Sigma SD14 vs Sony TX9

In this article, we will be looking at the Sigma SD14 and Sony TX9, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and TX9 (12MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and TX9 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The SD14 was released 4 years before the TX9 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the SD14 matches up against the TX9 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony TX9 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Sigma SD14 has got physical measurements of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") and a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) while the Sony TX9 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the SD14 and the TX9.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the SD14 and TX9 is 59 and 95 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SD14 and TX9.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The SD14 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony TX9 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older SD14 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.