Sony TX1 vs Sony WX300

Let's look more closely at the Sony TX1 versus Sony WX300, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the TX1 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the TX1 (1/2.4") and WX300 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The TX1 was announced 4 years before the WX300 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the TX1 grades versus the WX300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are available at Sony TX1 Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony TX1 features outside measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Sony TX1 versus Sony WX300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the TX1 against the WX300.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the TX1 and WX300 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The visual underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the TX1 and WX300.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TX1 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony WX300 will resolve extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older TX1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.