Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sigma fp L

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sigma fp L, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sigma. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and fp L (61MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and fp L (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The Tough-3000 was released 12 years earlier than the fp L and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sigma fp L being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the fp L when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sigma fp L. The complete galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sigma fp L Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 offers outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sigma fp L has dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the Tough-3000 compared to the fp L.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and fp L is 94 and 83 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The photograph here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and fp L.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Tough-3000 due to its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sigma fp L will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 49MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.