Casio EX-FC100 vs Sigma DP1 Merrill

On this page, we are looking at the Casio EX-FC100 and Sigma DP1 Merrill, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Sigma. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the EX-FC100 (9MP) and DP1 Merrill (15MP) and the EX-FC100 (1/2.3") and DP1 Merrill (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The EX-FC100 was revealed 4 years before the DP1 Merrill and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-FC100 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the EX-FC100 matches up vs the DP1 Merrill in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-FC100 and Sigma DP1 Merrill. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-FC100 Gallery and Sigma DP1 Merrill Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-FC100 has outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sigma DP1 Merrill has dimensions of 122mm x 67mm x 64mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.5") having a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-FC100 and Sigma DP1 Merrill in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the EX-FC100 vs the DP1 Merrill.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-FC100 and DP1 Merrill is 94 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-FC100 and DP1 Merrill.

All in all, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-FC100 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sigma DP1 Merrill will show greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older EX-FC100 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.