Sigma DP1s vs Sony W530

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Sigma DP1s vs Sony W530, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the DP1s (5MP) and W530 (14MP) and the DP1s (APS-C) and W530 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The DP1s was unveiled 15 months earlier than the W530 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the DP1s matches up against the W530 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma DP1s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The full galleries are viewable at Sigma DP1s Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sigma DP1s comes with outer measurements 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 W530 has dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Look at the Sigma DP1s vs Sony W530 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the DP1s versus the W530.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the DP1s and W530 is 90 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The picture below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the DP1s and W530.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The DP1s with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W530 will deliver more detail having an extra 9MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged DP1s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.