Sigma DP1 vs Sony WX50

Here is a complete comparison of the Sigma DP1 and Sony WX50, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the DP1 (5MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the DP1 (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The DP1 was announced 4 years before the WX50 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sigma DP1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the DP1 scores versus the WX50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma DP1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The whole galleries are available at Sigma DP1 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sigma DP1 enjoys physical dimensions of 113mm x 60mm x 50mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the DP1 and the WX50.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the DP1 and WX50 is 87 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching technical specs. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the DP1 and WX50.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The DP1 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX50 will result in extra detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older DP1 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.