The freshly announced Sigma DP1 is a camera we have never seen before: is it a limited compact with some extraordinary features or is it a high-end cam in disguise?

Imagine you take a very sophisticated sensor with 3 layers to catch every piece of light on a small chip. After proudly putting it into the flagship DSLR camera, you put it in a simple, very small and portable housing and omit the usual optical zoom. What do you get?
A strange, limited compact with a great heart… with the option to save RAW images, something that almost all camera manufacturers have cut from their compacts, you suddenly have a unique camera!

And yes, the DP1 is not for everyone. If you want a very pocketable camera for circumstances your SLR is too big, don’t mind the absense of a zoom lens but require absolute perfect images than this will be your favourite. Not just because it’s one of a kind - it’s just unique!

We don’t know many details, as Sigma likes to keep us waiting in excitement for September 26 to come - that’s another month!
Sigma reveals a few details in a flash movie. They mention:

• an extended color range
• pixels that catch more than one color
• improved raw images

Sigma has always been honest about pixels: 10.29 Mp (3.4Mp Red + 3.4Mp Green + 3.4Mp Blue) (from the SD10 specifications) so we’re curious how the Foveon chip in this latest DSLR will process color information!