Canon SX210 IS vs Sony DSC-TX5

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Significantly more zoom

14x

4.5x

Around 10x more zoom

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Much faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/1600s

2x faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

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the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX5

Much smaller

94x57x18 mm

105x59x31 mm

2.1x smaller

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

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

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

0.7 fps

Around 14.5x faster continuous shooting

Much thinner

0.7"

1.3"

More than 40% thinner

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Much lighter

148 g

220 g

More than 30% lighter

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-TX5's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Waterproof

Yes

Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool

Cheaper

$248.00

$293.99

The best price we've seen is $46 cheaper (around 20% less)

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the Sony DSC-TX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

46	vs	63
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	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

competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a much wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$179

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the WB150F vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the WB150F vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Much smaller

Higher resolution movies

Significantly less zoom

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Significantly better macro capability

Significantly cheaper

Much larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Wider aperture

Has boost ISO

Significantly worse wide angle

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Waterproof

$330

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Compact

$268

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger screen

Not waterproof

Slightly larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Higher resolution movies

Records high-speed movies

Significantly larger

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

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Canon PowerShotSX210 IS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Samsung WB150F

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot TX10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Nikon Coolpix AW100

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Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-TX5