Sony TX10 vs Sony TX7

Here, we are looking at the Sony TX10 and Sony TX7, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both are built by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the TX10 (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the TX10 (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The TX10 was revealed 20 months after the TX7 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the TX10 matches up versus the TX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The full galleries are available at Sony TX10 Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony TX10 has got outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony TX7 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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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the TX10 vs the TX7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TX10 and TX7 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the TX10 and TX7.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TX10 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony TX10 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger TX10 provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.