Samsung ST700 vs Sigma SD14

Below is a in depth assessment of the Samsung ST700 and Sigma SD14, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Samsung and Sigma. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the ST700 (16MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the ST700 (1/2.3") and SD14 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ST700 was released 4 years later than the SD14 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung ST700 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the ST700 scores vs the SD14 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung ST700 & Sigma SD14. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung ST700 Gallery & Sigma SD14 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung ST700 provides outside dimensions of 99mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sigma SD14 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the ST700 vs the SD14.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST700 and SD14 is 99 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ST700 and SD14.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST700 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Samsung ST700 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics way more aggressively. The fresher ST700 will have an edge in sensor innovation.