Samsung SL30 vs Sigma SD9

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Samsung SL30 vs Sigma SD9, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Samsung and Sigma. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the SL30 (10MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the SL30 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The SL30 was introduced 6 years later than the SD9 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung SL30 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the SL30 matches up against the SD9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung SL30 and Sigma SD9. The whole galleries are available at Samsung SL30 Gallery and Sigma SD9 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Samsung SL30 offers external measurements of 94mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sigma SD9 has sizing of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

See the Samsung SL30 vs Sigma SD9 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the SL30 compared to the SD9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SL30 and SD9 is 95 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SL30 and SD9.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SL30 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Samsung SL30 will produce more detail using its extra 7MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger SL30 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.