Olympus 5010 vs Sigma SD9

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus 5010 vs Sigma SD9, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sigma. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the 5010 (14MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the 5010 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The 5010 was unveiled 7 years later than the SD9 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the 5010 matches up against the SD9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 5010 & Sigma SD9. The full galleries are available at Olympus 5010 Gallery & Sigma SD9 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus 5010 comes with outer dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD9 has specifications of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the 5010 versus the SD9.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the 5010 and SD9 is 96 and 54 respectively.

Often, it's tough to see the gap in sensor sizing simply by viewing specs. The graphic below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 5010 and SD9.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 5010 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Olympus 5010 will result in more detail having an extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern 5010 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.