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Sigma DP1 review

Started Apr 28, 2008 | User reviews thread
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Lupti
Lupti Senior Member • Posts: 1,577
Sigma DP1 review

This camera sucks indeed. It produces nice images but is awkward to handle.
AF is just unusable for anything except static objects.
File write time is a joke. Even after one shot the camera locks up for a while. Continous mode isn´t really usefull as it only can take 3 pics in a burst and then the camera locks up for around 20 seconds.
Lens cap really sucks. A snap off cap like from an DSLR would be much better.
This camera has nice IQ but is a pain to use. Sigma hasn´t learned. I really ask myself what the Sigma engineers have done in the time from the first presentation of a mockup model in 2006 to the real release in 2008.
LCD is bad to view in sunlight.

Problems:

Like written above: It´s slow, slow slow in every aspect.
I´m really disappointed because this camera offers really nice IQ a slim and nice body. But the speed is a deal-breaker. Come on Sigma, give us a faster camera!

Sigma DP1
5 megapixels • 2.5 screen • 28 mm
Announced: Sep 26, 2006
Lupti's score
2.4
Average community score
4.2
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