Sigma DP1 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: 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), ...

Verdict: Sigma DP1

Review summary: 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 camera. Using three ...

Review summary: DSLR-sized sensor in a compact. Revolutionary, or woeful? We investigate...

Verdict: Ignoring the Sigma DP1's disappointing output file sizes and the noise in JPEG files, are the images that the camera produces actually any good? Well, yes. In the right conditions they are certainly sharp, smooth and neutrally rendered with no over ...

Review summary: Sigma's new prestige compact camera, the DP1, packs a lot of sensor into a small body. It's well-placed to appeal to Digital SLR users wanting a camera that gives total control over exposures and fine detail in images within a diminutive frame. Here's ...

Review summary: Promising high image quality in a small package, Sigma built their DP1 with an APS-C-sized sensor, hoping to attract discriminating photographers who want a little more from a digital camera. Two years after its announcement, the Sigma DP1 is finally ...