Panasonic DMC-TS10 vs Sony DSC-TX5

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TS10

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

Much longer exposures

60s

30x longer exposures

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the Panasonic DMC-TS10

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX5

Much better wide angle

25 mm

35 mm

Around 30% better wide angle

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

Smaller

94x57x18 mm

100x64x22 mm

More than 30% smaller

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Shoots faster

10 fps

4.6 fps

More than 2x faster continuous shooting

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

148 g

172 g

More than 10% lighter

Slightly higher true resolution

9.9 MP

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Slightly cheaper

$248.00

$265.99

The best price we've seen is $18 cheaper (around 10% less)

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the Sony DSC-TX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10

58	vs	71
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Waterproof
	Great at the beach

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1600 of a second

	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 zoom

DMC-TS10:	4x
DSC-TX5:	4.5x

	Very narrow widest aperture size
	f/3.5

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

DMC-TS10:	100x64x22 mm
DSC-TX5:	94x57x18 mm

Thin

DMC-TS10:	0.9"
DSC-TX5:	0.7"

	No built-in GPS
	Missing geo-tagging

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

competitors

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Records higher quality movies

Has a built-in GPS

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS3 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$169

Has in-camera HDR

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Lumix TS20 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

Compare the Lumix TS20 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Waterproof

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS2 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

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

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Coolpix AW100 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

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

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is not waterproof

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

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

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Is slightly less expensive

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Stylus Tough 8010 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

Compare the Stylus Tough 8010 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Much better wide angle

Better macro capability

Worse image stabilization

More shutter lag

Compare the TG310 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Lumix TS4 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

Waterproof

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Shoots slower

Heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-TS1 vs the Lumix DMC-TS10

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

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Slightly smaller

Lighter

Has a CCD-family sensor

Shoots significantly slower

Compare the Cybershot T110 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger screen

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

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Snapsort

(0:51 PM, June 28, 2011)

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Rusl Bicycle

(9:35 AM, June 28, 2011)

The price info can be way off though. For example the TX5 is cheaper than the TX10 because it is older - even though some websites still list it at a higher price.

Rusl Bicycle

(9:33 AM, June 28, 2011)

This site is awesome. At first I thought it was an evil auto-google-spam type of site with 0 real content. Fortunately I looked a little longer and noticed how super useful this is. I wish I found this 3 days ago when I started googling cameras because this would have saved me about 8 hours that I spent going back and forth between various unreliable/non-standard websites.

Brian

(5:48 AM, March 14, 2011)

Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to write up this very informative comparision, which will really help me decide which camera to go for. Now I can see the reason for the price difference.
Thanks again

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Panasonic LumixDMC-TS10 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TS10

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot TX10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus TG310

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Sony Cybershot T110

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-TS10
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-TX5