Sigma SD1 Merrill vs Sony RX100 VI

Below is a in depth review of the Sigma SD1 Merrill and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the SD1 Merrill (15MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the SD1 Merrill (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SD1 Merrill was unveiled 7 years earlier than the RX100 VI and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the SD1 Merrill grades against the RX100 VI in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD1 Merrill & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The full galleries are available at Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sigma SD1 Merrill has outside dimensions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") having a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Sigma SD1 Merrill and Sony RX100 VI in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the SD1 Merrill and the RX100 VI.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD1 Merrill and RX100 VI is 57 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD1 Merrill and RX100 VI.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SD1 Merrill with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will offer you extra detail having an extra 5MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older SD1 Merrill is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.