'The DP2 is more suited for traditional portraits and lower-light situations.'
'very beautiful camera'
'The Sigma DP2 Digital Camera is a high-end compact digital camera equipped with a 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor.'
'I've come to think of the Sigma DP2 as the Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA of cameras: Beautiful in concept but complex, powerful and damn expensive—if you hit it everyday, it could well get the best of you. [ Sigma ] In Brief
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'Activate the Olympus E-420 and you're ready to shoot in an instant.'
'This camera succeeds the E-410 and carries with it the legacy of being extremely portable.'
'Some of the changes and enhancements seem to compensate for the white-balance and exposure problems we encountered with the older model, such as the new Shadow Adjustment Technology and improved white-balance algorithms.'
'The K200D's version is a little more subtle than Canon's Highlight Tone Priority--at least the version I saw in the 1Ds Mark III --though that camera is an unfair comparison, to say the least.'
'I tend to feel that the company's DSLRs seem to have the heaviest construction of any cameras in their price class,'
'dust and water resistant'
'Website General Model Number: K200D Camera Format: SLR Currently Manufactured: Yes Retail Price: $799.95 Street Price: $799.71 Date Available: 2008-03-30 Tripod Mount: Yes Weight: 629g
9.8 in to Infinity Macro Focus Range: Aperture Range: f/3.5 - 22 (W), f/5.6 - 38 (T) Lens Thread: 52mm Lens Thread Type: Display Optical Viewfinder: Yes LCD Viewfinder: No LCD Size (inches): 2.7 LCD Resolution (pixels): 230,000 Max Playback Zoom: 16.00x Exposure ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 White Balance Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent (W, D, N), Flash, Color Temperature Shutter Speed Range: 30 - 1/4000 Exp Adj Range (EV): +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps Metering Modes: TTL open-aperture: 16-segment, Center-weighted, Spot Aperture Priority: Yes Shutter Priority: Yes Full Manual Exposure: Yes Self Timer: 2 or 12 seconds Flash Internal Flash: Yes Flash Modes: TBA Flash Guide Number (Meters): 13 Flash Range Description: Depends on lens Ext Flash Connection: Hot Shoe Image Storage Usable Memory Types: SDHC / SD Memory Included (MB): Uncompressed Format: RAW (.'