Sigma SD14 vs Sony WX500

Its time to look closer at the Sigma SD14 and Sony WX500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Sigma and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD14 (5MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the SD14 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The SD14 was released 9 years earlier than the WX500 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SD14 matches up against the WX500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma SD14 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma SD14 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and size. The Sigma SD14 comes with outer 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) whilst the Sony WX500 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Contrast the Sigma SD14 and Sony WX500 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the SD14 vs the WX500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD14 and WX500 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the SD14 and WX500.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SD14 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX500 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 13MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older SD14 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.