Sigma DP1s vs Sony A450

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sigma DP1s vs Sony A450, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Sigma and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the DP1s (5MP) and A450 (14MP) but they come with the same exact sensor size (APS-C).

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The DP1s was unveiled 3 months before the A450 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the DP1s matches up versus the A450 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma DP1s & Sony Alpha DSLR-A450. The full galleries are available at Sigma DP1s Gallery & Sony A450 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sigma DP1s enjoys outer measurements of 109mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Sony A450 has proportions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the DP1s versus the A450.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the DP1s and A450 is 90 and 65 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The image here may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the DP1s and A450.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony A450 to offer you more detail having an extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively.