Canon SX30 IS vs Sigma SD10

Lets take a more detailed look at the Canon SX30 IS and Sigma SD10, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Canon and Sigma. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX30 IS (14MP) and SD10 (3MP) and the SX30 IS (1/2.3") and SD10 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX30 IS was manufactured 6 years later than the SD10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX30 IS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short view of how the SX30 IS grades vs the SD10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX30 IS & Sigma SD10. The entire galleries are available at Canon SX30 IS Gallery & Sigma SD10 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX30 IS offers exterior dimensions of 123mm x 92mm x 108mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 4.3") with a weight of 601 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sigma SD10 has specifications of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the SX30 IS vs the SD10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX30 IS and SD10 is 64 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX30 IS and SD10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX30 IS because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Canon SX30 IS will show more detail due to its extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics way more aggressively. The younger SX30 IS will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.