Sony S2000 vs Sony TX30

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony S2000 and Sony TX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the S2000 (10MP) and TX30 (18MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The S2000 was brought out 4 years prior to the TX30 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the S2000 grades against the TX30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The entire galleries are available at Sony S2000 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you should think about its weight and size. The Sony S2000 enjoys physical measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Sony TX30 has specifications of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

Examine the Sony S2000 and Sony TX30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the S2000 against the TX30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S2000 and TX30 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S2000 and TX30.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony TX30 to result in more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S2000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.