Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 vs Sony TX5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony TX5, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the Galaxy Camera 2 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") have different sensor sizes.

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The Galaxy Camera 2 was unveiled 3 years after the TX5 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the Galaxy Camera 2 scores versus the TX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The full galleries are available at Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery and Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 comes with physical measurements of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Check the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and Sony TX5 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the Galaxy Camera 2 versus the TX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera 2 and TX5 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The image underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Galaxy Camera 2 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Galaxy Camera 2 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 will offer extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The newer Galaxy Camera 2 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.