Sigma DP1: Here in Spring?

Sigma seem to be edging a little closer to getting the much anticipated DP1 compact digital camera to market. Announced at the PMA 2008 show, the DP1 should be hitting stores in Spring of this year. The DP1 has a sensor around the size of those found in most DLSRs, which means (in theory at […]

Sigma DP1 statement

At last there has been some news on the DP1 from Sigma. Sigma say they “found it was difficult to achieve image quality as good as in our other SD cameras.” The long and the short of this is that they’ve had to do a lot of work on the image processing pipeline in the […]

Canon compete with Sigma for large sensor compacts market

Reported over the weekend, Canon are building a 55 billion yen ($451 million) factory in Japan to double its production capacity of image sensors used in digital cameras. The significance of this is that Canon will be manufacturing complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) sensors for both Digital SLRs and compact digital cameras.
In the past Canon […]

Sensor size and noise in compact digital cameras

I was rather pleased to see an article on DPReview last Sunday about how sensor size plays a massive part in determining the noise of an image produced by a compact digital camera, especially when increasing the sensitivity of sensor to give you a high ISO rating (full article).
This is something I’ve been moaning […]

Ricoh GX100 v Sigma DP1

After my disapointment yesterday with the price of the Sigma DP1, I decided to look more closely at the Ricoh GX100.
The GX100 from Ricoh (on paper) looks like a fantastic bit of kit. For me, the most notable feature is the super-wide angle lens, stretching out to 24mm (in 35mm film terms). This is quite […]

Sigma DP1 - £600?

From what I can tell, the highy anticipated Sigma DP1 is still not available in the shops here in the UK. Prices haven’t been confirmed either, but Park Cameras are listing it as £600 on their website. I’m not sure if this is a mistake as the product description says “Showing as £0.00 due to […]

Sigma DP1 Compact Digital Camera

Having recently written about the Ricoh Caplio GX100, I thought I should also mention the Sigma DP1. The DP1 was announced back in September 2006 at Photokina 2006, and it was re-announced at PMA 2007, having received quite a significant design update. The most significant thing about this compact camera is the physical size of […]