Panasonic SZ10 vs Sigma DP1s

Following is a in depth overview of the Panasonic SZ10 and Sigma DP1s, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the SZ10 (16MP) and DP1s (5MP) and the SZ10 (1/2.3") and DP1s (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The SZ10 was introduced 5 years after the DP1s which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic SZ10 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the SZ10 grades against the DP1s for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 & Sigma DP1s. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic SZ10 Gallery & Sigma DP1s Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic SZ10 has external dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 177 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sigma DP1s has proportions of 109mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the SZ10 vs the DP1s.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ10 and DP1s is 93 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The pic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ10 and DP1s.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The SZ10 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic SZ10 will resolve more detail using its extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher SZ10 will have an edge in sensor technology.