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Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V

Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
40
Overall
39

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Key Specs

Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Released March 2014
  • Newer Model is Sony RX10 II
Sony TX100V
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 147g - 97 x 59 x 18mm
  • Released January 2011
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Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Overview

Below, we will be looking at the Sony RX10 and Sony TX100V, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the RX10 (20MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the RX10 (1") and TX100V (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The RX10 was announced 3 years later than the TX100V and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the RX10 scores versus the TX100V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Sony TX100V

 RX10 TX100V 
ReleasedMarch 2014January 2011More recent by 39 months
Manual focus More exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1290k1229kClearer screen (+61k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony TX100V over the Sony RX10

 TX100V RX10 
Screen dimension3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony RX10 and Sony TX100V

 RX10 TX100V 
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Physical Comparison

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX10 offers outside dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs) whilst the Sony TX100V has dimensions of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the RX10 vs the TX100V.

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the RX10 and TX100V is 58 and 95 respectively.

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V top view buttons comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX10 and TX100V.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The RX10 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 will give greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern RX10 is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V sensor size comparison

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX10 Portrait photography advice
Sony TX100V Portrait photography advice
70
manual focus
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
offers face detection focus
exports RAW formats
30
good megapixels (16MP)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony RX10
Street photography with Sony TX100V
72
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
60
image stabilization (Optical)
offers focus by touch
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
more heavy than competitors in class (147 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX10 Sports photography advice
Sony TX100V Sports photography advice
67
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
weather proofing
great battery power (420 CIPA)
has no phase detect auto focus
39
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX100V as a Travel photography camera
58
great battery power (420 per charge)
weather proofing
MP count decent (20MP)
has built in flash
really wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
65
offers focus by touch
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
lack of Timelapse function
more heavy than competitors in class (147g)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX10 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony TX100V as a Landscape photography camera
63
manual focus
really wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
great battery power (420 per charge)
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse function
43
relatively wide (25mm)
lovely big screen (3.5 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX10 Vlogging highlights
Sony TX100V Vlogging highlights
30
really wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external microphone support
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
32
relatively wide (25mm)
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
lack of microphone port
more heavy than competitors in class (147 grams)
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Sony RX10 vs Sony TX100V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX10 and Sony TX100V
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V
Class Large Sensor Superzoom Ultracompact
Released 2014-03-20 2011-01-06
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 measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 125 125
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-200mm (8.3x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.8 f/3.5-4.6
Crop factor 2.7 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 3.5 inch
Display resolution 1,290 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech WhiteMagic XtraFine OLED display with TruBlack technology
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m 4.00 m
Flash modes Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone 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 BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 813 grams (1.79 lbs) 147 grams (0.32 lbs)
Dimensions 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") 97 x 59 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 69 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 474 not tested
Other
Battery life 420 pictures -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
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