Olympus XZ-1 vs Sigma Quattro

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 versus Sigma Quattro, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sigma. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and Quattro (29MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and Quattro (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-1 was released 6 years before the Quattro and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the XZ-1 matches up against the Quattro with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-1 & Sigma sd Quattro. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Sigma Quattro Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 has got outside measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) and the Sigma Quattro has proportions of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") along with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the XZ-1 against the Quattro.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and Quattro is 88 and 63 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-1 and Quattro.

Clearly, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The XZ-1 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sigma Quattro will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 19MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older XZ-1 is going to be behind in sensor technology.