Sigma DP1 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Just as you are ready to throw the camera away, you see the picture and you love it.

Pros: The picture quality is without peer amongcompact cameras. The larger sensor produces images comparable withthose from DSLRs. Superb sharpness, resolution, dynamic range andcolour in RAW at low ISO speeds. The lens is excellent.

Cons: The need to plunge into the menusystem for every control other than exposure compensation is apain. But the worst feature of this camera is the time that ittakes to write an image to the memory card. From pressing theshutter to finished write is 15 ...

Verdict: This is not a pleasant camera to use.In many ways it feels like a throwback to the bad old days whencompacts were in their infancy. Responsive is not a word you woulduse for this unit. But then, just as you are ready to throw thecamera away, you see ...

Review summary: Great quality images, but at what cost?

Pros: Image quality, build, RAW shooting

Cons: Price, performance, handling, menus

Verdict: Simply the best image quality of any compact I've yet tested, but the price, performance and handling mean I suspect you'll need to think long and hard to justify the outlay

Review summary: The first compact digital camera with a DSLR-sized sensor has been widely anticipated, but how does it fare?

Verdict: With an SRP of -600, the DP1 is hardly a cheap compact, in fact it costs more than a DSLR, but it is a unique proposition both in terms of its design and its sensor. There are other cameras with similar handling, but the sensor size is sure to appeal ...

Review summary: AN interesting camera that captures some of the best shots we've ever seen from a non-SLR camera.

Pros: Brilliant image quality, basically no chromatic aberration, manual shooting modes, manual focus dial

Cons: Very slow, some exposure issues at times, no viewfinder, no RAW+JPEG, poor autofocus, expensive

Verdict: Sigma's DP-1 is a very interesting camera. It captures some of the best shots we've ever seen from a non-SLR camera, making it great for enthusiasts. However it also has slow performance and an annoying interface, and lacks a viewfinder. The price ...

Review summary: A funny thing happened to me while I was shooting and reviewing the new Sigma DP1 compact camera in New Mexico.

Verdict: You can shoot in any number of modes, with Program being interesting in that you can shoot with Program Shift-in other words, you set it on P and toggle the back buttons to shift the equivalent exposure in any combination you desire. As with aperture- ...