Sigma DP2 Quattro Compact Digital Camera
Brand | Sigma |
Maximum Webcam Image Resolution | 29 MP |
Photo Sensor Size | Foveon |
Image Stabilization | Digital |
Max Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
Min Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
Form Factor | Compact |
Effective Still Resolution | 29 MP |
Special Feature | Battery Charger |
Optical Zoom | 2.8 x |
About this item
- Volume image data has become lighter and it enables much faster image processing and lower current consumption
- True (Three layer Responsive Ultimate Engine) III Is also newly developed.
- 30% higher resolution
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Picture quality | 5.0 | 3.8 | — | 4.3 |
Image stabilization | — | 3.7 | — | 4.2 |
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display type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
display size | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.15 inches | 3 inches |
lens type | body-only | Macro | — | Telephoto |
zoom type | — | Optical Zoom | Digital Zoom | — |
shooting modes | — | Movie, Auto, Manual | Bulb Mode,Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority | Automatic |
connectivity tech | USB | Wi-Fi, Micro HDMI, Micro USB, Bluetooth | USB, HDMI | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB |
video resolution | 1080p | 2160p | 1080p | 2160p |
optical zoom | 2.8 multiplier x | 4 multiplier x | — | 0 multiplier x |
real angle of view | — | — | 51.3 degrees | 28 degrees |
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Product Description
Foveon X3 Quattro direct sensor provides 39 megapixel-equivalent ultra high resolution
Product information
Auto Focus Technology | Contrast Detection |
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Photo Sensor Size | Foveon |
Effective Still Resolution | 29 MP |
Maximum Webcam Image Resolution | 29 MP |
Self Timer Duration | 10 seconds |
JPEG quality level | Fine |
Image Stabilization | Digital |
Video Capture Resolution | 1080p |
Max Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
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Min Shutter Speed | 30 seconds |
Batteries Required? | Yes |
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Number of Batteries | 2 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Rechargeable Battery Included | Yes |
Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Ion |
Battery Description | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
Battery Weight | 52 Grams |
Removable Memory | Secure Digital Card |
Target Gender | Unisex |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Continuous Shooting Speed | 8 fps |
Flash Memory Type | Micro SD |
Memory Slots Available | 1 |
Special Feature | Battery Charger |
Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
Skill Level | Professional |
Form Factor | Compact |
Hardware Interface | SDHC |
Lens Type | body-only |
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Optical Zoom | 2.8 x |
Maximum Aperture | 2.8 |
Minimum Aperture | 16 |
Autofocus Points | 9 |
Compatible Mountings | Micro Four Thirds |
Focus Type | Auto/Manual |
Maximum Focal Length | 30 Millimeters |
Minimum Focal Length | 45 Millimeters |
Screen Size | 3 Inches |
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Display Type | LCD |
Dots per screen area | 10 |
Brand | Sigma |
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Model Number | C81900 |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #652,082 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #4,671 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
ASIN | B00KXNIBPK |
Color | Black |
Assembly Required | No |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.23 x 6.34 x 2.64 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.2 Pounds |
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the camera. They mention that it has a unique sensor and a high quality prime lens. The AF is fast and the processing is fast. The camera produces high quality JPEG images right out of the box. It is the best fixed lens camera on the market today, with amazing results.
"...And I am happy to say, it performed very well. Great colors and detail and very nice handling...." Read more
"Superb camera! Very high quality JPEG images right out of the camera...." Read more
"...about this camera is the combination of a unique sensor and a high quality prime lens (non-removable)...." Read more
"Great camera, Still photos only, 100 ISO, no night photography and 39 megapixels jpegs that are amazing and raw is even more...." Read more
Customers find the digital camera easy to use and simple to operate. They say the controls are easy to understand and the manual focus ring is nice. Customers also say the camera is a huge leap forward in handling and usability.
"...is much better in lower light situations and much nicer and easier to operate with a much better menu system. Better and faster AF as well...." Read more
"...It's light, fits in your hand and has excellent easy to use controls for set-up and shooting...." Read more
"...Very simple...." Read more
"...If you want a camera that's easy to use and want to get a lot of pictures quickly, this is definitely NOT it...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the color of the camera. They say that still-life, architecture, and landscapes render beautifully. They also say that the colors are vibrant and the detail is much better. Customers also appreciate the smoother operation, and the great finish and controls. They mention that the display is much improved.
