Sigma SD10 vs Sony W290

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sigma SD10 vs Sony W290, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD10 (3MP) and W290 (12MP) and the SD10 (APS-C) and W290 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SD10 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the W290 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the SD10 scores vs the W290 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma SD10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The entire galleries are provided at Sigma SD10 Gallery & Sony W290 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sigma SD10 provides exterior measurements 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 W290 has proportions of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the SD10 compared to the W290.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD10 and W290 is 54 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SD10 and W290.

All in all, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SD10 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W290 will give you more detail due to its extra 9MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older SD10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.