Sigma Quattro vs Sony WX70

Lets look closer at the Sigma Quattro vs Sony WX70, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Sigma and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the Quattro (29MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the Quattro (APS-C) and WX70 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Quattro was unveiled 4 years later than the WX70 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the Quattro grades against the WX70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sigma sd Quattro and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are viewable at Sigma Quattro Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sigma Quattro has got outside dimensions of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Quattro against the WX70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Quattro and WX70 is 63 and 97 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Quattro and WX70.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Quattro with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sigma Quattro will offer you extra detail having an extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent Quattro is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.