Sony TX5 vs Sony W800

Lets look a bit more closely at the Sony TX5 vs Sony W800, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the TX5 (10MP) and W800 (20MP) and the TX5 (1/2.4") and W800 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The TX5 was manufactured 5 years before the W800 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the TX5 matches up vs the W800 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony TX5 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony TX5 comes with exterior dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the TX5 and the W800.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TX5 and W800 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing only by checking technical specs. The visual below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TX5 and W800.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The TX5 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W800 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older TX5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.