Sigma SD14 vs Sony W730

Lets look a little more in depth at the Sigma SD14 versus Sony W730, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and W730 (16MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and W730 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The SD14 was unveiled 7 years before the W730 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the SD14 matches up versus the W730 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma SD14 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The full galleries are provided at Sigma SD14 Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Sigma SD14 has exterior measurements of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs) and the Sony W730 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SD14 and the W730.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD14 and W730 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SD14 and W730.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SD14 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W730 will provide more detail having an extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics way more aggressively. The older SD14 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.