Panasonic XS1 vs Sony TX1

Below is a thorough assessment of the Panasonic XS1 and Sony TX1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the XS1 (16MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the XS1 (1/2.3") and TX1 (1/2.4") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The XS1 was announced 3 years later than the TX1 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic XS1 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise view of how the XS1 grades versus the TX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic XS1 Gallery and Sony TX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic XS1 enjoys physical dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 14mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony TX1 has measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the XS1 against the TX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XS1 and TX1 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XS1 and TX1.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XS1 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic XS1 will produce extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern XS1 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.