Sony TX10 vs Sony A68

Below is a thorough assessment of the Sony TX10 versus Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the TX10 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the TX10 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TX10 was launched 5 years earlier than the A68 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the TX10 scores against the A68 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Sony TX10 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony TX10 has got outer dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the TX10 against the A68.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the TX10 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TX10 and A68.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TX10 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A68 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older TX10 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.