Sigma DP2 Merrill vs Olympus XZ-10

Olympus XZ-10 advantages over Sigma DP2 Merrill

• Less expensive
  $400 vs $1000 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Larger lens aperture
  f/1.8 vs f/2.8
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• More telephoto lens reach
  130 mm vs 45 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  240 vs 97 shots
  Capture more photos
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Thinner
  34 mm vs 58 mm
  Thinner
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Lighter weight
  221g vs 355g
  Lighter weight
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Wider angle lens
  26 mm vs 45 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Faster JPEG shooting
  5.0 fps vs 4.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  200 vs 7 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos