Casio EX-FC100 vs Sigma Quattro

On this page, we are analyzing the Casio EX-FC100 vs Sigma Quattro, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Casio and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-FC100 (9MP) and Quattro (29MP) and the EX-FC100 (1/2.3") and Quattro (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The EX-FC100 was released 8 years prior to the Quattro and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-FC100 being a Compact camera and the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the EX-FC100 scores vs the Quattro when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-FC100 & Sigma sd Quattro. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-FC100 Gallery & Sigma Quattro Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FC100 provides 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) and the Sigma Quattro has measurements of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the EX-FC100 compared to the Quattro.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-FC100 and Quattro is 94 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by researching a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-FC100 and Quattro.

As you can see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-FC100 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sigma Quattro will render extra detail as a result of its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images more aggressively. The older EX-FC100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.