Nikon S5200 vs Sigma SD14

Below is a thorough overview of the Nikon S5200 versus Sigma SD14, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Nikon and Sigma. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the S5200 (16MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the S5200 (1/2.3") and SD14 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The S5200 was unveiled 6 years later than the SD14 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Nikon S5200 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the S5200 matches up against the SD14 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S5200 & Sigma SD14. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon S5200 Gallery & Sigma SD14 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S5200 features external dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sigma SD14 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the S5200 versus the SD14.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S5200 and SD14 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the S5200 and SD14.

All in all, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S5200 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Nikon S5200 will offer extra detail having an extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent S5200 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.