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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Canon PowerShot D10

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot D10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
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
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX5

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger 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
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 9x faster continuous shooting
Size Smaller 94x57x18 mm vs 104x67x49 mm
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3.5x 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 148 g vs 190 g
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More than 20% lighter
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Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot D10 Canon PowerShot D10
56 vs 71
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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
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
D10:480p @ 30fps
DSC-TX5:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
D10:3x
DSC-TX5:4.5x

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

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Olympus Tough TG-810

Olympus Tough TG-810

Waterproof

$429 - $445

Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Fujifilm FinePix XP20

Waterproof

$109 - $150

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot D10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot D20

Canon PowerShot D20

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Waterproof

$330

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Lowest price More expensive
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Compact

$268

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Waterproof Not waterproof
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Weight Slightly lighter
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor

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