Olympus 6020 vs Sigma SD14

The following is a in-depth analysis of the Olympus 6020 and Sigma SD14, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sigma. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and SD14 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The 6020 was brought out 3 years after the SD14 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the 6020 scores vs the SD14 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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If you're looking to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 6020 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD14 has proportions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the 6020 vs the SD14.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the 6020 and SD14 is 95 and 59 respectively.

Usually, its tough to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The picture here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 6020 and SD14.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 6020 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus 6020 will result in extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger 6020 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.