As well as being compared against other compacts, the Contax TVS Digital is also often compared to mirrorless, boutiques and digicams. The Contax TVS Digital's top rivals come from Sony (such as the A7 and the Cybershot DSC-RX100) and Olympus (such as the Stylus 800)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Contax TVS Digital compared to other compact competitors include: it has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/2.8 vs f/1.9), has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.6" vs 3"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (85k dots vs 920k dots) and is much larger (compact (112×60×33 mm) vs compact (109×59×26 mm)).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Contax TVS Digital compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (112×60×33 mm) vs standard size (127×94×48 mm)), is thinner (1.3" vs 1.9"), is slightly lighter (260 g vs 417 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it records lower quality movies (320 x 240 vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (1.6" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (85k dots vs 1,229k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (4.9 MP vs 24 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Contax TVS Digital compared to boutique competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (112×60×33 mm) vs standard size (117×81×65 mm)), is thinner (1.3" vs 2.6") and is slightly lighter (260 g vs 492 g).
However, on average it has way more less zoom (3x vs 4x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.6" vs 3"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (85k dots vs 920k dots) and doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Contax TVS Digital compared to digicam competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (35 mm vs 38 mm), takes slightly higher resolution photos (4.9 MP vs 1.3 MP) and is newer (september 2002 vs february 2000).
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (1.6" vs 2").
