Olympus 8000 vs Sigma SD14

Here is a thorough review of the Olympus 8000 versus Sigma SD14, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sigma. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and SD14 (5MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and SD14 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was unveiled 2 years later than the SD14 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD14 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the 8000 matches up versus the SD14 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and Sigma SD14. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 8000 Gallery and Sigma SD14 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 8000 features outside dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD14 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") and a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the 8000 against the SD14.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and SD14 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by looking through a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 8000 and SD14.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 8000 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus 8000 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent 8000 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.