"...This is a big step forward for the Sigma line (IMHO). This is a very cool design and the operation is *much* smoother and faster than my DP1x..." Read more
"...Still-life, architecture, and landscapes render beautifully that can easily produce a 36X24 gallery print- in a highly portable package...." Read more
"It’s exactly as I expected. Great looking photos with no frills...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the resolution of the camera. They mention that it is high resolution, with 39 megapixels jpegs that are amazing. They also appreciate the image detail. However, some customers have reported issues with the sensor noise.
"...One especially nice thing about the new DP2Q is that you have enough resolution that you can crop more tightly, if needed, and get good results...." Read more
"...a scene accurately, or for fine art photography, due to the high resolution. But sensor noise is high...." Read more
"Great camera, Still photos only, 100 ISO, no night photography and 39 megapixels jpegs that are amazing and raw is even more...." Read more
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I love the controls and the layout. Everything suits me very well, so far. I can already say that this new model is much better in lower light situations and much nicer and easier to operate with a much better menu system. Better and faster AF as well. It also has many nice added features that will really make a difference when shooting. Early shots seem to indicate improved color and resolution, but need more time to verify that.
There is a lot of discussion about the new sensor and comparisons with previous versions. All cameras have their pros and cons, but it's clear the IQ from this new sensor and Quattro line is excellent and delivers on the Foveon promise - color and detail to rival much more expensive cameras (with larger sensors) and with a certain "Je nais se qua" quality (vibrance?) not found in Bayer-sensor cameras. However, I think it is the premium build quality and feel/handling that are the big deal here. As well as the exceptionally fine fixed prime lenses tailored for the sensor. In my opinion, the Quattro is a huge leap forward in handling and usability. The much improved display, menu, controls and even the funky new design all contribute. I felt at home with it right away. I am a very deliberate photographer, by nature, as are many drawn to the Sigma line, I expect, and everything feels very right about the Quattro to me. We'll see if this holds true as I take it out into the field and put it to more rigorous real world tests.
Certainly a very nice camera. The box, packaging, etc. were what one would expect for a premium bit of gear, and the build and feel of the camera says quality all the way. Great finish and controls, all what one would expect at this price, maybe even a bit better. More to come...
** Update: Did my first field test today. A nice Sunny day here. I did worst case testing today as time was limited. I put the DP2Q on auto and shot JPEG fine only. I was walking around and hand-held all my shots (no tripod). In other words, I used it pretty much like a P&S which is a no-no with this line, normally. But I was curious to see how it would fair. And I am happy to say, it performed very well. Great colors and detail and very nice handling. The Foveon "look" is there to my eyes and everything was as expected. Auto WB and Auto mode both worked fairly well. Some blown highlights where I knew they would be (I did not adjust exposures for anything), but most things fairly well exposed. Colors are definitely more vibrant (on std) than my DP1x and detail is, of course, much better due to the higher resolution chip. Colors very accurate and have that "spot on" Foveon crispness. A very bright day which is what this chip loves. (I shot with my DP1x today, as well, so I'd have some images to compare.)
I am very pleased. Image quality is there. Handling is great. New menus are excellent. Much better display/screen makes evaluating images much easier. Lots of new features I have not even begun to use yet, but which will definitely be helpful. I am fairly new to the Sigma line and the Foveon chip IQ and enjoying it very much. One especially nice thing about the new DP2Q is that you have enough resolution that you can crop more tightly, if needed, and get good results. Also, very easy controls and nice manual focus ring when needed. And the JPEG IQ is so good I think this is the first Sigma DP where you might not need to shoot RAW all the time. Having RAW would definitely help in some situations, but most of the images I looked at tonight seem fine to me. About 20% I would have gone RAW, I think, mostly for highlight recovery.
The DP2Q is responsive and I had no problems at all today getting the shots I wanted. Very pleased and looking forward to my next time out.
2015-01-27 Update: Got my hands on a DP3 Merrill so I could compare and must say the DP2Q compares very well. The Merrill is large, heavy, and solid as a brick. A true premium build quality camera. The image detail is there and it looks to be a very fine camera. That said, the DP2Q jpegs look better to me, overall, based on my quick tests (definitely would need a lot more time to confirm this). The Merrill is very impressive, but I can truthfully say the DP2Q handles much better. Easier to hold, better display, slightly better control layout (for me, anyway), and is, I would say, the best design to date from Sigma. That said, the Merrill was a pleasure to use, though I did see why someone said it was from the "slippery bar of soap" design school (or something along those lines). It begs to be on a tripod, which is fine as many say that's where it belongs.
To give you a little context: I retired from my commercial photography business a couple of years ago. Over the past 25 years, as my wife could attest, I hugely suffered from gear acquisition syndrome.
