Sigma Launches 14MP Compact Digital Camera February 18, 2008

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It seems that 10MP compact cameras are old hat already with Sigma launching a new compact camera with a whopping 14MP resolution.

The DP1 won’t be cheap though, with an expected price of £550 when it lands next month. For that money, you could get yourself some cracking digital SLR cameras from the likes of Canon, Olympus, Nikon and others.

Still, it’s not just about cramming in pixels with the DP1, which has been delayed again and again thanks to constant redesigns and tweaks. The camera boasts a three-layer image sensor which is significantly bigger than what you normally find in a compact. According to Sigma:

“The Sigma DP1 compact digital camera uses three silicon embedded layers of photo sensors stacked to take advantage of silicon’s ability to absorb red, green and blue light at different respective depths. The size of image sensor used in DP1 camera is approximately 10 times larger than those used in an ordinary point and shoot digital camera.”

The DP1 has a 2.5in LCD display, and now also sports an external viewfinder and a ‘hotshoe’ for attaching a dedicated external flash.-Martin Lynch

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