Sigma SD1 Merrill vs Sony T900

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sigma SD1 Merrill vs Sony T900, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the SD1 Merrill (15MP) and T900 (12MP) and the SD1 Merrill (APS-C) and T900 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The SD1 Merrill was revealed 3 years after the T900 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SD1 Merrill matches up vs the T900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma SD1 Merrill & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The full galleries are viewable at Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD1 Merrill enjoys external dimensions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs) whilst the Sony T900 has dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the SD1 Merrill and the T900.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD1 Merrill and T900 is 57 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD1 Merrill and T900.

To sum up, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SD1 Merrill using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will deliver greater detail because of its extra 3MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern SD1 Merrill should have an edge in sensor tech.