Sigma DP2s vs Sony W800

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sigma DP2s and Sony W800, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the DP2s (5MP) and W800 (20MP) and the DP2s (APS-C) and W800 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The DP2s was released 5 years before the W800 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma DP2s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the DP2s grades vs the W800 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma DP2s and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The complete galleries are provided at Sigma DP2s Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sigma DP2s comes with physical measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") and a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs) whilst the Sony W800 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the DP2s against the W800.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the DP2s and W800 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The visual here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the DP2s and W800.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The DP2s due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W800 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 15MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older DP2s is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.