Samsung PL200 vs Sigma SD9

Lets look a little more in depth at the Samsung PL200 and Sigma SD9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Samsung and Sigma. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the PL200 (14MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the PL200 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The PL200 was brought out 7 years after the SD9 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the PL200 matches up against the SD9 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung PL200 & Sigma SD9. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung PL200 Gallery & Sigma SD9 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung PL200 provides outer measurements of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sigma SD9 has proportions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the PL200 against the SD9.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the PL200 and SD9 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by researching specs. The image here will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PL200 and SD9.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The PL200 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Samsung PL200 will render greater detail having its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern PL200 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.