Olympus 6010 vs Sigma DP2

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus 6010 and Sigma DP2, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sigma. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the 6010 (12MP) and DP2 (5MP) and the 6010 (1/2.3") and DP2 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The 6010 was released 2 months prior to the DP2 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP2 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short overview of how the 6010 grades versus the DP2 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 & Sigma DP2. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 6010 Gallery & Sigma DP2 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 6010 comes with outer dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Sigma DP2 has measurements of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the 6010 against the DP2.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 6010 and DP2 is 94 and 86 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by seeing technical specs. The pic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6010 and DP2.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 6010 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus 6010 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively.