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Sigma DP3 Merrill vs Sony QX30

Portability
83
Imaging
56
Features
33
Overall
46
Sigma DP3 Merrill front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
Portability
91
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41

Sigma DP3 Merrill vs Sony QX30 Key Specs

Sigma DP3 Merrill
(Full Review)
  • 15MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 75mm (F2.8) lens
  • 330g - 122 x 67 x 59mm
  • Revealed January 2013
  • Superseded the Sigma DP2 Merrill
Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Introduced September 2014
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Sigma DP3 Merrill vs Sony QX30 Overview

Its time to look closer at the Sigma DP3 Merrill vs Sony QX30, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Sigma and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the DP3 Merrill (15MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the DP3 Merrill (APS-C) and QX30 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The DP3 Merrill was released 20 months earlier than the QX30 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sigma DP3 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the DP3 Merrill matches up against the QX30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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