Leica X1 Digital Camera

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Sigma DP1 and DP2 as before X1 combines a Leica lens with fixed focal length lenses with image sensor larger than a compact digital camera type found. The X1 is a CMOS image sensor based megapixel twelve very close to the surface of a part of APS-C - found the same format digital SLR for the lower mid-range, and only four small "over the sensor Foveon, 6-megapixel Sigma. Unlike the Sigma cameras, the color information in each pixel to collect, use an RGB Bayer filter classic Leica X1 to capture a single color in each pixel, the rest interpolated from surrounding pixels. With 35 mm equivalent focal length of 36 mm Leica X1 is almost exactly halfway between the 28mm equivalent DP1, the lens 41 mm equivalent and DP2. The maximum aperture of f/2.8 for Leica is DP1 and DP2 is fairly clear the lens F/4.0 improves dimmer. The X1 is the closest is 12.2 "/ 30cm, the same distance as in the DP1, and almost as close as 11" note / 28 inches for the DP2.

The X1 offers ISO 100-3200 equivalent, according to the Sigma DP2 is ISO 50 to ISO 1600 and DP1 is sufficient compared to 100 to 800. For Sigma cameras, but the accounts from the same point - the images are framed in a 2.7 "slightly larger 2.5-inch LCD monitor with 230,000 pixels of resolution." Intelligent Multiple, Center, or spot metering are available, as well as shooting in Program mode, the photographer X1 for Aperture or shutter priority or full manual to decide. Contrast-detect AF is a guy with facial recognition capabilities and offers a choice of one or eleven AF points with standard or high speed. Manual focus is also available. Eight white balance settings are available in both automatic and manual, and two five presets. A built-in manual pop-up flash provides both red-eye reduction and slow sync mode, although the company has not published a specification for the flash zone at that time, and there is the shoe for external flash.

A characteristic of these two devices is offered by Sigma Leica X1 is missing a video mode. The X1 only records images, either in RAW or DNG file format JPEG. Images are stored in 50 MB of internal memory, or as with Sigma cameras on Secure Digital cards, including new options include types.Connectivity SDHC HD Video Output HDMI (instead of standard-def NTSC / PAL Cameras Sigma) and USB 2.0 high-speed computer. Power comes from a property in lithium-ion battery, charger included in the product packaging. Leica offers an unusually complete copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for free with the X1, but without physical support. Instead, customers must register their cameras with Leica to access a downloadable version of Lightroom to win.

Ships X1 in the U.S. in December 2009, and the price is not revealed at that time.

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