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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable (Sigma SA mount) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 20.7 mm × 13.8 mm Foveon X3 sensor |
| Maximum resolution | 2652 × 1768 × 3 (14.1 million effective pixels, 4.69 megapixel output image size) |
| Film speed | 100–800 in 1 EV steps, 50 and 1600 in extended mode |
| Storage media | CompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) and MicroDrive(MD) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | One-shot, Continuous, Manual |
| Focus areas | 5 points, cross pattern |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual |
| Exposure metering | TTL, full aperture, zones |
| Metering modes | Matrix, Center Area, C/Wgt Average |
| Flash | |
| Flash | pop-up, sync at 1/180 second |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | electronic focal-plane |
| Shutter speed range | 30 s to 1/4000 s, 2 min to 1/4000 s in extended mode |
| Continuous shooting | up to 3.0 frame/s |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical, pentaprism, 98%x98%, 0.9x with 50mm lens at infinity. |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | 6 presets, auto, and custom |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.5-inch (63 mm), 150,000 pixels |
| Battery | 1500 mAhr 7.2 V Li-ion rechargeable |
| Weight | 700 g (body only) |
The Sigma SD14 is a digital single-lens reflex camera produced by the Sigma Corporation of Japan. It is fitted with a Sigma SA mount which takes Sigma SA lenses.
The camera was announced on August 29, 2006 with a "teaser" advertising campaign[1] and was unveiled at the photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany on 2006-09-26.[2] After production delays, Sigma announced the official release of the SD14 to be on March 6, 2007.[3] Sigma has released sample images on their website.[4] Unlike most consumer cameras, which use color sensors based on a Bayer color array, the SD14 uses a Foveon X3 sensor. Another unusual feature is the fact that the infrared filter is fitted to the lens mount rather than the sensor and doubles as a dust protector, sealing the mirror and sensor compartment, and can be removed easily, to allow infrared photography.
- ^ Sigma Corporation. "Sigma-SD14.com".
- ^ "The SD14, 14 megapixels (2,652×1,768×3 layers) Digital SLR camera" (Press release). Sigma Corporation. 2006-09-26.
- ^ Kazuto Yamaki (February 20, 2007). "To our valued customers who waited patiently for the SD14 camera".
- ^ "Sigma SD14: Sample Image Gallery". February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007.