Samsung ST30 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill

Its time to examine more in depth at the Samsung ST30 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Samsung and Sigma. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the ST30 (10MP) and SD1 Merrill (15MP) and the ST30 (1/3") and SD1 Merrill (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The ST30 was brought out 14 months before the SD1 Merrill which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the ST30 scores vs the SD1 Merrill in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST30 & Sigma SD1 Merrill. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung ST30 Gallery & Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Samsung ST30 features outside dimensions of 82mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.2" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 87 grams (0.19 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD1 Merrill has proportions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the ST30 vs the SD1 Merrill.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST30 and SD1 Merrill is 98 and 57 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by looking through specs. The image here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ST30 and SD1 Merrill.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The ST30 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will render extra detail having its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged ST30 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.