Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

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"The Sony Cyber-shot TX10 is a very nicely designed ultra compact, certainly, with the virtue of being impervious to water."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the TX10's overall-performance
"There is no grip to speak of... the TX10 is light enough to require very little effort to hang onto."
imaging-resource.com | talking about the TX10's feel

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot TX10

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 95x56x17 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x57x15 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.6"

differences

Advantages of the Sony TX10

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 60fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video at a higher frame rate
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
HDR Has in-camera HDR Yes vs No
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Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.8 fps
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More than 5.5x faster continuous shooting
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $329.42 vs $477.47
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The best price we've seen is $148 cheaper (more than 30% less)
Weight Lighter 133 g vs 148 g
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More than 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-T90

Size Smaller 94x57x15 mm vs 95x56x17 mm
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Around 20% smaller
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 0.6" vs 0.7"
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Around 20% thinner
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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Sony Cybershot TX10
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a waterproof with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
TX10:95x56x17 mm
DSC-T90:94x57x15 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
TX10:0.7"
DSC-T90:0.6"
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
TX10:2s
DSC-T90:1s
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Lowest price Very expensive Help
TX10:$329.42
DSC-T90:$477.47
Zoom Poor zoom Help
4x
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.5

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

Waterproof

$330

Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Compact

$268

Screen size Has a much larger screen
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX66

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX66

Ultra compact

$348

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Shutter lag Has slightly more shutter lag
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
GPS Has a GPS
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Size Significantly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Aperture Wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Size Much larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX100V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100v

Compact

$323 - $561

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Screen size Much larger screen
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Sony DSC-S5000

Sony DSC-S5000

Compact

$127 - $139

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Ultra compact

$291

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Ultra compact

$293

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker

appearance

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

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