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Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55

Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 front
Portability
97
Imaging
39
Features
46
Overall
41

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Key Specs

Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Replaced the Sony RX10
  • Successor is Sony RX10 III
Sony TX55
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 109g - 93 x 54 x 13mm
  • Launched July 2011
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Sony TX55

 RX10 II TX55 
LaunchedJune 2015July 2011More modern by 48 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony TX55 over the Sony RX10 II

 TX55 RX10 II 
Screen sizing3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1230k1229kCrisper screen (+1k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 II and Sony TX55

 RX10 II TX55 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Physical Comparison

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.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 size comparison

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

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 II as a Portrait photography camera
Sony TX55 as a Portrait photography camera
71
manual focus
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
has face detect autofocus
delivers RAW formats
36
focusing manually
good megapixels (16MP)
manual exposure not possible
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony RX10 II
Street photography with Sony TX55
72
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
58
image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 II Sports photography features
Sony TX55 Sports photography features
68
silent shooting (1/32,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
has tracking focus
weather proof
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
44
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
good battery life (250 CIPA)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 II Travel photography information
Sony TX55 Travel photography information
56
weather proof
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (24mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
69
good battery life (250 per charge)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
quite wide (26mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 II Landscape photography information
Sony TX55 Landscape photography information
62
manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen size is decent (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
lack of Time Lapse mode
50
focusing manually
quite wide (26mm)
screen size is good (3.3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
good battery life (250 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
Vlogging with Sony TX55
31
reasonably wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect autofocus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with mic port
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
34
quite wide (26mm)
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have mic port
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Sony RX10 II vs Sony TX55 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 II and Sony TX55
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55
Class Large Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Revealed 2015-06-10 2011-07-24
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest enhanced ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 125 100
RAW images
Lowest enhanced ISO 64 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.8 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focusing distance 3cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inch 3.3 inch
Display resolution 1,229k dot 1,230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display technology - XtraFine OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Fastest quiet shutter speed 1/32000s -
Continuous shutter speed 14.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 3.70 m
Flash settings Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 grams (1.79 lbs) 109 grams (0.24 lbs)
Dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 93 x 54 x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 531 not tested
Other
Battery life 400 images 250 images
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo microSD/SDHC, Memory Stick Micro
Storage slots One One
Retail cost $998 $350