Sigma SD14 vs Sony W810

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sigma SD14 and Sony W810, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Sigma and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and W810 (20MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The SD14 was launched 8 years prior to the W810 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SD14 grades versus the W810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are provided at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD14 comes with outside 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) while the Sony W810 has dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SD14 against the W810.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD14 and W810 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The pic here might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD14 and W810.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SD14 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W810 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged SD14 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.