Sigma DP2s vs Sony A37

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sigma DP2s and Sony A37, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the DP2s (5MP) and A37 (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The DP2s was launched 3 years prior to the A37 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sigma DP2s being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the DP2s scores against the A37 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma DP2s & Sony SLT-A37. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma DP2s Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sigma DP2s offers external measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony A37 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

Take a look at the Sigma DP2s and Sony A37 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the DP2s and the A37.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the DP2s and A37 is 86 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the DP2s and A37.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony A37 to render extra detail utilizing its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older DP2s will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.