Fujifilm A100 vs Sigma SD9

Lets look more closely at the Fujifilm A100 and Sigma SD9, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands FujiFilm and Sigma. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the Fujifilm A100 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm A100 was unveiled 6 years later than the SD9 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm A100 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the Fujifilm A100 scores vs the SD9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix A100 & Sigma SD9. The full galleries are viewable at Fujifilm A100 Gallery & Sigma SD9 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm A100 enjoys outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sigma SD9 has specifications of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm A100 against the SD9.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A100 and SD9 is 95 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm A100 and SD9.

As you have seen, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm A100 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Fujifilm A100 will show more detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm A100 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.