Sigma SD1 Merrill vs Sony NEX-F3

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sigma SD1 Merrill vs Sony NEX-F3, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Sigma and Sony. The sensor resolution of the SD1 Merrill (15MP) and the NEX-F3 (16MP) is relatively comparable and both cameras boast the same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The SD1 Merrill was revealed 4 months prior to the NEX-F3 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SD1 Merrill matches up against the NEX-F3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sigma SD1 Merrill & Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The full galleries are available at Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery & Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sigma SD1 Merrill has outer measurements of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs) while the Sony NEX-F3 has sizing of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the SD1 Merrill against the NEX-F3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD1 Merrill and NEX-F3 is 57 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The graphic below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SD1 Merrill and NEX-F3.

As you can tell, the two cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Sony NEX-F3 to provide greater detail because of its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.