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  • The SD15

    Sigma buys chipmaker Foveon

    No news on what the bill was though 11 November 2008 15:10 GMT

    Sigma has bought the company that has built the chips for all of its digital compact and DSLR cameras.

    Foveon became known for its three layer, X3, image sensor technology, which Sigma has used most recently in its 14-megapixel SD15 DSLR, which was launched...

  • Sigma announces DP2 digi compact. Cameras, Sigma, Compact cameras, Digital cameras, Foveon, Sigma DP2 0

    Sigma announces DP2 digi compact

    Same APS-C sensor as the Sigma SD15 23 September 2008 10:59 GMT

    Just as 2 years ago, Sigma announced a new DSLR and a new compact at the biennial Photokina tradeshow, this year's event has seen updates of both models.

    The SD14 has now been followed by the SD15, and, on the digital compact front, the DP1 now has a successor...

  • The Sigma DP1

    Price confirmed for Sigma DP1

    A penny under £550 18 February 2008 11:38 GMT

    Sigma Imaging has confirmed the price for the long-awaited DP1 digital compact, which is finally to arrive in the UK this April.

    The DP1 compact features a 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) - the same one as in the Sigma SD14 DSLR.

    It...

  • The Sigma DP1

    Sigma DP1 may finally be on its way

    Digi compact arrives 16 months after launch 31 January 2008 16:00 GMT

    Sigma first unveiled its DP1 digital compact to the world at Photokina way back in September 2006.

    The camera has been beset by delays but now Sigma promises that it will arrive this Spring, although hasn't been tied down to an exact date.

    The compact features...

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