Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55

Let's look much closer at the Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the RX10 II (20MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the RX10 II (1") and TX55 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The RX10 II was brought out 3 years after the TX55 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the RX10 II matches up versus the TX55 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The entire galleries are available at Sony RX10 II Gallery and Sony TX55 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Sony RX10 II provides external dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony TX55 has specifications of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the RX10 II versus the TX55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the RX10 II and TX55 is 58 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 II and TX55.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The RX10 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will resolve greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The fresher RX10 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.