During that time, I've had the opportunity to shoot on everything from medium format film on Mamiya and Pentax to digital on PhaseOne, Hasselblad, Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Sony, and even Leica for work and personal use. I've enjoyed and been frustrated with every platform.
As we all know, every platform has a specific "look" and functionality due to the camera sensor and glass. Because the visual medium can be so subjective, each camera manufacturer develops a following, which explains the polarizing product reviews.
Still-life, architecture, and landscapes render beautifully that can easily produce a 36X24 gallery print- in a highly portable package. As long as you shoot with a tripod in *Sigma RAW at ISO 100 and keep the aperture around f8-16, bracketing to protect your highlights. The operation and speed are on par with most high-end medium format cameras and the camera UI reminds me of the Leica M series. Very simple.
In my humble opinion; Sigma set out to create an artist's camera with the Quattro series. If you like purposeful, manual shooting and enjoy the color and micro-contrast in the vein of a Leica or a PhaseOne, you won't be disappointed.
*To fully exploit the capability of this camera's Foveon sensor, you have to use Sigma's Photo Pro raw processing software and kick out your images as 16bit TIFF files using the output settings "S-HI" and "Pro Photo" color space.
-Update I did discover an annoyance while using an ND filter shooting a 15sec exposure in daylight. Because of the sensor's unique sensitivity to all wave forms of light, I was left with what I can only describe as a "UV burn" fuchsia-toned graduation at the center of my image. It's not permanent, thank goodness, just a nuance I'll learn to work around when using long exposure times. I've had an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison with a Sony A7 III with comparable Sony glass, ISO 100 @ f16, and the image produced by the DP2 Quattro out-resolved the Sony RAW file.
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Come da tradizione recente Sigma, monta un sensore Foveon Quattro di dimensione APS-C progettato a Federico Faggin, di tecnologia costruttiva completamente differente rispetto ai comuni CMOS con matrice Bayer.
Nel Foveon, i fotositi non sono composti a mosaico (verde, rosso e blu come i colori primari della sintesi additiva), bensì il sensore è formato da tre sottili strati indipendenti, che catturano la luce RGB indipendentemente.
Questo sistema rende non necessaria l'interpolazione software, e quindi i risultati finali dell'immagine sono molto simili a quelli ottenuti tramite pellicola.
I dettagli della camera, col Foveon combinato ad una buona lente di circa 50mm equivalente (in Full Frame), sono stupefacenti: il sensore si esalta come nessun altro con luce solare, permettendo di ottenere dei fantastici scatti con un dettaglio ed una matericità ottenibili solo (forse) in medio formato.
La fotocamera ha una forma abbastanza atipica, oblunga, ma è tutto ben studiato dagli ingegneri Sigma: tale soluzione è stata pensata per tenere quanto più lontano possibile il pacco batteria dal Foveon, notoriamente molto sensibile alle alte temperatura.
Ciò nonostante, sebbene la fotocamera non sia leggerissima (è quasi tutta in metallo, e ben costruita), si impugna abbastanza bene se avete mani non troppo grandi.
Con la luce solare e con bassi ISO, otterrete degli scatti da lasciare a bocca aperta anche la migliore reflex in Full Frame: colori così pastosi e pieni di sfumature che sembrano quasi tridimensionali, campi di profondità eccelsi (sebbene l'obiettivo non sia un fulmine di guerra), stampe bellissime anche in grande dimensione.
Questo, ben inteso, sempre se avete un minimo d'esperienza fotografica, e sapete andare bene di manuale.
La fotocamera è infatti pensata per i fotografi professionisti e i grandi amatori della fotografia: la sua curva d'apprendimento è bassa, essendo ben progettata e costruita, ma richiede una conoscenza della teoria fotografica e, soprattutto, dell'occhio esperto.
L'autofocus è molto lento, ma direi che questo non è un problema, in quanto questa non è una compatta sportiva, né pretende di esserlo: è fatta per pensare, pensare ancora e poi scattare.
Ed ottenere foto incredibili, da poster.
Se quindi siete neofiti della fotografia oppure amate sempre andare tutto in automatico, Sigma (e non solo questa DP) non è per voi.
I limiti della camera sono essenzialmente due: il limite intrinseco del Foveon, che sopporta malissimo gli alti ISO (diventa in pratica inutilizzabile già a 400 ISO) e una lente di ottima fattura, ma non eccessivamente luminosa.
Questo, unito all'impossibilità di alzare di molto gli ISO, rende l'uso del cavalletto praticamente sempre obbligatorio.
