Number 3 is the Sigma DP1. In my own print comparisons, the Sigma DP1 has the best image quality of any digital compact camera. "Best" may not be the optimal word since there are those who prefer the coarse rendering of small sensors or want the highest resolution possible, which the DP1 does not offer. However, the exceedingly clean DP1 files - with their smooth tonal transitions, high dynamic range, open shadows, and resilience during tone mapping - have the best image quality as far
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April 9th, 2009 Posted by Janice Chen @ 9:01 amCategories:Deals, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Digital SLRTags:Lens, Amazon.com Inc., Janice ChenFellow ZDNet blogger Jennifer Bergen is reporting a one-day sale on the Sigma DP1 over at Amazon. For today only, Amazon is selling Sigma’s much-ballyhooed DP1 (which was the first compact camera to use a full SLR-sized sensor) for just $399–a good $200 less than you can find it anywhere else.Amazon is touting it as a one-day-only sale, but s
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Sigma has announced a firmware update for its DP-1 compact digital camera. Version 2.00 will make it possible to allocate different functions to each of the Digital Zoom buttons. In addition, the image magnification ratio will now appear during playback.
