Casio EX-Z90 vs Sigma DP1

Let's look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-Z90 versus Sigma DP1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z90 (12MP) and DP1 (5MP) and the EX-Z90 (1/2.3") and DP1 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z90 was launched 16 months later than the DP1 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-Z90 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the EX-Z90 matches up vs the DP1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z90 & Sigma DP1. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-Z90 Gallery & Sigma DP1 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z90 features external dimensions of 90mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.5" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sigma DP1 has measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 50mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.0") along with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the EX-Z90 versus the DP1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z90 and DP1 is 96 and 87 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The visual underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z90 and DP1.

All in all, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z90 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Casio EX-Z90 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The younger EX-Z90 should have an advantage in sensor tech.