Samsung SL202 vs Sigma SD14

Here is a complete review of the Samsung SL202 and Sigma SD14, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sigma. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the SL202 (10MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the SL202 (1/2.3") and SD14 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The SL202 was manufactured 2 years later than the SD14 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung SL202 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the SL202 scores versus the SD14 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung SL202 and Sigma SD14. The entire galleries are available at Samsung SL202 Gallery and Sigma SD14 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Samsung SL202 offers physical measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Sigma SD14 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the SL202 against the SD14.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SL202 and SD14 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Often, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL202 and SD14.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SL202 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Samsung SL202 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The younger SL202 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.