Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Pentax Optio WG-2 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

71

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x57x18 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Pentax Optio WG-1

62

Runner-up

Pentax Optio WG-1

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WG-1

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO

differences

Advantages of the Pentax WG-1

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
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

Size Much smaller 94x57x18 mm vs 115x58x28 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% 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
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 0.7 fps
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Around 14.5x faster continuous shooting
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1.1"
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Around 40% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-TX5's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.9 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 148 g vs 163 g
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Around 10% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Pentax Optio WG-1 Pentax Optio WG-1
62 vs 71
Explain scores
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
WG-1:1/1500s
DSC-TX5:1/1600s
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
WG-1:4s
DSC-TX5:2s
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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5
Zoom Poor zoom Help
WG-1:5x
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Movie format Records higher quality movies
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Olympus Stylus Tough 8010

Waterproof

$155 - $165

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20

Panasonic Lumix TS20

Waterproof

$169

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot D10

Canon PowerShot D10

Waterproof

$248 - $319

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10

Waterproof

$266

Longest exposure Much longer exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Pentax Optio WG-1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio WG-2

Pentax Optio WG-2

Waterproof

$324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Larger
Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Movie format Higher resolution movies
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS

Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS

Waterproof

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Pentax Optio W90

Pentax Optio W90

Waterproof

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Size Smaller
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Size Smaller
GPS Has a GPS
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
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
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Size Slightly smaller
Weight 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 resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor

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Pentax Optio WG-1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Pentax Optio WG-1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Pentax Optio WG-1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

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