Sigma SD14 vs Sony A850

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sigma SD14 and Sony A850, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by rivals Sigma and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and A850 (25MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and A850 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The SD14 was brought out 4 years prior to the A850 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the SD14 matches up versus the A850 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sigma SD14 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The entire galleries are viewable at Sigma SD14 Gallery and Sony A850 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Sigma SD14 provides physical dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") and a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the SD14 and the A850.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD14 and A850 is 59 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by going over specs. The image here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SD14 and A850.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SD14 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A850 will offer greater detail having its extra 20 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SD14 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.