Canon A2200 vs Sony DSC-TX1

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2200

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the A2200's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.1 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Much larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm

More than 20% larger sensor

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 2.7x closer to the lens

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Significantly cheaper

$91.10

$292.99

The best price we've seen is $202 cheaper (3.2x less)

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1250s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Slightly lighter

135 g

142 g

Almost the same

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon A2200

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX1

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Smaller

94x58x17 mm

93x55x22 mm

More than 20% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-TX1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 30% thinner

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-TX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2200

57	vs	53
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot A2200. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

A2200:	93x55x22 mm
DSC-TX1:	94x58x17 mm

Light weight

A2200:	135 g
DSC-TX1:	142 g

Slow max shutter speed

A2200:	1/1600s
DSC-TX1:	1/1250s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

A2200:	28 mm
DSC-TX1:	35 mm

	Poor zoom
	4x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Much worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the PowerShot A2200

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot A2200

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly more expensive

Records lower quality movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the PowerShot A2200

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$71

Supports 24p

Has a viewfinder

Significantly larger

No boost ISO

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the PowerShot A2200

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Image stabilization

Higher resolution movies

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Image stabilization

Significantly larger screen

No boost ISO

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Image stabilization

No boost ISO

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot A3200 IS vs the PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$129

Smaller

Thinner

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot A2200

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Slightly thicker

More expensive

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Slightly thicker

Slightly heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99

Compact

$193

Much better wide angle

Better macro capability

Significantly larger

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-T99 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Samsung TL225

Compact

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Has a CCD-family sensor

Larger

Compare the TL225 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Much better wide angle

Much higher resolution screen

Larger

Slightly heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

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Canon PowerShotA2200 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-TX1

Canon PowerShot A2200

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2200

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Canon PowerShot A2200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot TX10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99

Samsung TL225

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

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Canon PowerShot
A2200
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-TX1