Sigma DP1 vs Sony NEX-3N

Lets look much closer at the Sigma DP1 and Sony NEX-3N, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the DP1 (5MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The DP1 was released 5 years before the NEX-3N and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sigma DP1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the DP1 scores against the NEX-3N when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma DP1 & Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma DP1 Gallery & Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sigma DP1 comes with exterior measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 50mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.0") with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony NEX-3N has sizing of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the DP1 versus the NEX-3N.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the DP1 and NEX-3N is 87 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to see the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The visual underneath may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the DP1 and NEX-3N.

All in all, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony NEX-3N to give more detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older DP1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.