Sigma SD10 vs Sony TX7

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sigma SD10 versus Sony TX7, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Sigma and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the SD10 (3MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the SD10 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") boast different sensor sizing.

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The SD10 was announced 6 years prior to the TX7 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the SD10 matches up versus the TX7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma SD10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The whole galleries are viewable at Sigma SD10 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Sigma SD10 has physical dimensions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs) and the Sony TX7 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Check the Sigma SD10 versus Sony TX7 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the SD10 against the TX7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD10 and TX7 is 54 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD10 and TX7.

To sum up, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SD10 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony TX7 will offer you extra detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older SD10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.