Olympus XZ-10 vs Sigma fp L

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus XZ-10 vs Sigma fp L, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sigma. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and fp L (61MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and fp L (Full frame) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-10 was brought out 9 years before the fp L and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sigma fp L being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the XZ-10 grades against the fp L in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and Sigma fp L. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery and Sigma fp L Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 has got outside dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Sigma fp L has measurements of 113mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the fp L.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-10 and fp L is 91 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-10 and fp L.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The XZ-10 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sigma fp L will result in extra detail having its extra 49MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older XZ-10 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.