Sony A580 vs Sony TX9

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Sony A580 and Sony TX9, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the A580 (APS-C) and TX9 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The A580 was released 11 months later than the TX9 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the A580 grades vs the TX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony TX9 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A580 has outside measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony TX9 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A580 and Sony TX9 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A580 vs the TX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and TX9 is 64 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the A580 and TX9.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A580 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A580 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher A580 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.