Sony TX30 vs Sony A68
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Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Key Specs
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- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3.3" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
- 141g - 96 x 59 x 15mm
- Introduced July 2013
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- 24MP - APS-C Sensor
- 2.7" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 25600
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
- 610g - 143 x 104 x 81mm
- Revealed November 2015
- Previous Model is Sony A65
Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Overview
Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony TX30 and Sony A68, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the TX30 (18MP) and A68 (24MP) and the TX30 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe TX30 was launched 3 years prior to the A68 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.
Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the TX30 matches up versus the A68 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Sony TX30 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony TX30 over the Sony A68
TX30 | A68 | |||
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Screen dimension | 3.3" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.6") | |
Screen resolution | 1229k | 461k | Sharper screen (+768k dot) | |
Touch screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony A68 over the Sony TX30
A68 | TX30 | |||
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Revealed | November 2015 | July 2013 | Newer by 27 months | |
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Common features in the Sony TX30 and Sony A68
TX30 | A68 | |||
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Manually focus | Very exact focusing | |||
Selfie screen | Absent selfie screen |
Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Physical Comparison
In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony TX30 comes with external dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).
Take a look at the Sony TX30 and Sony A68 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the TX30 compared to the A68.
Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TX30 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.
Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing technical specs. The image below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TX30 and A68.
As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The TX30 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A68 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged TX30 will be behind in sensor tech.
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Sony TX30 vs Sony A68 Specifications
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 | Sony SLT-A68 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand | Sony | Sony |
Model | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 | Sony SLT-A68 |
Category | Ultracompact | Entry-Level DSLR |
Introduced | 2013-07-26 | 2015-11-06 |
Physical type | Ultracompact | Compact SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | - | Bionz X |
Sensor type | BSI-CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
Sensor dimensions | 6.16 x 4.62mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
Sensor area | 28.5mm² | 366.6mm² |
Sensor resolution | 18 megapixel | 24 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | - | 3:2 and 16:9 |
Max resolution | 4896 x 3672 | 6000 x 4000 |
Max native ISO | 12800 | 25600 |
Min native ISO | 80 | 100 |
RAW pictures | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focus | ||
Touch focus | ||
AF continuous | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
Selective AF | ||
AF center weighted | ||
Multi area AF | ||
AF live view | ||
Face detect AF | ||
Contract detect AF | ||
Phase detect AF | ||
Number of focus points | - | 79 |
Cross focus points | - | 15 |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
Lens focal range | 26-130mm (5.0x) | - |
Highest aperture | f/3.5-4.8 | - |
Total lenses | - | 143 |
Crop factor | 5.8 | 1.5 |
Screen | ||
Type of display | Fixed Type | Tilting |
Display size | 3.3 inch | 2.7 inch |
Resolution of display | 1,229 thousand dots | 461 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Display technology | OLED monitor | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | None | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,440 thousand dots |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.57x |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 4 seconds | 30 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/1600 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
Continuous shutter rate | 10.0 frames/s | 8.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash range | - | 12.00 m (at ISO 100) |
Flash settings | - | Flash off, Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Rear sync, Wireless, High Speed sync |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | - | 1/160 seconds |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60i, 30p, 24p), 1440 x 1080, 640 x 480 |
Max video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | - | MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S |
Mic support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 141 grams (0.31 lb) | 610 grams (1.34 lb) |
Dimensions | 96 x 59 x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") | 143 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | not tested | 79 |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 24.1 |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 13.5 |
DXO Low light score | not tested | 701 |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 510 photographs |
Form of battery | - | Battery Pack |
Battery model | - | NP-FM500H |
Self timer | - | Yes (Yes (2 or 12 sec)) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Storage type | - | SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Cost at release | $230 | $581 |