Sigma DP2 Digital Camera

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The Sigma DP2 is a compact digital camera lens fixed corresponds closely with today's society Sigma DP1. The main difference between the two cameras is the choice of the lens. If the original DP1 with a 28mm equivalent (current 16.6 mm) with a maximum aperture of F/4.0, the nearest 12.2 "/ 30cm concentrate, DP2 replaced this with one equivalent of a" little less than 41 mm wide-angle (24, Objective 2 mm), a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and can focus to 11 "/ 28cm. Like its big brother, this goal is in front of a 0.98 "(24.9 mm) diagonal Foveon X3 image with 14.1 million 7.8μm photodiodes capable of measuring full RGB color information for each pixel of the image. The Sigma DP2 is a maximum size of a 4.64-megapixel image.

Another important difference between the DP1 and DP2 is in choosing the image processor. If the original was a Sigma DP1 TRUE ("Three-layer Responsive Ultimate Engine") processor, the Sigma DP2 replaces them with an improvement in the "TRUE II" image processing engine, even with the new company SD15 DSLR shared basis. The Sigma TRUE II processor is designed to provide improvements in processing speed, operation and performance. The sensitivity range is growing at both ends, and now ranges from ISO 50-1600 equivalent, where the original was ISO DP1 100-800 maximum flash range at ISO 200 increases from 2.1 to 3 m DP2, probably because the lens of strong light. Although the design of the body and the style is much of the DP1, there was a slight 0.2 "(5.8 mm) increase in thickness, and some changes to the layout of controls on the back with an update button to change the orientation of horizontal to vertical was key for digital zoom and a change in the labeling of screen printing on the body, the impressions of the keys despite the slightly larger body, the Sigma DP2 is slightly lighter than his brothers and sisters -. 9.1 oz / 260g compared to the Sigma DP1 7.9 oz / 278g.

Preliminary specifications for Sigma DP2 are still substantially similar to that of the model DP1. Images and movies are framed on a 2.5 "LCD display with a 100% coverage, or a shoe mounted viewfinder optional VF-21 on the outside. Evaluative, Center-Weighted or Spot are available, and the shooting mode The photographer can program DP2 shutter or aperture priority or shutter manually determined to. autofocus is the diagnosis of such a conflict with a method of manual focus. Eight white balance settings are available, both automatic and manual presets and six. A built-in manual pop-up flash provides both red-eye reduction and slow sync mode and there is also a slide for external flash is on.

Sigma DP2 pictures can be X3F RAW or JPEG file formats of memory cards Secure Digital, SDHC, including the latest types, and is also compatible with MultiMedia. Movies are recorded in AVI format, and are recorded at 320 x 240 pixels at a speed of 30 frames per second. Connectivity options include a video output NTSC / PAL and USB 2.0 to a computer. Power comes from a BP-31 Li-ion battery, charger included in the product packaging.

Sigma DP2 lists for U.S. $ 870 and ships in May 2009.

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