Sigma DP1s vs Sony TX66

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sigma DP1s and Sony TX66, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the DP1s (5MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the DP1s (APS-C) and TX66 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The DP1s was launched 3 years before the TX66 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the DP1s grades versus the TX66 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma DP1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma DP1s Gallery and Sony TX66 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Sigma DP1s enjoys physical dimensions of 109mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") accompanied by a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the DP1s compared to the TX66.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the DP1s and TX66 is 90 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specifications. The image below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the DP1s and TX66.

To sum up, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The DP1s because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony TX66 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged DP1s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.