Sigma DP1s vs Sony W550

Let's look more closely at the Sigma DP1s versus Sony W550, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the DP1s (5MP) and W550 (14MP) and the DP1s (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The DP1s was brought out 22 months before the W550 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the DP1s grades vs the W550 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma DP1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The entire galleries are provided at Sigma DP1s Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Sigma DP1s has got outside 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 W550 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check the Sigma DP1s versus Sony W550 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the DP1s and the W550.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the DP1s and W550 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the DP1s and W550.

Plainly, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The DP1s featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W550 will resolve extra detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older DP1s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.