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2017-08-11T12:53:43
This is my third Sigma Digital over a 15 year span. This is by far the best yet. Great image quality, and the body fits my hand like it was custom made for me.
William J.
2015-01-22T19:00:00
I tested sigma camera SD1 for one day and battery lasted for only 90 shots first charge 72 shots the second charge.(about 73 degrees outdoors) has interesting buffer design 2 or 3 buffers. Indoor portrait photos were below expectations in color and b and w I give it no star (that bad (quality). My small kodak(digital) camera ($159.00) takes much better pictures (indoor portraits) with same conditions for indoor (natural lighting etc.)both cameras using no flash and with camera flash... will check studio set up style lighting later. SD1 takes only 10 megapixel b&w (disappointing) no pro adjustments (picture) like Nikon, canon, sony. No live view and video recording (1080 HD) also. I recommend demo camera in camera store take pictures(inside store) and check results before buying.. returning it is a lot of trouble. I tested 17-50mm f2.8 sigma probably will be disc. soon has angular distortion on linear perpendicular at 17mm to 30mm (maybe manufacture defect.) or engineering design (sigma has no level indicator in viewfinder) like some other manufactures but lens seems to have good dep of field and at 2.8 good bokeh effect but lens is sharp. I try a 70-300mm apo sigma and photo's were TOTALLY unacceptable (just like what p. photo said)lens seem sharp but picture quailty is really bad.(no star for all types of photography) but sigma claims at web site different autofocus design is used for that lens (okay but manual focus is also totally unacceptatble picture quailty) similar to what magazine said so buyer beware for sure. test demo camera to be sure.
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Interchangeable lens SLR camera
Compact Flash (Type I, UDMA compatible)
23.5x15.7mm
SIGMA SA bayonet mount
SIGMA SA mount interchangeable lenses
Equivalent to approx. 1.5 times the focal length of the lens (for 35mm cameras)
Foveon X3 direct image sensor (CMOS)
Total Pixels 48MP, Effective Pixels 46MP (4,800x3, 200x3 layers)
3:2
Exif 2.3, DCF 2.0
Lossless compression RAW data (12-bit, High, Medium, Low), JPEG(High, Medium, Low)
High Approx: 45 MB (4,704 x 3,136 x 3)
Medium Approx: 24 MB (3,264 x 2,176 x 3)
Low Approx: 12 MB (2,336 x 1,568 x 3)
Fine Approx: 10 MB (4,704 x 3,136)
Normal Approx: 5.6 MB (4,704 x 3,136)
Basic Approx: 4.2 MB (4,704 x 3,136)
Fine Approx: 5 MB (3,264 x 2,176)
Normal Approx: 2.7 MB (3,264 x 2,176)
Basic Approx: 2 MB (3,264 x 2,176)
Fine Approx: 2.5 MB (2,336 x 1,568)
Normal Approx: 1.4 MB (2,336 x 1,568)
Basic Approx: 1 MB (2,336 x 1,568)
High:5 frame/sec., Medium:6 frame/sec., Low:6 frame/sec
High:Max. 7 frames, Medium:Max. 14 frames, Low:Max. 14 frames
USB (USB2.0), Video Out (NTSC/PAL)
8 types (Auto, Daylight, Shade, Overcast, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash and Custom)
7 types (Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Portrait, Landscape, B&W, Sepia)
Pentaprism SLR viewfinder
98% vertical, 98% horizontal
0.95x (50mmF1.4)
18mm
-3.0 dpt - +1.5 dpt
TTL phase difference detection system
11 points twin cross sensor
EV -1 to +18 (ISO100)
Single AF, Continuous AF (with AF motion prediction function), Manual
Automatic Selection, Manual Selection
77 segment Evaluative Metering, Spot Metering, Center Area Metering, Center-Weighted Average Metering
EV 1 to 20 (50mm F1.4: ISO100)
[P] Program AE (Program Shift is possible),[S] Shutter Speed Priority AE,[A] Aperture Priority AE, [M] Manual
ISO100,200,400,800,1600,3200,6400
+/-3 EV (in 1/3 stop increments)
Three or Five frames (in 1/3 steps, Appropriate Exposure-Under Exposure-Over Exposure)
Electronically Controlled Focal Plane Shutter
1/8000 - 30 sec.,Bulb (up to 30 sec. With Extended Mode: 2 min.)
Hot shoe (contact X synchronization at 1/180 sec. or less, with dedicated flash linking contact)
Manual Pop-up Built-in flash, GN11 (17mm lens angle covered)
Type: TFT color LCD monitor, Monitor Size: 3.0", LCD Pixels: Approx. 460,000
Single frame display, Multi display [9 frames],Zoom, Slide Show
English / Japanese / German / French / Spanish /Italian / Chinese (Simplified) / Korean / Russian
Li-ion Battery Pack BP-21, Battery Charger BC-21,AC Adapter SAC-4 (optional)
145.5 mm x 113.5 mm x 80.0 mm/5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1"
700g /24.7oz (without battery and card)
085126928766
Best SD Yet
By William J.
This is my third Sigma Digital over a 15 year span. This is by far the best yet. Great image quality, and the body fits my hand like it was custom made for me.
The Sigma SD1 Merrill DSLR is a truly groundbreaking digital SLR camera which incorporates a 46 megapixel (4,800x3, 200x3 layers) 24x16mm APS-C x3 direct image sensor. The SD1 Merrill is Sigma's flagship digital SLR model housed in a solid magnesium alloy body making it extremely lightweight with an overall nice feel and pleasant handling. The splash proof feature protects the camera from the effects of harsh weather conditions. Incorporating a 24x16mm APS-C x3 direct image sensor, dual "TRUE" (Three-layer Responsive Ultimate Engine) II image processing engines and the 46 megapixel sensor ensures that high resolution images are processed quickly with high definition and a smooth and subtle graduation of color delivering an image size of approximately 35/45 mp in RAW/TIFF files. This latest technology meets the strictest standards and requirements of professionals and enthusiast photographers for all types of photography.
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