Sigma Quattro vs Sony TF1

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Sigma Quattro and Sony TF1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Sigma and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the Quattro (29MP) and TF1 (16MP) and the Quattro (APS-C) and TF1 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The Quattro was released 2 years later than the TF1 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TF1 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the Quattro matches up versus the TF1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma sd Quattro & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TF1. The complete galleries are viewable at Sigma Quattro Gallery & Sony TF1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sigma Quattro provides outer dimensions of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") having a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony TF1 has dimensions of 102mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Quattro vs the TF1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Quattro and TF1 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The graphic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Quattro and TF1.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Quattro because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sigma Quattro will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer Quattro should have an edge in sensor technology.