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Sigma DP1s

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User ratings:
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40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • light
  • or composed landscapes and architecture its great

Cons

  • pincushion or barrel distortion
  • slow autofocus
  • terrible performance above ISO 200

Key specs

  • CMOS (Foveon X3)
  • APS-C
  • 20.7x13.8 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2640, 1760 px
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Sigma DP1s - Pros & Cons

Sigma DP1s

Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • light
  • or composed landscapes and architecture its great
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • high image quality and unique rendering of
  • Image quality and usage is essentially identical
  • The design is smart
  • elegant and simple
  • The night photograph was very good
  • exceedingly well built camera
  • Image quality is thankfully still excellent

Cons

  • pincushion or barrel distortion
  • slow autofocus
  • terrible performance above ISO 200
  • dreadful
  • focus was slow
  • Does the Sigma DP1s have Weather Sealing
  • have built-in Wireless
  • Does the Sigma DP1s have Touch Screen
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • lack of a live histogram is a serious omission

Sigma DP1s - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2640 x 1760 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sigma - Video Reviews (3)

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Sigma DP1s - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-C
Sensor size0.81 in
Sensor photo detectors14.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
Max resolution2640 x 1760 px
Other resolutions
  • 1776x1184
  • 1296x864
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom1.0 x
Focal length equiv< 28
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus3
Exposure compensation minus-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
External flashyes
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight9.52 oz
Width4.29 in
Height2.36 in
Depth1.22 in
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes
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Image
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum800
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
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Design
Body typeLarge sensor compact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno

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Sigma DP1s Sigma - Editorial Reviews (9)

2.8
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Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1s Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Published: 02.10.2009
Sigma DP1s Review | Camera Decision
2.0

Sigma DP1s is a 5.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a APS-C sized CMOS (Foveon X3) sensor and 28 mm lens. Read our DP1s review to find its pros and cons.

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1s Digital Camera Review
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Digital Photography School
Published: 09.02.2010
Sigma DP1s Digital Camera Review

A guest Review of the Sigma DP1s by Patrick Dean from NeutralDay.com. The idea is simple really. Put a large sensor inside a small compact body and you’ve got a camera that enthusiasts can carry around easily and still secure the same level of quality from their captures as they would from their larger DSLR […]

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP-1 Review - Luminous Landscape
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Luminous Landscape
Published: 13.01.2009
Sigma DP-1 Review - Luminous Landscape

FacebookTweet Is That a DSLR in Your Pocket…? The two seem completely at odds with each other – image quality and size. It’s been a...

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1
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CNET
Published: 19.09.2008
Sigma DP1

The DP1 is the companion camera to Sigma's SD14. It uses the same unique three-layer Foveon sensor, but this time in a compact body with a fixed focal-length lens. It's designed for photographers looking for simplicity, clarity and quality rather than gimmicks, and are prepared to invest serious cash in their hobby

Sigma DP1s Sigma dp1 Quattro Review
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PCMAG
Published: 24.11.2014
Sigma dp1 Quattro Review
3.0

The Sigma dp1 Quattro is the wide-angle sibling to the dp2 Quattro. Like the dp2, its image quality is outstanding, but it's slow to use and Raw processing requires some patience.

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1s Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 19.02.2010
Sigma DP1s Review | Photography Blog
3.5

The Sigma DP1s is the newest member of Sigma's big-sensor, small camera family, offering a 14 megapixel APS-C imager more typically found in DSLR cameras. Offering a 28mm fixed focal lens, manual shooting modes and RAW format support, providing DSLR image quality in a compact camera is clearly the DP1s' main aim. Successor to the DP1 model, the Sigma DP1s offers a few key enhancements to the original design. Read our expert Sigma DP1s review to find out if this is the pocket camera that every keen photographer has been waiting for.

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1s Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 03.10.2009
Sigma DP1s Review

Sigma DP1s review, find out how the DP1s stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1s Review @ TechRadar
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Photoxels
Published: 17.08.2010
Sigma DP1s Review @ TechRadar

“As a high-end compact it feels rather basic, and its sluggish performance and basic AF options diminish its credibility as a serious SLR replacement.” TechRadar has published their rev…

Sigma DP1s Sigma DP1 Review
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DPReview
Published: 19.05.2008
Sigma DP1 Review

The Sigma DP1 is without doubt one of the most eagerly anticipated cameras of late, certainly in the compact camera sector. Sigma first presented a concept prototype of the DP1 at Photokina 2006 but the first production models only hit the shelves in March this year. Interest in the camera was so big that Sigma even took the very unusual step of explaining the delay in an official statement (unforeseen image quality problems which resulted in a requirement to change the specification of the camera's imaging pipeline).

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