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Sigma cameras are engineered to portray the world exactly like it is imaged through the human eye allowing the emotions to register colors in all their passion. Sigma manufactures their own innovative Foveon image sensor providing the latest technology. This is a direct sensor that replicates colors as authentically as film while it registers all the color details in its triple-layer expertise, a feature other DSLRs and compact digitals do not have.

These identical sensors are employed in both DSLR and digital compact cameras. Sigma’s digital compact cameras provide an edge over other compacts where their sensor sizes are 7 to 12x sizes smaller than the Foveon image sensor and are not able replicate color in the way as the Foveon sensor does allowing Sigma cameras to deliver an image with the richest, accurate colors.

Sigma Point and Shoot Digital Cameras
Sigma DP1s 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera - Typical Street price $548.95 Announced Oct 2, 2009
Sigma DP1x 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera - Announced Feb 20, 2010
Sigma DP2 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera with 2.5 Inch TFT LCD. Typical Street price $570.95 Announced Sep 23, 2008
Sigma DP2s compact camera with 14MP FOVEON X3 CMOS sensor The DP2s Sigma is a well-built camera, it's hard to tell if the the dated looking blocky styling and archaic control layout look is Sigma's attempt at retro design or not. At best the handling is middling, while the slow, noisy operation and terrible poor-light focusing could put the casual photographer off, assuming that the frightening price tag didn't already send them scurrying back to the shelter of a more traditional compact digital. Although if you're ready to handle its imperfections you are rewarded with spectacular photo quality and shooting versatility that out performs any other digital compact bar none. Aug 20, 2011
The new Sigma DP2x features an Analogue Front End (AFE), plus according to Sigma provides improved AF speed. The 20.7mm x 13.8mm DP2x sensor is around seven to 12 times bigger than most sensors used in other point & shoot digital cameras. Announced Feb 8, 2011 Mar 2, 2011
Discontinued Sigma Digital Cameras