Sigma SD10 vs Olympus E-600

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600
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      Overview

      In this comparison, we will evaluate the Sigma SD10 and the Olympus E-600, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

      Sigma SD10 was introduced in March 2004 and Olympus E-600 was introduced in August 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

      Sigma SD10 Highlights

      • 3 MP APS-C CMOS (Foveon X3) Sensor
      • No Optical Low-pass Filter
      • 100 - 800 Native ISO
      • 1.8" 130k dot Fixed Screen
      • Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder

      Olympus E-600 Highlights

      • 12 MP Micro Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
      • 100 - 3,200 Native ISO
      • 7 Focus Points
      • Image Stabilization
      • 2.7" 230k dot Fully Articulated Screen
      • Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder
      • 4.0 fps Continuous Shooting
      • Built-in Flash
      Table of Contents
      1. Overview
      2. Pros and Cons
      3. Advantage of Sigma SD10
      4. Advantage of Olympus E-600
      5. Common Strengths and Weaknesses
      6. Screen and Viewfinder
      7. Sensor
      8. Photography Features
      9. Connectivity, Battery and Storage
      10. Other Features
      11. Physical Parameters
      12. For Different Types of Photography
      13. Evaluations
      14. Specifications  

      Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

      Pros and Cons

      In this section we present pros and cons of Sigma SD10 and Olympus E-600.

      PROS

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      •   Live View Autofocus
      •   Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Built-in Flash
      •   Orientation Sensor

      CONS

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      •   No Video Capture
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 3 Megapixel
      •   800 Highest Native ISO
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   No Face Detection
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Small Screen - 1.8"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      •   Low USB Speed
      •   No HDMI Output
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   No Video Capture
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 12 Megapixel
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   Low DxO Overall Score - 55
      •   No HDMI Output
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots


      And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:

      AVERAGE

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/6000 sec
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec
      •   Weight - 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz)
      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   Screen Size - 2.7"
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/4000 sec
      •   Max Continuous Shooting - 4.0 fps
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec
      •   Weight - 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz)

      Advantage of Sigma SD10

      Sigma SD10
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      This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sigma SD10 over Olympus E-600.

      Sigma SD10 vs Olympus E-600
      Larger Sensor APS-C vs Micro Four Thirds
      Higher Viewfinder Coverage 98% vs 95%
      Higher Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent) 0.77x vs 0.48x
      Higher Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) 1/6000 sec vs 1/4000 sec

      Check out other cameras which are frequently compared to Sigma SD10.

      Sigma SD1
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      APS-C

      15 MP

      Sigma SD14
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      APS-C

      5 MP

      Sigma SD15
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      APS-C

      5 MP

      Sigma SD9
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      APS-C

      3 MP

      Sigma SD1 Merrill
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      APS-C

      15 MP

      Sony FX3
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      Full Frame

      10.2 MP

      Epson R-D1x
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      APS-C

      6 MP

      Leica M Typ 240
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      Full Frame

      24 MP

      Nikon Z30
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      APS-C

      20.9 MP

      Samsung NX300
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      APS-C

      20.3 MP

      Samsung NX200
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      APS-C

      20 MP

      Leica T Typ 701
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      APS-C

      16.3 MP

      Advantage of Olympus E-600

      Olympus E-600
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      This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus E-600 over Sigma SD10.

      Sigma SD10 vs Olympus E-600
      Higher Sensor Resolution 3 Megapixel vs 12 Megapixel
      Higher Native ISO 800 vs 3,200
      Max Image Resolution 2268 x 1512 vs 4032 x 3024
      Face Detection vs
      Phase Detection for Autofocus vs
      Image Stabilization vs Sensor Shift
      Screen Type Fixed vs Fully Articulated
      Larger Screen 1.8" vs 2.7"
      Higher Resolution Screen 130k dot vs 230k dot
      Live View vs
      Lower Min Shutter Speed 30 sec vs 60 sec
      Built-in Flash vs
      Multi-Segment Metering vs
      Center Weighted Metering vs
      Spot Metering vs
      Higher USB Speed USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) vs USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
      Lighter 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz) vs 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz)
      Orientation Sensor vs

      Check out other cameras which are frequently compared to Olympus E-600.

      Olympus E-300
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      Micro Four Thirds

      8 MP

      Olympus E-500
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      Micro Four Thirds

      8 MP

      Olympus E-620
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      Micro Four Thirds

      12.3 MP

      Olympus E-450
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-330
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      Micro Four Thirds

      7.94 MP

      Olympus E-410
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-510
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-420
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-400
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-520
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      Micro Four Thirds

      10.0 MP

      Olympus E-1
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      Micro Four Thirds

      5 MP

      Canon Rebel
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      APS-C

      6 MP

      Common Strengths and Weaknesses

      We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

      STRENGTHS Sigma SD10 Olympus E-600
        Live View Autofocus
      WEAKNESSES Sigma SD10 Olympus E-600
        No Video Capture
        Low Resolution Sensor3 Megapixel12 Megapixel
        Low Native ISO8003,200
        Timelapse Recording
        Low Resolution Screen130k dot230k dot
        No HDMI Output
        No Built-in Microphone
        No Microphone Input
        No Headphone Output
        No Built-in GPS
        No Built-In Wi-Fi
        No Built-In Bluetooth
        No Environmental Sealing

      Screen and Viewfinder

      Screen

      Sigma SD10 has a 1.8" Fixed screen with 130k dot resolution and Olympus E-600 has a 2.7" Fully Articulated screen with 230k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Olympus E-600 selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.


