Sigma Quattro H vs Sony RX100 VA

Its time to examine more closely at the Sigma Quattro H vs Sony RX100 VA, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Sigma and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the Quattro H (45MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the Quattro H (APS-H) and RX100 VA (1") use different sensor size.

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The Quattro H was announced 3 years earlier than the RX100 VA which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sigma Quattro H being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick view of how the Quattro H scores versus the RX100 VA with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma sd Quattro H and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The whole galleries are viewable at Sigma Quattro H Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sigma Quattro H features outside dimensions 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) and the Sony RX100 VA has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the Quattro H and the RX100 VA.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Quattro H and RX100 VA is 78 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by going over a spec sheet. The picture below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the Quattro H and RX100 VA.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Quattro H using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sigma Quattro H will offer greater detail with its extra 25MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged Quattro H is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.