Sigma SD14 vs Sony TX5

On this page, we are contrasting the Sigma SD14 and Sony TX5, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and TX5 (1/2.4") offer different sensor sizes.

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The SD14 was launched 4 years earlier than the TX5 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the SD14 scores against the TX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The complete galleries are available at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD14 features 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 TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the SD14 against the TX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD14 and TX5 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading specifications. The graphic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD14 and TX5.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SD14 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony TX5 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos more aggressively. The older SD14 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.