Add reviews to your site
Find out how you can add reviews and ratings to your website or shop! Read more
Sigma DP1 Reviews
Digital camera - compact - 14.0 Mpix - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC More product details
$399.99
Excellent image quality ; SLR quality in a point-and-shoot form ; can easily isolate subjects... (macworld.com)
The Sigma DP1 would have been ahead of the curve a few years back. Today it looks like a rusty... (askmen.com)
alaTest Review Summary for Sigma DP1
We have collected and analyzed 78 expert reviews and 104 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 75/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is August 15, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 555063 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.
920100
182 reviews
November, 2009
78 Experts
Product Age
old
new
104 Users
Trend
Rank 78
from $399.99
Expert Reviews (78)
Review summary for the Sigma DP1
alaTest has collected and analyzed 182 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the sensor. The design also impresses, but many are less positive about the memory.
Sensor, Design, Contrast, Resolution
Memory, Zoom, Video, Price
Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 86/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Sigma DP1 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.
Review: Sigma DP1 and DP2 digital cameras
The Sigma DP1 and DP2 feature image quality that's truly on the same scale as entry-level SLRs, but they have clunky controls.
Excellent image quality ; SLR quality in a point-and-shoot form ; can easily isolate subjects with shallow depth of field ; solid camera construction
Images shot above ISO 800 are overly noisy ; Sigma raw files not supported by Aperture or iPhoto ; Sigma's raw processing software is limited and clunky ; slow to focus and save images ; mediocre LCD
Before continuing, it's important to note that the lens is the primary difference between the two Sigma cameras. The DP1 has a 16.6mm (28mm film equivalent) f/4 lens and the DP2 has a 24.2mm (41mm film equivalent) f/2.8 lens. The wider, slower lens on ...
Rating
Sigma DP1
The Sigma DP1 would have been ahead of the curve a few years back. Today it looks like a rusty Brett Favre.
Rating
User Reviews (104)
Sigma DP1
I'm using the DP1 now for almost a year and I am still very satisfied. I love the superb image quality (even better than the first shots I saw from the olympus E-P1, especially in ISO 50 and 100), the reliable (but slow) focus and the very good dynamic ra...
Sigma DP1
Hi all.....I had own a canon g10, leica dlux-3, panny lx3....& canon 400d...if compare to the dp1, i would say only my canon 400d can come close to the my dp1 but only iQ not the rest. Everyone will know more about dp1 if doing more reviews.......The...
I accept almost every cons of dp1 because i know dp1 ; behaviour before i buy, but only one thing i cant ; accept is the auto white balance of the dp1.....the ; colour of orange,red turns far diffrent until pink colour ; if under the sunlight..night shot...
Videos (6)
Manufacturer's Description
The Sigma DP1 compact digital camera uses three silicon embedded layers of photo sensors stacked to take advantage of silicon's ability to absorb red, green and blue light at different respective depths. The size of image sensor used in DP1 camera is approximately 10 times larger than those used in an ordinary point and shoot digital camera. The direct image sensor featured in the SIGMA DP1 ensures the capture of full and complete color. This camera incorporates both RAW and JPEG image...
Users who looked at this also looked at:
