Sony A6100 vs Sony TX5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony A6100 and Sony TX5, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and TX5 (1/2.4") offer different sensor sizing.

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The A6100 was launched 9 years later than the TX5 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the A6100 grades versus the TX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A6100 Gallery and Sony TX5 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A6100 offers outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A6100 and Sony TX5 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the A6100 vs the TX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6100 and TX5 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The photograph underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6100 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6100 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The newer A6100 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.