      Viewfinder

      Sigma SD10 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderOlympus E-600 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. Sigma SD10 has 98% coverage with 0.77x magnification and Olympus E-600 has 95% coverage with 0.96x (0.48x 35mm equivalent) magnification.

      Sensor

      Sigma SD10 features a 3 megapixel APS-C CMOS (Foveon X3) sensor with dimensions of 20.7 x 13.8 mm and a total area of 285.7 mm2. Its native ISO range is 100 - 800 and expands to 100 - 1,600 in boosted mode. Olympus E-600 features a 12 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 169 mm2. Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200.


      Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

      Sensor size chart
      Sensor Dimensions Area Aspect Ratio Crop Factor
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      Image cannot be displayedAPS-H27 x 18 mm486 mm23:21.3x
      Image cannot be displayedAPS-C23.6 x 15.6 mm368.2 mm23:21.5x
      Image cannot be displayedAPS-C (Canon)22.3 x 14.9 mm332.3 mm23:21.6x
      Image cannot be displayedMicro Four Thirds17.4 x 13 mm226.2 mm24:32x
      Image cannot be displayed1-inch13.2 x 8.8 mm116.2 mm23:22.7x
      Image cannot be displayed1/1.7-inch7.44 x 5.58 mm41.5 mm24:34.7x
      Image cannot be displayed1/2.3-inch6.17 x 4.55 mm28.1 mm24:35.6x

      Photography Features

      Sigma SD10 can take pictures up to 2268 x 1512 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 1134 x 756, 756 x 504 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Olympus E-600 is equipped with TruePic III+ processor and can take pictures up to 4032 x 3024 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3200 x 2400, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3 aspect ratios.


      Lens Mount

      Sigma SD10 has Sigma SA lens mount and Olympus E-600 has Four Thirds lens mount. Due to APS-C sensor in Sigma SD10 its crop factor is equal to 1.7x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.7. Due to Micro Four Thirds sensor in Olympus E-600 its crop factor is equal to 2x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 2.


      No Low-Pass Filter on Sigma SD10

      There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Sigma SD10. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.


      In-Body Image Stabilization on Olympus E-600

      Olympus E-600 has a built-in Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

      Connectivity, Battery and Storage

      USB Inputs

      Both models have USB inputs for data transfer.


      Battery

      Olympus E-600 comes with BLS-1 battery pack with battery life of 500 shots.


      External Storage Slots

      Sigma SD10 has a single CompactFlash (Type I/II, UDMA compatible) card slot. Olympus E-600 has a single Compact Flash (Type I/II), xD Picture Card card slot.

      Other Features

      Shutter

      Shutter speed can go up to 1/6000 sec on Sigma SD10, and up to 1/4000 sec on Olympus E-600. Olympus E-600 can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps.


      Flash

      Olympus E-600 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m and also accepts external flash. Sigma SD10 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/180 sec on both cameras.

      Physical Parameters

      Sigma SD10 body has dimensions of 152 x 120 x 79 mm (5.98 x 4.72 x 3.11") and Olympus E-600 body has dimensions of 130 x 94 x 60 mm (5.12 x 3.7 x 2.36"). Sigma SD10 weighs 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz) and Olympus E-600 weighs 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz).

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

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      Size comparisons of Sigma SD10 and Olympus E-600

      Sigma SD10 and Olympus E-600 for Different Types of Photography

      We give scores to the cameras for six types of photography based on their features and specifications. Let us see how suitable they are for each type of photography.

      Landscape Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      55
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      AVERAGE
      64
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing

      Sports Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      POOR
      52
      •   800 Highest Native ISO
      •   No Face Detection
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      AVERAGE
      69
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   Max Continuous Shooting - 4.0 fps
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      •   Orientation Sensor

      Wildlife Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      POOR
      50
      •   800 Highest Native ISO
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      AVERAGE
      61
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   Max Continuous Shooting - 4.0 fps
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      •   Orientation Sensor

      Portrait Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      64
      •   No Face Detection
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Small Screen - 1.8"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec
      GOOD
      81
      •   Small Sensor
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Screen Size - 2.7"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec
      •   Orientation Sensor

      Street Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      69
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Live View
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz)
      GOOD
      84
      •   Small Sensor
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz)

      Travel Photography

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      68
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz)
      GOOD
      83
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz)
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots

      Evaluations

      We evaluate Sigma SD10 and Olympus E-600 and give them scores of 50 and 59 out of 100 recpectively. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.


      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      OVERALL
      50
      OVERALL
      59

      Sensor

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      59
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 3 Megapixel
      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   800 Highest Native ISO
      AVERAGE
      65
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 12 Megapixel
      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   Low DxO Overall Score - 55

      Photo

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      56
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/6000 sec
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec
      GOOD
      70
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/4000 sec
      •   Max Continuous Shooting - 4.0 fps
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/180 sec

      Video

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      BAD
      0
      •   No Image Stabilization
      BAD
      0
      •   Image Stabilization

      Focusing

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      67
      •   No Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus
      GOOD
      81
      •   7 Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus

      Screen and Viewfinder

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      AVERAGE
      65
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Small Screen - 1.8"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 130k dot
      GOOD
      77
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Screen Size - 2.7"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 230k dot

      Connectivity

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      BAD
      33
      •   Low USB Speed
      •   No HDMI Output
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      POOR
      40
      •   No HDMI Output
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth

      Battery, Storage and Physical

      Sigma SD10

      Olympus E-600

      BAD
      36
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz)
      POOR
      42
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Weight - 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz)
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots


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