Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sigma DP2 Quattro

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Samsung Galaxy Camera versus Sigma DP2 Quattro, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Samsung and Sigma. The sensor resolution of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the DP2 Quattro (20MP) is very similar but the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and DP2 Quattro (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The Galaxy Camera was manufactured 11 months before the DP2 Quattro which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP2 Quattro being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the Galaxy Camera scores versus the DP2 Quattro when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes with physical dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sigma DP2 Quattro has measurements of 161mm x 67mm x 82mm (6.3" x 2.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Galaxy Camera and the DP2 Quattro.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Galaxy Camera and DP2 Quattro is 90 and 70 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The graphic below might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the Galaxy Camera and DP2 Quattro.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy Camera because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sigma DP2 Quattro will offer extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older Galaxy Camera is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.