Fujifilm A150 vs Sigma DP2

Lets look a little more closely at the Fujifilm A150 vs Sigma DP2, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors FujiFilm and Sigma. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A150 (10MP) and DP2 (5MP) and the Fujifilm A150 (1/2.3") and DP2 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm A150 was revealed 7 months before the DP2 and they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm A150 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP2 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise summary of how the Fujifilm A150 grades versus the DP2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A150 and Sigma DP2. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm A150 Gallery and Sigma DP2 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm A150 features outer dimensions of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Sigma DP2 has dimensions of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") having a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm A150 vs the DP2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A150 and DP2 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A150 and DP2.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm A150 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm A150 will give you greater detail because of its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A150 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.