Samsung SL202 vs Sigma DP1s

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung SL202 and Sigma DP1s, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Samsung and Sigma. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SL202 (10MP) and DP1s (5MP) and the SL202 (1/2.3") and DP1s (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The SL202 was released 7 months before the DP1s so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Samsung SL202 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the SL202 matches up vs the DP1s with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SL202 & Sigma DP1s. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung SL202 Gallery & Sigma DP1s Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Samsung SL202 has got outer dimensions of 92mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sigma DP1s has specifications of 109mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SL202 compared to the DP1s.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SL202 and DP1s is 94 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The photograph here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SL202 and DP1s.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SL202 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Samsung SL202 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older SL202 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.