Sigma SD14 vs Sony S930

Below, we are comparing the Sigma SD14 and Sony S930, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Sigma and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and S930 (10MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SD14 was manufactured 3 years prior to the S930 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the SD14 grades versus the S930 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The entire galleries are available at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Sigma SD14 has got outside dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony S930 has specifications of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the SD14 against the S930.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the SD14 and S930 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The picture below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SD14 and S930.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SD14 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony S930 will resolve more detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged SD14 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.