- APS-C size Foveon X3 Full Colour Image Sensor.
- 3 layer sensor gives image quality equivalent to 39 Mega Pixels.
- New TRUE III processing engine.
- Ultra high quality 19mm f/2.8 lens (Equivalent to 28mm).
- Image quality comparable to a medium format camera but from a compact camera.
Product Description
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For the new dp1 Quattro, we rethought and redesigned every
aspect of the camera, including the sensor, engine, lens and
body. While retaining its famous textural expression, the updated
Foveon direct image sensor produces images that are more
colourful, rich, deep, and faithful than ever before.
Unique among image sensors, the Foveon direct image sensor is
similar to traditional colour film in that its multiple layer
captures all of the information that visible light transmits.
Along with Sigma's proprietary image processing technology, this
sensor produces incredible resolution, precise gradation,
gorgeous colour with breath-taking realism and a 3D feel. In
other words, full-bodied image quality.
To a radical degree, the new-generation dp1 Quattro embodies
Sigma's philosophy of creating cameras that produce works of art.
Featuring the highest level of fundamental performance, this
series unites artistic expression and daily experience as no
other cameras can.
Thanks to its optimised design featuring a fixed focal length
lens and integrated body, the dp1 Quattro offers both sensor and
lens performance at the highest level. The result is full-bodied
image quality.
The camera body offers a balanced shape, layout and weight
distribution. Its complete and robust specification allows the
photographer to concentrate fully on photography itself and
leverage the camera's potential to produce outstanding images.
In everyday life, the dp1 Quattro lets photographers find
unexpected rtunities for experiencing emotion and enjoy
photography and personal expression in exciting new ways. It is
an outwardly simple yet extremely powerful embodiment of Sigma's
philosophy of photography.
The dp1 Quattro comprises a fast 19mm f/2.8 (28mm equivalent)
wide-angle lens. It's a simple but powerful lens and sensor
combination that delivers medium format-level image quality
anywhere, anytime.
Starting with our very first digital camera, we have featured the
Foveon direct image sensor, which offers radically better image
quality than any other sensor available. Leveraging the light
absorption characteristics of silicon, the sensor comprises three
layers of photodiodes, each at a different depth within the
silicon and each corresponding to a different RGB colour. Since
it is the only sensor to use this superior vertical colour
separation technology, it is also the world's only direct image
sensor.
Almost all other image sensors are mosaic sensors, which use an
array of RGB colour filters in a single horizontal plane to
capture colour information. Each pixel is assigned only one of
the three colours so cannot capture all three colours at once. In
contrast, the Foveon direct image sensor captures colour
vertically, hue, value, and chroma accurately and
completely for each pixel.
In the Foveon direct image sensor, there are no colour filters,
which cause a loss of information transmitted by light. Moreover,
there is no low-pass filter needed to correct the interference
caused by a colour filter array. Finally, unlike the data from
other sensors, which requires artificial interpolation to "fill
in" missing colours, the data from the Foveon direct image sensor
is complete for every single pixel and requires no interpolation.
The unique technological principle of this sensor produces
consistently outstanding image quality.
The new dp1 Quattro features the newly developed TRUE
(Three-layer Responsive Ultimate Engine) III. This image
processing engine has evolved in pace with our Foveon direct
image sensor and incorporates all of the image processing
expertise we have developed over the years. Thanks to new
refinements, it is the ideal engine for processing the rich and
complex image data produced by the new-generation Foveon X3
Quattro direct image sensor. Our proprietary algorithm makes
possible ultrafast processing of an immense volume of image data
without any deterioration of the final images. The result is
high-definition, 3D-like photographs with outstandingly rich
colour detail.
Box Contains
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dp1 Quattro camera body
Lens Cap
Hot Shoe Cover
Strap
Battery Case
BP-51 Li-ion Battery
BC-51 Battery Charger
Battery Charger Cable
USB Cable
Instruction Manual
Limited Warranty
Warranty Sticker
Battery Marking Sticker