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Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1

Portability
96
Imaging
43
Features
34
Overall
39
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 front
Portability
96
Imaging
33
Features
21
Overall
28

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Key Specs

Sony QX10
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1440 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 105g - 62 x 62 x 33mm
  • Announced September 2013
Sony TX1
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 58 x 17mm
  • Introduced August 2009
Photography Glossary

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Overview

Below, we will be reviewing the Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1, one is a Lens-style and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the QX10 (18MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the QX10 (1/2.3") and TX1 (1/2.4") possess different sensor size.

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The QX10 was unveiled 4 years after the TX1 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the QX10 scores against the TX1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony QX10 over the Sony TX1

 QX10 TX1 
IntroducedSeptember 2013August 2009More modern by 50 months

Reasons to pick Sony TX1 over the Sony QX10

 TX1 QX10 
Screen dimension3""Bigger screen (+3")
Screen resolution230k0kCrisper screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Sony QX10 and Sony TX1

 QX10 TX1 
Manual focus No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony QX10 has got outside measurements of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony TX1 has sizing 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the QX10 versus the TX1.

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the QX10 and TX1 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 top view buttons comparison

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The picture underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the QX10 and TX1.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The QX10 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony QX10 will render more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern QX10 provides an advantage in sensor tech.

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 sensor size comparison

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony QX10 Portrait photography highlights
Sony TX1 Portrait photography highlights
37
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
comes with face detect focus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
19
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
external flash not possible
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.4")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony QX10 Street photography advice
Sony TX1 Street photography advice
68
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers touch to focus
lighter than competition (105 grams)
screen is fixed
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/2.4")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony QX10 Sports photography info
Sony TX1 Sports photography info
38
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18 megapixels)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
not so great battery (220 CIPA)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
24
built in image stabilization (Optical)
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,250 seconds)
no shutter priority mode
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.4")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony QX10 Travel photography advice
Sony TX1 Travel photography advice
69
lighter than competition (105g)
offers touch to focus
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
reasonably wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
not so great battery (220 shots)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
51
built-in flash
does not have Timelapse recording
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony QX10
Landscape photography with Sony TX1
39
reasonably wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
small screen (")
manual mode not possible
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
not so great battery (220 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse mode
31
screen is a good size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.4")
no RAW files
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony QX10 Vlogging features
Sony TX1 Vlogging features
34
reasonably wide (25mm)
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focus
lighter than competition (105 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1440 x 1080 pxls)
lack of mic jack
28
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external microphone support
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Sony QX10 vs Sony TX1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony QX10 and Sony TX1
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1
Type Lens-style Ultracompact
Announced 2013-09-04 2009-08-06
Physical type Lens-style Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 18 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4896 x 3672 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 9
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-250mm (10.0x) 35-140mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing range 5cm 8cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal - 3 inch
Display resolution 0 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech Depends on connected smartphone -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 2 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/1250 seconds
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 3.00 m
Flash options None Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1440 x 1080 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1440x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4 -
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 105g (0.23 pounds) 142g (0.31 pounds)
Dimensions 62 x 62 x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") 94 x 58 x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 220 photos -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-BN, -
Self timer Yes (2, 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, Memory Stick Micro Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots One One
Retail pricing $250 $350