Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Sigma SD15

Let's look a little more in depth at the Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Sigma SD15, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Canon and Sigma. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the ELPH 330 HS (12MP) and SD15 (5MP) and the ELPH 330 HS (1/2.3") and SD15 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The ELPH 330 HS was announced 2 years after the SD15 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon ELPH 330 HS being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD15 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the ELPH 330 HS grades versus the SD15 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS & Sigma SD15. The whole galleries are available at Canon ELPH 330 HS Gallery & Sigma SD15 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 330 HS features exterior measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD15 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the ELPH 330 HS compared to the SD15.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 330 HS and SD15 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes only by looking through specifications. The picture below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ELPH 330 HS and SD15.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The ELPH 330 HS using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Canon ELPH 330 HS will result in extra detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher ELPH 330 HS is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.