Olympus 1s vs Sigma SD14

In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Olympus 1s and Sigma SD14, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 1s (12MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the 1s (1/1.7") and SD14 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1s was manufactured 8 years later than the SD14 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the 1s scores vs the SD14 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 1s & Sigma SD14. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 1s Gallery & Sigma SD14 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 1s offers physical measurements of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sigma SD14 has sizing of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the 1s against the SD14.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 1s and SD14 is 79 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The photograph here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the 1s and SD14.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 1s because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus 1s will offer more detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger 1s will have an advantage in sensor innovation.