Sigma Quattro vs Sony TX20

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sigma Quattro vs Sony TX20, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Sigma and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the Quattro (29MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the Quattro (APS-C) and TX20 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The Quattro was announced 4 years later than the TX20 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Quattro matches up vs the TX20 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sigma sd Quattro and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The whole galleries are available at Sigma Quattro Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sigma Quattro enjoys physical measurements of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") and a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony TX20 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the Quattro and the TX20.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Quattro and TX20 is 63 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Quattro and TX20.

Clearly, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Quattro with its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sigma Quattro will offer extra detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent Quattro will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.