Sony TX5 vs Sony W330

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony TX5 versus Sony W330, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both are created by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the TX5 (10MP) and W330 (14MP) and the TX5 (1/2.4") and W330 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The TX5 was unveiled 2 months after the W330 and they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the TX5 scores vs the W330 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The full galleries are viewable at Sony TX5 Gallery and Sony W330 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony TX5 features external dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony W330 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

See the Sony TX5 versus Sony W330 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the TX5 against the W330.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TX5 and W330 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The picture below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the TX5 and W330.

All in all, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The TX5 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W330 will give extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images more aggressively.