Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot D20 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

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"The Sony Cyber-shot TX10 is a very nicely designed ultra compact, certainly, with the virtue of being impervious to water."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the TX10's overall-performance
"Often I think the problem was that exposure was just off, mainly underexposing. But there are some pretty strong color shifts."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the TX10's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot TX10

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 60fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Canon PowerShot D10

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot D10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/5000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon D10

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the D10's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/5000s vs 1/1600s
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3.1x faster max shutter speed
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Lowest price Cheaper $248.00 vs $329.42
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The best price we've seen is $81 cheaper (more than 20% less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony TX10

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 60fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
HDR Has in-camera HDR Yes vs No
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Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 9x faster continuous shooting
Size Smaller 95x56x17 mm vs 104x67x49 mm
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3.6x smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1.9"
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2.7x thinner
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Weight Lighter 133 g vs 190 g
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30% lighter
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 150 ms vs 330 ms
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2.2x less delay when taking photos
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot D10 Canon PowerShot D10
56 vs 89
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Sony Cybershot TX10 Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Zoom Poor zoom Help
D10:3x
TX10:4x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Battery life Has a slightly longer battery life
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$429 - $445

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Olympus TG-820 iHS

Olympus TG-820

Waterproof

$299

Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization

Canon PowerShot D10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Shutter lag Significantly more shutter lag

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Waterproof

$330

Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Shutter lag Slightly more shutter lag
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Waterproof Not waterproof
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX100V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100v

Compact

$323 - $569

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Screen size Much larger screen
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V

Waterproof

$498 - $500

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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