Sigma DP1s vs Sony W810

Below is a thorough overview of the Sigma DP1s versus Sony W810, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the DP1s (5MP) and W810 (20MP) and the DP1s (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The DP1s was manufactured 5 years earlier than the W810 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sigma DP1s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the DP1s matches up against the W810 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma DP1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are available at Sigma DP1s Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and measurements. 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 W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

Take a look at the Sigma DP1s versus Sony W810 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the DP1s and the W810.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the DP1s and W810 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The visual here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the DP1s and W810.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The DP1s because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W810 will give you greater detail due to its extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older DP1s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.