than average (275 grams)
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really wide (28mm)
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone support
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Olympus XZ-1 vs Sony TX200V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-1 and Sony TX200V
 Olympus XZ-1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus XZ-1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
Category Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Revealed 2011-01-26 2012-01-30
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic V BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.63" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 8.07 x 5.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 44.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 18MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3664 x 2752 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Min native ISO 100 64
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 11 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-112mm (4.0x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture f/1.8-2.5 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focus distance 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 4.5 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3.3 inches
Screen resolution 614 thousand dots 1,230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech OLED 1,229,760 dots equiv. XtraFine TruBlack OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 2 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 2.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 8.60 m (ISO 800) 3.10 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 275g (0.61 lbs) 129g (0.28 lbs)
Dimensions 111 x 65 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") 96 x 58 x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 34 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 18.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 117 not tested
Other
Battery life 320 shots 220 shots
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model Li-50B NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Launch cost $567 $500