Sigma SD9 vs Sony RX100 VI

Lets look a little more closely at the Sigma SD9 vs Sony RX100 VI, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Sigma and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the SD9 (3MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the SD9 (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The SD9 was launched 16 years before the RX100 VI which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the SD9 matches up against the RX100 VI in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sigma SD9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The complete galleries are available at Sigma SD9 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sigma SD9 has outer dimensions of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

Check out the Sigma SD9 vs Sony RX100 VI in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SD9 and the RX100 VI.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD9 and RX100 VI is 54 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over specifications. The image below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD9 and RX100 VI.

Plainly, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The SD9 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 17 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged SD9 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.