Sigma DP2

1x, 41 mm, 2.5"
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        Summary Sigma DP2

        Prices Price
        Camera only
        $1,731
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 3
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 8
        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 1x
        Screen size
        Help 2.5"
        Aperture
        Help Unknown
        Screen resolution
        Help 230k dots
        Wide angle
        Help 41 mm
        Movie format
        Help 320 x 240
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        Pros

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        The Sigma DP2 vs other recent boutiques

        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size (113×60×56 mm)
        Weight Light Help
        280 g
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.2"
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        Usually standard

        Cons

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        The Sigma DP2 vs other recent boutiques

        Zoom Very poor zoom Help
        1x
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        800 ISO
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        4.6 MP
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Sensor size Small sensor Help
        Sigma X3 20.7x13.8mm
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Wide angle Very poor wide angle lens Help
        41 mm
        Screen size Very small screen Help
        2.5"
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3 fps
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Announced Old Help
        September 2008
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/2000 of a second

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        Avatar for $3586422 $3586422 (2:55 AM, July 08, 2010)
        I read all the reviews of the DP2 before deciding to buy one. Here is what I found out. The sensor is really 4.7MP, but that is because there are actually three individual color sensors at each pixel site. So why does Sigma call this a 14MP camera? Well it is because all other digital cameras us "bayer" sensors that are 14MP and do actually have 14MP photo sights, but each of the photo sights is only one color, red, green or blue. To get 14MP of actual full color resolution, they have to perform very sophisticated processing and "guess" what the real color at a particular photo site is, given the photo sight colors around it. This usually works well, but along hard edges, color errors can occur, leading to color aliasing. The Sigma Foveon sensor doesn't need to do any of this, and can easily be scaled up to 14MP while maintaining very good sharpness. To find out what a Sigma camera is really like, you need to look at the images, because that is where the Sigma DP2 stands out. After all these praises, I should also mention some of the drawbacks. The Sigma DP2 is somewhat quirky, in particular the auto focus is slow and really doesn't work in lowlight. You basically have to switch to manual focus. It took me a while to get used to the DP2, but now I find its user controls to be very comfortable. If you are currently looking to upgrade from a point and shoot camera to a camera with a larger sensor, you need to be sure you understand what you are getting into, or you won't be happy with the Sigma. I, like many others have learned to love the DP2, and now it is almost impossible to go back to any non-Foveon sensor camera. I only wish Sigma and Foveon would come out with the next generation of Foveon sensor with at least 10MP. I would buy one in a heartbeat. Oh, yes, I forgot to mention, the 24mm (41mm equ.) fixed focus lens is very sharp when used wwide open at f/2.8, and it's bokeh (limited depth of field) will tempt you to take all your pictures at f/2.8.