Tutto ciò sembrerebbe uno svantaggio, specie nel caotico mondo iper-automatico del 2020, ma... Appena si sviluppano le foto, si capisce subito perché Sigma e il Foveon sono solo per i cultori della fotografia.
Di quella bella, che sa ancora di pellicola.
In definitiva: una fotocamera bellissima, secondo me perfetta per i ritratti (anche se l'obiettivo è un po' corto), che di tutte le DP risulta quella decisamente più versatile.
Costa tanto, tantissimo: ma vale egualmente tanto.
Una di quelle fotocamere di cui ti innamori subito, o la odi subitissimo, senza mezze misure.
Personalmente la amo, ma la consiglierei solo a chi ha già molti scatti alle spalle, e sa pensare, poi pensare e poi pensare ancora prima di fare click.
Un grazie al venditore, gentilissimo, e ad Amazon per la celere spedizione.
Reviewed in Italy on October 19, 2020
Come da tradizione recente Sigma, monta un sensore Foveon Quattro di dimensione APS-C progettato a Federico Faggin, di tecnologia costruttiva completamente differente rispetto ai comuni CMOS con matrice Bayer.
Nel Foveon, i fotositi non sono composti a mosaico (verde, rosso e blu come i colori primari della sintesi additiva), bensì il sensore è formato da tre sottili strati indipendenti, che catturano la luce RGB indipendentemente.
Questo sistema rende non necessaria l'interpolazione software, e quindi i risultati finali dell'immagine sono molto simili a quelli ottenuti tramite pellicola.
I dettagli della camera, col Foveon combinato ad una buona lente di circa 50mm equivalente (in Full Frame), sono stupefacenti: il sensore si esalta come nessun altro con luce solare, permettendo di ottenere dei fantastici scatti con un dettaglio ed una matericità ottenibili solo (forse) in medio formato.
La fotocamera ha una forma abbastanza atipica, oblunga, ma è tutto ben studiato dagli ingegneri Sigma: tale soluzione è stata pensata per tenere quanto più lontano possibile il pacco batteria dal Foveon, notoriamente molto sensibile alle alte temperatura.
Ciò nonostante, sebbene la fotocamera non sia leggerissima (è quasi tutta in metallo, e ben costruita), si impugna abbastanza bene se avete mani non troppo grandi.
Con la luce solare e con bassi ISO, otterrete degli scatti da lasciare a bocca aperta anche la migliore reflex in Full Frame: colori così pastosi e pieni di sfumature che sembrano quasi tridimensionali, campi di profondità eccelsi (sebbene l'obiettivo non sia un fulmine di guerra), stampe bellissime anche in grande dimensione.
Questo, ben inteso, sempre se avete un minimo d'esperienza fotografica, e sapete andare bene di manuale.
La fotocamera è infatti pensata per i fotografi professionisti e i grandi amatori della fotografia: la sua curva d'apprendimento è bassa, essendo ben progettata e costruita, ma richiede una conoscenza della teoria fotografica e, soprattutto, dell'occhio esperto.
L'autofocus è molto lento, ma direi che questo non è un problema, in quanto questa non è una compatta sportiva, né pretende di esserlo: è fatta per pensare, pensare ancora e poi scattare.
Ed ottenere foto incredibili, da poster.
Se quindi siete neofiti della fotografia oppure amate sempre andare tutto in automatico, Sigma (e non solo questa DP) non è per voi.
I limiti della camera sono essenzialmente due: il limite intrinseco del Foveon, che sopporta malissimo gli alti ISO (diventa in pratica inutilizzabile già a 400 ISO) e una lente di ottima fattura, ma non eccessivamente luminosa.
Questo, unito all'impossibilità di alzare di molto gli ISO, rende l'uso del cavalletto praticamente sempre obbligatorio.
Tutto ciò sembrerebbe uno svantaggio, specie nel caotico mondo iper-automatico del 2020, ma... Appena si sviluppano le foto, si capisce subito perché Sigma e il Foveon sono solo per i cultori della fotografia.
Di quella bella, che sa ancora di pellicola.
In definitiva: una fotocamera bellissima, secondo me perfetta per i ritratti (anche se l'obiettivo è un po' corto), che di tutte le DP risulta quella decisamente più versatile.
Costa tanto, tantissimo: ma vale egualmente tanto.
Una di quelle fotocamere di cui ti innamori subito, o la odi subitissimo, senza mezze misure.
Personalmente la amo, ma la consiglierei solo a chi ha già molti scatti alle spalle, e sa pensare, poi pensare e poi pensare ancora prima di fare click.
Un grazie al venditore, gentilissimo, e ad Amazon per la celere spedizione.
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