Sigma Quattro H vs Sony A330

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sigma Quattro H versus Sony A330, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Sigma and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Quattro H (45MP) and A330 (10MP) and the Quattro H (APS-H) and A330 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The Quattro H was introduced 6 years after the A330 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma Quattro H being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the Quattro H scores vs the A330 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sigma sd Quattro H & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The whole galleries are provided at Sigma Quattro H Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Sigma Quattro H provides physical measurements of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the Quattro H against the A330.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Quattro H and A330 is 78 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The pic below might give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Quattro H and A330.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Quattro H having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sigma Quattro H will result in extra detail using its extra 35 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent Quattro H is going to have an edge in sensor tech.