Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15
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Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Display
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
- 255g - 108 x 62 x 37mm
- Released September 2012
(Full Review)
- 5MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 1600 (Push to 3200)
- No Video
- Sigma SA Mount
- 750g - 144 x 107 x 81mm
- Announced February 2010
- Previous Model is Sigma SD14
Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Overview
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.
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe 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.
Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Gallery
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.
Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR1000 over the Sigma SD15
EX-ZR1000 | SD15 | |||
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Announced | September 2012 | February 2010 | Newer by 32 months | |
Display type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting display | |
Display resolution | 461k | 460k | Clearer display (+1k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sigma SD15 over the Casio EX-ZR1000
SD15 | EX-ZR1000 |
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Common features in the Casio EX-ZR1000 and Sigma SD15
EX-ZR1000 | SD15 | |||
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Manually focus | Very accurate focusing | |||
Display size | 3" | 3" | Same display size | |
Selfie screen | Neither offers selfie screen | |||
Touch display | Neither offers Touch display |
Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Physical Comparison
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.
Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Sensor Comparison
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.
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Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sigma SD15 Specifications
Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 | Sigma SD15 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Casio | Sigma |
Model type | Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 | Sigma SD15 |
Type | Small Sensor Superzoom | Advanced DSLR |
Released | 2012-09-25 | 2010-02-20 |
Body design | Compact | Mid-size SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | EXILIM Engine HS 3 | True II |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS (Foveon X3) |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
Sensor dimensions | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 20.7 x 13.8mm |
Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 285.7mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 3:2 |
Maximum resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 2640 x 1760 |
Maximum native ISO | 3200 | 1600 |
Maximum boosted ISO | - | 3200 |
Minimum native ISO | 80 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Minimum boosted ISO | - | 50 |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
AF tracking | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | fixed lens | Sigma SA |
Lens zoom range | 24-300mm (12.5x) | - |
Highest aperture | f/3.0-5.9 | - |
Macro focusing range | 5cm | - |
Total lenses | - | 76 |
Focal length multiplier | 5.8 | 1.7 |
Screen | ||
Range of display | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Display size | 3 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of display | 461 thousand dot | 460 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Display technology | Super Clear TFT color LCD | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | None | Optical (pentaprism) |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 96% |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.6x |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 4 seconds | 30 seconds |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/2000 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
Continuous shooting speed | 3.0 frames/s | 3.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash distance | 4.70 m | - |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye | - |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Maximum flash sync | - | 1/180 seconds |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30,20,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 512 x 384 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 160 (480 fps), 224 x 64 (1000 fps), | - |
Maximum video resolution | 1920x1080 | None |
Video file format | MPEG-4, H.264 | - |
Mic input | ||
Headphone input | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 255 gr (0.56 lbs) | 750 gr (1.65 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 108 x 62 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") | 144 x 107 x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 470 pictures | - |
Battery format | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | NP-130 | - |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 seconds, custom) | Yes (10 sec) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC card |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Pricing at launch | $572 | $1,500 |