Casio EX-100 vs Sigma DP1s

Its time to look a little more closely at the Casio EX-100 and Sigma DP1s, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Sigma. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and DP1s (5MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and DP1s (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The EX-100 was brought out 4 years after the DP1s which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the EX-100 scores versus the DP1s for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sigma DP1s. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sigma DP1s Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Casio EX-100 enjoys outer dimensions of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sigma DP1s has sizing of 109mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the EX-100 against the DP1s.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-100 and DP1s is 83 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The picture below should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-100 and DP1s.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The EX-100 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Casio EX-100 will give you more detail having its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The younger EX-100 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.