Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R vs. Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

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Detailed comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R and Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R vs. Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art lens
Height 6.37 cm 9.51 cm
Width 11.05 cm 14.7 cm
Depth 3.82 cm 9.08 cm
Weight 279 g 625 g
Body Material Metal Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Silver | White -
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 29.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS X3 CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 33,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 29,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.4 x 15.5 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Image Processor TruePic VI -
LENS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 II R - zoom 30 f/1.4 DC HSM | Art
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 45mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 50.7 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 37 mm 62 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sigma SA
Features Aspherical lens, MSC technology Full-time manual focusing, rear focusing system, Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), aspherical lens, Sigma USB dock compatible
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 9
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.1x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
ISO (Max) 25600 -
Native ISO - 100-6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) -
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter -
Special Effects Monotone, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K -
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Camera Flash Detachable flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
External Flash Name Olympus FL-LM1 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV -
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
5440 x 3616
2720 x 1808
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Battery Type Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion Sigma BP-61 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots (IS on) -
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Accessory port
USB 3.0 (9 pin USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Remote control input
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 3.6 frames per second -
HDR Mode HDR post-processing -
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready -
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PL6 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, camera grip, audio / video cable Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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