Fujifilm JX500 vs Sigma DP1 Merrill

On this page, we are looking at the Fujifilm JX500 and Sigma DP1 Merrill, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals FujiFilm and Sigma. The resolution of the Fujifilm JX500 (14MP) and the DP1 Merrill (15MP) is very similar but the Fujifilm JX500 (1/2.3") and DP1 Merrill (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm JX500 was revealed within a month of the DP1 Merrill which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm JX500 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the Fujifilm JX500 scores against the DP1 Merrill with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix JX500 & Sigma DP1 Merrill. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm JX500 Gallery & Sigma DP1 Merrill Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm JX500 comes with outer dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) while the Sigma DP1 Merrill has dimensions of 122mm x 67mm x 64mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.5") along with a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm JX500 and Sigma DP1 Merrill in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm JX500 and the DP1 Merrill.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm JX500 and DP1 Merrill is 95 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The picture below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm JX500 and DP1 Merrill.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm JX500 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sigma DP1 Merrill will offer more detail because of its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively.