Sigma SD14 vs Sony TF1

Let's examine more closely at the Sigma SD14 versus Sony TF1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Sigma and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and TF1 (16MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and TF1 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SD14 was manufactured 7 years before the TF1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TF1 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SD14 matches up vs the TF1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TF1. The entire galleries are available at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony TF1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD14 has got outer dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony TF1 has dimensions of 102mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Look at the Sigma SD14 versus Sony TF1 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the SD14 and the TF1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD14 and TF1 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD14 and TF1.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SD14 due to its larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony TF1 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older SD14 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.