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Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9

Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
74
Overall
60
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
40
Overall
37

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Key Specs

Sony RX100 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 281g - 102 x 58 x 38mm
  • Announced June 2013
  • Previous Model is Sony RX100
  • Refreshed by Sony RX100 III
Sony TX9
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 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
  • 149g - 98 x 60 x 18mm
  • Released July 2010
Photography Glossary

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Overview

Below, we will be evaluating the Sony RX100 II and Sony TX9, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both created by Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the RX100 II (20MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the RX100 II (1") and TX9 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The RX100 II was unveiled 3 years after the TX9 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the RX100 II matches up vs the TX9 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX100 II over the Sony TX9

 RX100 II TX9 
ReleasedJune 2013July 2010More modern by 37 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k922kSharper screen (+307k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony TX9 over the Sony RX100 II

 TX9 RX100 II 
Screen dimension3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony RX100 II and Sony TX9

 RX100 II TX9 
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony RX100 II has outer measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs) while the Sony TX9 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the RX100 II and the TX9.

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 II and TX9 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by looking at technical specs. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the RX100 II and TX9.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The RX100 II with its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony RX100 II will give more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer RX100 II should have a benefit in sensor innovation.

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 sensor size comparison

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX100 II as a Portrait photography camera
Sony TX9 as a Portrait photography camera
70
manual focus
high flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
has face detection focusing
exports RAW formats
27
focusing manually
manual mode not possible
external flash not possible
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony RX100 II Street photography details
Sony TX9 Street photography details
85
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW formats
lighter than average (281g)
60
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers focus via touch
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than others in class (149g)
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Sports Comparison

Sony RX100 II Sports photography info
Sony TX9 Sports photography info
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
has tracking autofocus
great battery power (350 CIPA)
lack of phase detect AF
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking focus
lack of shutter priority mode
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX100 II Travel photography features
Sony TX9 Travel photography features
80
great battery power (350 CIPA)
lighter than average (281g)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
60
offers focus via touch
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
more heavy than others in class (149g)
low megapixels (12MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony RX100 II as a Landscape photography camera
Sony TX9 as a Landscape photography camera
74
manual focus
reasonably wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW formats
great battery power (350 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
41
focusing manually
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen larger than average (3.5 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
manual mode not possible
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX100 II Vlogging advice
Sony TX9 Vlogging advice
37
reasonably wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average (281 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone port
32
reasonably wide (25mm)
touch screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have microphone socket
more heavy than others in class (149 grams)
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Sony RX100 II vs Sony TX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX100 II and Sony TX9
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
Class Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2013-06-27 2010-07-08
Physical type Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz
Sensor type 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 20 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 5472 x 3648 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 12800 3200
Maximum boosted ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 160 125
RAW photos
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-100mm (3.6x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/1.8-4.9 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 2.7 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3.5 inch
Resolution of screen 1,229k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech Xtra Fine WhiteMagic TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 2s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shooting rate 10.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 15.00 m (ISO Auto (W)) 3.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/2000s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (50 fps), 1440 x 1080 (50, 25fps), 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
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
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 281 grams (0.62 lb) 149 grams (0.33 lb)
Dimensions 102 x 58 x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 67 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 483 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 photographs -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-BX1 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (10 sec. / 2 sec. / Self-portrait One-person/ Self-portrait Two-person/ Self timer Continuous (3 or 5 shots)) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Price at launch $598 $799