Casio EX-H15 vs Sigma SD9

Its time to look more closely at the Casio EX-H15 vs Sigma SD9, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sigma. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the EX-H15 (14MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the EX-H15 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-H15 was announced 7 years later than the SD9 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-H15 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the EX-H15 matches up versus the SD9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-H15 and Sigma SD9. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-H15 Gallery and Sigma SD9 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-H15 provides outer dimensions of 101mm x 60mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sigma SD9 has dimensions 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 Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-H15 versus the SD9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-H15 and SD9 is 93 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The visual below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-H15 and SD9.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-H15 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Casio EX-H15 will resolve greater detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos way more aggressively. The fresher EX-H15 will have an edge in sensor tech.