Specifications

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SD-14
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
SIGMA
FEATURES
14-Megapixel Digital SLR with
Foveon X3 Technology
Featuring the revolutionary Foveon X3 image sensor—which can capture
all RGB colors at each and every pixel—the SD-14 records sharper pictures
with truer colors and fewer artifacts than CCD-equipped cameras. The
colors produced by this three-layered image sensor, which works like
photographic film, create high definition images, rich in gradation and
with impressive three-dimensional detail. There's absolutely no loss or
distortion of the optical data which is transformed into a faithful image,
with no omissions.
The SD14 features a 5-point AF system, records three modes of RAW data and four modes of JPEG, has a bright pentaprism
viewfinder with 98% coverage, built-in flash, 2.5˝ 150,000-pixel LCD monitor, and an easy-to-use multi-function interface. It
offers high speed continuous shooting of 3 fps, mirror lock-up mechanism to prevent camera shake and an image sensor dust
protector. The durable shutter mechanism has a lifespan of over 100,000 cycles, and is ideal for the demands of professional
digital photography. For complete image management, it includes the versatile and easy-to-use Sigma Phot Pro 3.0 software.
Sigma designed the SD14 to free you up to concentrate on getting the shot, that you should be free to simply take great pictures.
That was the design policy for the SD14. They eliminated cumbersome operations and unnecessary extra functions, replacing
them with an intuitive user interface, and rigorously honing the camera's basic performance until it was capable of handling
the most difficult conditions. The SD14 doesn’t have any superfluous, complex functions. Just like a film camera, it combines
high performance with structural simplicity. That’s all you need. Once you’ve got these essentials, top-class image data and
your own inspiration will guarantee good photos. Just follow your heart, open your eyes, and press the shutter.
All cameras have evolved to capture the moment better.
To create a more vivid record of emotion. To deliver
better image quality, better performance, better every-
thing. Digital cameras are the ultimate in technology.
Yet, when it comes to conveying atmosphere, texture and
other ineffable qualities perceived by the human eye, they
just don't compare with old-fashioned film cameras.
A digital camera takes in basic optical data, and spins it into beautifully-
colored shapes. We take this mechanism for granted, but it achieves its
results at the expense of true optical fidelity. With the SD14, no optical
data is lost. There's no distortion. Light is transformed into a faithful
image, with nothing left out. High image quality isn’t achieved by
manipulating optical data artificially, and synthesizing colors. The SD14
uses a unique direct image sensor capable of detecting red, green and
blue light at every single pixel. The elements of this sensor are arranged
in three color sensing layers, comparable to the three layers of emulsion
in photographic film. The result is a camera that reflects the user’s visual
sensitivity, and gives fresh impact. It also delivers the kind of extremely
vivid feel and texture that overturn existing standards of image quality.
It’s unique. It's groundbreaking. It’s an image sensor that
reproduces colors as faithfully as film. The conventional
image sensors used in most DSLR cameras can only detect
light intensity. Using a color filter, they use complex
computations to fill in the gaps in their color perception,
interpolating colors that aren't really there, and artificially
synthesizing hypothetical hues. This essential weakness
of the color synthesis mechanism is why most digital cameras produce
images that are sharply-defined, but weak on natural texture.
Thanks to the Foveon X3, a unique and ground-breaking direct image
sensor, the SD14 turns conventional wisdom on its head. The Foveon
X3 has three layers of color-sensing pixels — one for red light, one for
green and one for blue — just like the three layers of emulsion in
photographic film.
These three layers capture absolutely all the color directly, and record it
faithfully. Color is recorded without any distortion, creating an ex-
tremely vivid feel which out-performs the pixel count by a long way.
The image quality is pure, and the colors feel satisfyingly natural.
14-Megapixel Foveon X3 Direct Image Processor