Olympus XZ-10 vs Sigma SD10

Below, we are comparing the Olympus XZ-10 vs Sigma SD10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sigma. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and SD10 (3MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and SD10 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was brought out 8 years later than the SD10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the XZ-10 scores against the SD10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Sigma SD10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Sigma SD10 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-10 offers outside measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sigma SD10 has sizing of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") and a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the XZ-10 vs the SD10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and SD10 is 91 and 54 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over specs. The photograph here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and SD10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The XZ-10 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Olympus XZ-10 will offer you greater detail having its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The newer XZ-10 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.