Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Casio Exilim EX-Z35 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
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x57x18 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.9 MP
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Casio Exilim EX-Z35

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z35

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.1
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Weight
Light-weight
124 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z35

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the EX-Z35's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Weight Lighter 124 g vs 148 g
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Around 20% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 2s
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2x 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
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 94x57x18 mm vs 99x57x20 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Zoom Slightly more zoom 4.5x vs 3x
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More than 2x more zoom
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Casio Exilim EX-Z35
50 vs 63
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Green arrow 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 compact with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
EX-Z35:99x57x20 mm
DSC-TX5:94x57x18 mm
Thickness Thin Help
EX-Z35:0.8"
DSC-TX5:0.7"
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
EX-Z35:4s
DSC-TX5:2s
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
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
EX-Z35:848 x 480 @ 30fps
DSC-TX5:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-Z35:3x
DSC-TX5:4.5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Size Slightly larger
Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Compact

$139

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Weight Heavier
Olympus VG-110

Olympus VG110

Ultra compact

$88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Compact

Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Aperture Wider aperture
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
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 Lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Size Significantly larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Compact

$268

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Much larger screen
Waterproof Not waterproof
Size Slightly larger

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Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

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