Sony TX10 Mini Review

September 02, 2011

Sony TX10 Mini Review

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Finaaaaally i've gotten my hands on a Sony TX10!! I've been longing for this camera for quite some time now as a mini back up to my Sony a300. This camera really is a gem in its class. Very well built and have lots of customizable settings and functions. Information about the camera's specs are easily available on the net.

Below are some of the test shots of my rather short time with the camera. Overall, the IQ produces is quite acceptable. The pictures lack contract and saturation but it's still fixable in Photoshop. However, the sharpness of the picture is still very far behind a DSLR/DSLT for that matter. The camera isn't very bright either, with maximum aperture at f3.5 at the widest end and begins to close down to f4.6 at the tele end. Since aperture cannot be set on this camera, therefore pictures are always shot wide open, which is one of the draw backs of a camera at thing price range.

However I am quite impressed with the high ISO performance which is maxed at ISO 3200. The camera performs much much better compared to my a300 though it loses quite a lot of details in the final picture.

Another draw back of the camera is the responsiveness of the touch screen. Having used an ipod Touch 4 for quite some time, the TX10's touch screen feels very laggy and not smooth, even more so when you want to zoom in the pictures that you took. The responsiveness of the touch screen is also very far behind the ipod touch. Maybe Sony can learn a thing or two about touch screens from Apple. =P

Otherwise, not much complaints there. Haven't really tested the camera in underwater conditions and in real low light conditions. Will post up more pictures soon! :D