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Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5

Portability
89
Imaging
53
Features
80
Overall
63
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 front
Portability
96
Imaging
33
Features
33
Overall
33

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Key Specs

Sony RX100 V
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 299g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Announced October 2016
  • Replaced the Sony RX100 IV
  • Updated by Sony RX100 VI
Sony TX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 148g - 94 x 57 x 18mm
  • Released February 2010
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Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Overview

On this page, we are contrasting the Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the RX100 V (20MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the RX100 V (1") and TX5 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor size.

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The RX100 V was manufactured 6 years after the TX5 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the RX100 V grades versus the TX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony RX100 V over the Sony TX5

 RX100 V TX5 
ReleasedOctober 2016February 2010More modern by 81 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1229k230kCrisper display (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony TX5 over the Sony RX100 V

 TX5 RX100 V 
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony RX100 V and Sony TX5

 RX100 V TX5 
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony RX100 V offers external dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the RX100 V against the TX5.

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 V and TX5 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 top view buttons comparison

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's tough to see the difference in sensor sizes just by researching technical specs. The pic here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 V and TX5.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The RX100 V because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 V will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The more recent RX100 V is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 sensor size comparison

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony RX100 V Portrait photography highlights
Sony TX5 Portrait photography highlights
66
has manual focus
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000s)
megapixel count good (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
provides face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
no external flash support
26
has manual focus
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony RX100 V Street photography details
Sony TX5 Street photography details
85
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
lighter than competition in class (299 grams)
63
image stabilization (Optical)
offers focus by touch
weather sealing
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
more heavy than others in class (148 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony RX100 V
Sports photography with Sony TX5
70
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
fast continuous shooting (24.0 frames per second)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
provides tracking focus
sensor has phase detect autofocus
terrible battery power (220 per charge)
33
image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
lack of shutter priority mode
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony RX100 V as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX5 as a Travel photography camera
80
lighter than competition in class (299g)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
terrible battery power (220 CIPA)
62
weather sealing
offers focus by touch
flash built-in
quite wide (25mm)
no Timelapse recording
more heavy than others in class (148 grams)
resolution not great (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony RX100 V
Landscape photography with Sony TX5
70
has manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
terrible battery power (220 per charge)
43
has manual focus
quite wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW files
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony RX100 V Vlogging features
Sony TX5 Vlogging features
81
quite wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
lighter than competition in class (299 grams)
missing microphone socket
30
quite wide (25mm)
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone port
more heavy than others in class (148g)
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Sony RX100 V vs Sony TX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony RX100 V and Sony TX5
 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VSony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Type Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2016-10-06 2010-02-18
Body design Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz X Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 5472 x 3648 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest boosted ISO 25600 -
Minimum native ISO 125 125
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 315 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-70mm (2.9x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximal aperture f/1.8-2.8 f/3.5-6.3
Macro focusing range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 2.7 5.9
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 1,229 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.59x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed 1/32000 secs -
Continuous shooting speed 24.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.20 m (at Auto ISO) 2.90 m
Flash options - Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/2000 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 299 gr (0.66 pounds) 148 gr (0.33 pounds)
Physical dimensions 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") 94 x 57 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 586 not tested
Other
Battery life 220 images -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID NP-BX1 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage media SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/ Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $998 $239