Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20

usability, portability, size, performance, image quality

viewfinder, low-light

82% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, durability, portability, performance, price

lens, screen, flash, storage, contrast

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

performance

67% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Capacitive touchscreens use conduction to sense points of contact, and are naturally tripped-up by the conductive properties of H2O. You can use the camera in watery conditions, but it severely cuts-down how many of the Sony DSC-TX20’s features you...

Stylish design ; Decent waterproofing ; Responsive AF system ; User-friendly ; Good colour reproduction

Lens could be sharper ; Max aperture isn't very fast ; Aggressive noise reduction system ; Expensive

Sony's latest 'tough' compact camera, the TX20, boasts a pretty comprehensive feature-set, with a 16.2MP 1/2.3-inch Exmor CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens, a 921,000-dot, 3-inch touchscreen LCD screen and Full HD movie recording.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 is a slick, small rugged ultracompact that is fast to focus and shoot, and has plenty of fun shooting options for those looking to do more than just take pictures.

The TX20's photo quality is disappointing compared with nonrugged Sony Cyber-shots, and its design is almost too small and slippery to use in water.

The rugged camera that doesn't look rugged, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 is a nice option for people wanting an ultracompact for days by the pool and nights on the town.

1cm macro mode, Full HD video, 10fps continuous shooting, Good image quality and colour, Extremely compact, stylish, Doesn't look like a waterproof camera

No real difference between the TX20 and TX10, Some small touch buttons on screen, Forgets / resets lens position when you go into playback mode, High price

Sleek design. Waterproof to 16 feet. Sharp, responsive touch screen.

Poor image quality. Very few physical controls.

Performance and Conclusions Very responsive, the TX20 starts and shoots in about 1.2 seconds, can fire a burst of 10 shots in a second, and records a short 0.2-second shutter lag. It runs circles around the Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS ($399.95, 3.5 stars),...

Stylish, slimline camera ; High-resolution touchscreen ; Good video quality ; Decent image quality if you just want snapshots/web use

Surface is slippery even when dry ; Buttons might be too small for some hands ; Can't use touchscreen underwater

We like the TX20, but can't help feeling a bit disappointed that this is not the successor we would have expected, given how well its predecessor, the TX10, performed.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 is a fun little camera to use. It's slim and easily pocketable but feels sturdy when in use. The proofing adds to its allure along with the many other features that it possesses. We like the touch-screen feature as it adds...

Where the TX20's performance is roughly average for this "vein" of camera, its $329 price tag is not.