Casio EX-FC100 vs Sigma DP2s

Let's look a little more closely at the Casio EX-FC100 and Sigma DP2s, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Sigma. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the EX-FC100 (9MP) and DP2s (5MP) and the EX-FC100 (1/2.3") and DP2s (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The EX-FC100 was revealed 13 months prior to the DP2s making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-FC100 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP2s being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the EX-FC100 grades against the DP2s when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-FC100 & Sigma DP2s. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-FC100 Gallery & Sigma DP2s Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FC100 has got 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 DP2s has measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the EX-FC100 versus the DP2s.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-FC100 and DP2s is 94 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-FC100 and DP2s.

As you have seen, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-FC100 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Casio EX-FC100 will give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-FC100 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.