Sony NEX-5 vs Sony TX30

Below is a in depth review of the Sony NEX-5 vs Sony TX30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the NEX-5 (14MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the NEX-5 (APS-C) and TX30 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-5 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the TX30 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the NEX-5 grades against the TX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The entire galleries are available at Sony NEX-5 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-5 provides physical measurements of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) while the Sony TX30 has measurements of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the NEX-5 versus the TX30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-5 and TX30 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-5 and TX30.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NEX-5 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony TX30 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older NEX-5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.