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The Sigma DP1 Merrill Compact Digital Camera is the next generation of high image quality digital camera which incorporates a Foveons newly developed 46 megapixel APS-C size image sensor in a compact body. The full-color Foveon X3 direct image sensor ensures outstanding resolution and natural rendering with rich gradation as well as a three-dimensional feel. A focus ring and custom Quick Set (QS) mode also improve the user interface. The high-performance wide angle 19mm F2.8, which lens has the equivalent angle of view as a 28mm (35mm equivalent focal length) lens, has been designed exclusively for the Sigma DP1 Merrill to maximize the sensor performance. With the addition of the "Sigma DP1 Merrill", you can creatively use the "Sigma DP1 Merrill" for wide angle photography and the "Sigma DP2 Merrill" for standard range photography, depending on your shooting style.46 megapixel, 23.5×15.7mm Full-color Foveon X3 Merrill SensorThe 23.5×15.7mm full-color Foveon X3 direct image sensor (Generation name "Merrill"), featured in the Sigma DP1 Merrill, incorporates 46 effective megapixels (4,800×3,200×3 layers) and 44 recording megapixels (4,704×3,136×3 layers). The Foveon X3 direct image sensor captures all primary RGB colors at each and every pixel location with 3 layers, ensuring the capture of full and complete color. Since color moiré is not generated, the use of a low-pass filter is not required, meaning light and color are captured by the 46 megapixel 23.5×15.7mm full-color X3 Merrill sensor with a three-dimensional feel.Dual TRUE II Image Processing EngineThe dual "TRUE (Three-layer Responsive Ultimate Engine) II" image processing engine dedicated to Foveon X3 direct image sensors improves the processing speed and overall quality of the final image. By incorporating two TRUE II processors, Sigmas unique image-processing algorithm provides high resolution power and reproduces

Sigma DP-1 Merrill Digital Camera with 46 Megapixel, FOVEON X3 Direct Image Sensor, Fixed 19mm f/2.8 Lens

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The Sigma DP 1, 2 and 3 Merrill, were a set of dedicated APS-C cameras, each sporting a different fixed prime lens; paired to a novelty Foveon X3 sensor. A unique imager capable of generating color images, without an interpolated Bayer arrangement, it offers new levels of sharpness, details and most importantly color reproduction; unmatched by the standard technology used by most of the market. Using the silicon property of allowing different wavelength, to reach different layers within the wafer, it stacks three different photocells - R, G and B - to measure each pixel color value; thus making due without the need of an anti-alias filter; for different files straight from the camera. So each camera offers a different f/2.8 lens - 19mm, 30mm or 50mm macro - each with a 46 megapixels imager, that generates final 15 megapixels photos. While yes, all cameras offers sluggish performance fro