Sony TX55 vs Sony A68

The following is a extensive overview of the Sony TX55 and Sony A68, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the TX55 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the TX55 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The TX55 was launched 5 years before the A68 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the TX55 matches up versus the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony TX55 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony TX55 provides external dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") having a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony A68 has dimensions 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the TX55 vs the A68.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TX55 and A68 is 97 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions simply by looking at technical specs. The image below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the TX55 and A68.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The TX55 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A68 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged TX55 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.