The Sigma DP2 Quattro high ISO test published, the camera features 29MP Foveon X3 Quattro Direct CMOS Image Sensor & TRUE III Image Processing Engine, but does the multilayer sensor technology really helping Sigma… let’s take a look
Image quality RAW (source at the end)
The Sigma DP2 Quattro vs Nikon coolpix A – The coolpix old 16.2MP DX-format CMOS sensor producing better images than the Sigma DP2 Quattro…
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The Fuji X100Sshowing enormous amount of details and more colors compared to the Sigma DP2 Quattro camera
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The single layer small sensor camera G1X Mark II from Canon is also showing better image quality than multilayer APS-C sensor of Sigma DP2 Quattro.
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The common problem that we see is Sigma DP2 Quattro was high amount of noise, significant amount of noise starts from ISO 800, also take a look few days ago we have also published a report here – Sigma DP2 Quattro – Image Quality Problems
I think Sigma must invest more money and time in the R&D of foveon sensors, share your thoughts with us.
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