Sigma DP1s Review

Now let's delve into more details of our Sigma DP1s review by assessing its features and specs, as well as checking what pros and cons it has compared to other average products in this category.

Sigma DP1s boasts of a resolution of 5.0 MP and is equipped with a APS-C (20.7 x 13.8 mm) sized CMOS (Foveon X3) sensor.

The base of Sigma DP1s has the following ISO range 100 - 800 .

Also, this model comes with the support of the RAW file. This gives you more opportunities in terms of further processing of your files as you can pick to save them in a RAW format.

Sigma DP1s features a 5.0 MP APS-C sensor, which is not a good pick for high-quality and detailed pictures. However, we have an alternative option for you if you were looking for higher resolution.

Anti-Aliasing Filter

Sigma DP1s is known for the lack of anti-alias (Low-pass) filter. It is one of its essential features of the sensor built in this model. The absence of this filter contributes to a higher level of details and sharpness in the pictures you take. Yet, the lack of an anti-alias filter also enhances the possibility of more occurring in certain conditions.

Now let’s check how we can compare the size of APS-C sensor featured in Sigma DP1s with other standard sensor sizes.

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LCD and ViewFinder

Sigma DP1s is equipped with a Fixed Type 2.5" LCD screen. The resolution of this model’s screen reaches 230k dots.

In addition, this model comes with a built-in ViewFinder.

Max Shutter speed

Some of the other highlights of Sigma DP1s are its fps max speed and 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, which allow you to shoot continuously.

Flash

DP1s features both an embedded flash and a flash shoe, which means that you can use both built-in and external flashes depending on your needs.

Sigma DP1s is not equipped with any ports that would allow you to connect external headphones and microphones to it.

Connectivity and Storage

You can connect DP1s to compatible devices via USB 1.0 port.

In this part of our review, we are going to focus on Sigma DP1s’s performance in various fields of photography. Each sub-section stands for a specific photography area. In every part, we will review Sigma DP1s’s name performance and give it an overall score. This first spider web graph indicates how we can compare the DP1s to the average Compact camera.

Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Sigma DP1s for Portrait Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Sigma DP1s performs Portrait Photography, we gave it a score of 66. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Sigma DP1s can be called a Strong model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Portrait Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Portrait Photography.

Sigma DP1s for Street Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Sigma DP1s performs Street Photography, we gave it a score of 52. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Sigma DP1s can be called a Strong model for this type of photography.

Sigma DP1s for Sports Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Sigma DP1s performs Sports Photography, we gave it a score of 14. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Sigma DP1s can be called a 14 model for this type of photography.

Sigma DP1s for Daily Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Sigma DP1s performs Daily Photography, we gave it a score of 57. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Sigma DP1s can be called a Strong model for this type of photography.

Sigma DP1s for Landscape Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Sigma DP1s performs Landscape Photography, we gave it a score of 71. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Sigma DP1s can be called a 71 model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Landscape Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Landscape Photography.