Sigma DP1 Merrill vs Sony W510

Below, we will be reviewing the Sigma DP1 Merrill and Sony W510, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Sigma and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the DP1 Merrill (15MP) and W510 (12MP) and the DP1 Merrill (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The DP1 Merrill was unveiled 14 months after the W510 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sigma DP1 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the DP1 Merrill grades against the W510 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma DP1 Merrill and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The full galleries are provided at Sigma DP1 Merrill Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sigma DP1 Merrill enjoys outer dimensions of 122mm x 67mm x 64mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.5") and a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs) whilst the Sony W510 has dimensions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the DP1 Merrill against the W510.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the DP1 Merrill and W510 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the DP1 Merrill and W510.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The DP1 Merrill having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sigma DP1 Merrill will give you more detail having an extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent DP1 Merrill should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.