Sigma DP2 Excellent characteristics for shooting in black and white compact; nice manual controls Slow AF system short battery life stiff shutter button some interface annoyances occasional lockups poor white balance overly blue LCD screen poor video capture.
On one side, the camera renders smooth, film like photos with a broad tonal range and attractive noise characteristics for shooting in black and white Sigma DP2 calls this camera a DSLR in the body of a point and shoot and they're kind of right. It's got the Fovea X3 sensor.
hitch is just a hair smaller than the Nikon and Canon "Sigma DP2" It was often hard to get a satisfied chirp that meant focus was locked, especially in lower light conditions. Many hastily shot shots are blurry beyond help.
The Sigma DP2 Digital Camera is a high-end compact digital equipped with a 14 megapixel Fovea X3 direct image sensor. Featuring Sigma's unique 'True' image processing engine and a 24.2mm 41mm equivalent f/2.8 lens .
this compact camera provides the same superb image quality in the "Sigma DP2" professional SLR. Furthermore offers five Exposure modes and three Metering modes as well as being equipped with a built-in flash, hot shoe, and 2.5" TFT color LCD monitor.
Fovea X3 Image Sensor Fast Lens Sigma DP2 True II Image Processor Versatile Focus System Accurate Color takes advantage of the image sensor's superior technology to capture accurate, full color image information.
Advanced Metering The Sigma DP2 has three metering modes Evaluative Metering Center Weighted Average Metering and Spot Metering. Built-in Flash and Hot Shoe Movie Recording Records JPEG & RAW Files Includes Photo Pro Software comes complete with Sigma DP2