Olympus XZ-10 and Sigma DP3 Merrill pricing, shipping dates announced

• 12 years ago
• Categories: Olympus, Sigma
• Tags: Olympus XZ-10, Sigma DP3 Merrill

Olympus finally announced the XZ-10 for the US market with a price of $399 and March 22, 2013 shipping date. Here are the camera's basic specs:

• 1/2.3" CMOS 12MP back-illuminated sensor
• 5x optical zoom with 26-130mm f/1.8-2.7 lens
• 40% smaller than the XZ-2
• Weight (including battery and memory card): 221 g
• Touch AF shutter control
• 920 000 dots 3" touchscreen LCD
• Full HD video

Three weeks after the price was already available at different online retailers, Sigma finally made it official - the DP3 Merrill camera will cost $999 and it will start shipping on February 28th, 2013. The camera's specifications:

• 46MP Foveon X3 sensor (APS-C 1.5x)
• 50mm f2.8 lens with SLD glass (Special Low Dispersion)
• Dual TRUE II Image Processing Engines
• Minimum focusing of 8.9″
• Macro shooting at 1:3
• 9 point AF
• Face detection
• 3 inch TFT LCD at 920,000 dots
• Hot shoe and lens hood
• SD video recording
• ISO 100-6400 set in 1/3 steps