Technology|June 21, 2011 1:33 pm

Sigma’s fixed-lens DP2x reviewed: a ‘quirky camera’ that ‘needs further development’

Most camera owners equate low price, a versatile wizz lens, as well as HD video constraint tall upon a priority list when acid for their subsequent point-and-shoot, though Sigma’s latest DP2x falls reduced upon all 3 counts, sporting an $800 cost tag, fixed-length 24.2mm lens, as well as scanty QVGA video. So why, then, did Sigma worry releasing an refurbish to final year’s DP1x? The camera’s near-DSLR-size fourteen megapixel Foveon X3 sensor is somewhat redeeming, along with a stout physique building a whole as well as full primer controls, according to a examination upon ePhotoZine, though disastrous bullet points similar to bad JPEGs, a magenta expel upon images, as well as a delayed reply time leave us unimpressed. Sigma boasts of a cam’s singular picture sensor, which it claims stacks red, green, as well as blue layers for higher-quality images, though even there, bad low-light opening as well as 4.7 megapixel record outlay do not crop up to have a tradeoff worthwhile. The site claims which a cam’s lens is a solid-performer, however, with a quick f/2.8 orifice as well as an glorious primer focusing system. Overall, you do not crop up to have a leader upon a hands with a DP2x, though Sigma loyalists seeking to hang with a clearly overpriced, undervalued camera line can strike up a source couple for a full review.

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