Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15

Lets look more closely at the Casio EX-ZR1000 and Sigma SD15, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Casio and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR1000 (16MP) and SD15 (5MP) and the EX-ZR1000 (1/2.3") and SD15 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The EX-ZR1000 was released 2 years after the SD15 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-ZR1000 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD15 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the EX-ZR1000 matches up vs the SD15 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 & Sigma SD15. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR1000 Gallery & Sigma SD15 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR1000 offers outer dimensions of 108mm x 62mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sigma SD15 has proportions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

Contrast the Casio EX-ZR1000 and Sigma SD15 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-ZR1000 against the SD15.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR1000 and SD15 is 90 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specifications. The picture here may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZR1000 and SD15.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The EX-ZR1000 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Casio EX-ZR1000 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger EX-ZR1000 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.