Sigma DP2x vs Sony S950

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sigma DP2x vs Sony S950, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the DP2x (5MP) and S950 (10MP) and the DP2x (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The DP2x was manufactured 2 years later than the S950 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma DP2x being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the DP2x scores versus the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sigma DP2x and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are provided at Sigma DP2x Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sigma DP2x provides outer dimensions of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs) while the Sony S950 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the DP2x against the S950.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the DP2x and S950 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the DP2x and S950.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The DP2x because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony S950 will show greater detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent DP2x is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.