Sigma SD14 vs Sony TX1

Its time to look much closer at the Sigma SD14 vs Sony TX1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and TX1 (1/2.4") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The SD14 was released 3 years earlier than the TX1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the SD14 matches up vs the TX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony TX1 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD14 enjoys external 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) and the Sony TX1 has dimensions of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Take a look at the Sigma SD14 vs Sony TX1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SD14 vs the TX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD14 and TX1 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SD14 and TX1.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SD14 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony TX1 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SD14 is going to be behind in sensor tech.