Digital Photography Blog: Digital Camera Reviews, Ratings, News, Tips and Tutorials.
February 2010
February 2009
January 2009
August 2008
July 2008
April 2008
March 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
January 2005
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
Digital Camera Reviews and Ratings By manufacturer:
Canon | Casio | Fuji | HP | Kodak | Minolta | Nikon | Olympus | Panasonic | Pentax | Samsung | Sony | Misc. | Accessories | Lenses
The Sigma DP1 is a fairly high end point and shoot camera announced by Sigma today. It features a 14.1 megapixel Foveon X3 sensor (the same one that's in the SD14 DSLR) as well as a a 16.6mm fixed focal length lens (equivalent of a 28mm lens) (f4), built in flash and 2.5 inch LCD screen.
So far there are no details on availability or price on the Sigma DP1.
Sigma DP1 News Release
NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION - SIGMA DP1
Sigma DP1 high end point and shoot digital camera equipped with 14 megapixel direct image sensor.
* 14 megapixel direct image sensor as used in the Sigma SD14 digital SLR.
* Featuring Sigma’s new, unique “True” image processing engine.
* 16.6mm F4 lens (28mm equivalent).
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new, groundbreaking Sigma DP1 compact digital camera featuring a 14 megapixel FOVEON X3 direct image sensor (2652×1768×3 layers) as used in the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. Using three silicon embedded layers of photo sensors stacked to take advantage of silicon’s ability to absorb red, green and blue light at different respective depths. A 16.6mm F4 lens, with a wide angle field of view equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm film camera, has been developed to maximize the image quality in conjunction with the full color capture image sensor.
The DP1 takes advantage of the image sensor’s superior technology to capture accurate, full color image information.
Sigma’s unique and powerful “True” image processor is incorporated into the DP1, enabling it to handle the large image files produced by the 14 megapixel sensor and reproduce exceptional definition with image quality on a par with film. The Sigma DP1 is equipped with a large 2.5” TFT LCD monitor with 100% image preview, making confirmation of composition, focusing and exposure quick and easy. This point and shoot compact camera includes JPEG recording format for speed and convenience plus a RAW data (X3F) recording mode for retaining full image capture detail of the utmost quality.
Posted by Darren in our Miscellaneous category on September 26, 2006