SIGMA dp Quattro 0

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dp0Quattro is a fixed lens digital camera equipped with a 4th generation Foveon sensor.
A fixed lens camera equipped with the same sensor as the SD Quattro.
The 4th generation Foveon sensor has a 3-layer structure of 20 million pixels x 5 million pixels x 5 million pixels, called a Quattro sensor.The basic resolution has been improved by increasing the top to 20 million pixels, and the number of pixels in the middle and bottom has been increased. The design is based on the concept of not increasing the total number of pixels by reducing the number of pixels. Compared to the Merrill sensor’s 15 million pixels x 3 layers, the total number of pixels has decreased, making it a sensor that was disliked by some spec enthusiasts.
The battery uses a small square battery called BP-51. This seems to be a necessary measure to realize the distinctive tonfa body, but Sigma seems to understand that the capacity is insufficient, so two batteries are included in the package. I get the impression that this is either a good service or a lack of skill in the first place.
Four models of the dp Quattro series have been released: 0 = equivalent to 21mm, 1 = equivalent to 28mm, 2 = equivalent to 45mm, and 3 = equivalent to 75mm.
I purchased the 21mm wide-angle 0 because I was attracted to Sigma’s zero-distortion lens. Regarding Quattoro 1, 2, and 3, I have not purchased all of DP Merrill 1, 2, and 3 because I personally don’t have very good memories of them.
The dp Quattoro’s image sensor is the same APS-C size sensor as the SD Quattro, with a focal length of 1.5x.
If the dp0 was an SD Quattoro H with an APS-H size sensor and a 1.3x focal length, wouldn’t it have become a legendary camera in many ways? I fantasize.

Like previous Sigma compact digital cameras, the camera’s operation is not very fast, and I think photographing moving objects can be difficult even for highly skilled users. It seems to be suitable for photographing still life such as buildings.
The shooting results take advantage of the combined strength of the lens and sensor to produce wonderful images.
However, be careful about camera shake.
Since DNG can be used for image recording, post-processing of images is not a problem.

If the body had been a normal compact camera, I would have bought something other than the DP0, but I don’t like the tonfa-like body because it doesn’t fit well in the bag.
I feel like the dp Quattro series would have been a much happier camera if it had adopted a normal camera body like the DPx Merrill and adopted the BP-22 or BP-61.

Sigma’s strategy of releasing a new sensor in the form of a compact digital camera is very favorable. I look forward to the continued development of new sensors and the release of compact cameras in the future.

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Name	dp0 Quattro	dp1 Quattro	dp2 Quattro	dp3 Quattro
Effective Pixels	29MP (20x5x5)	←	←	←
Image sensor	FOVEON X3®(CMOS) 23.5×15.7mm	←	←	←
Focal length	21mm(14mm)	28mm(18.5mm)	45mm(30mm)	75mm(50mm)
Lens Construction	11elements in 8groups	9elements in 8groups	8elements in 6groups	10elements in 8groups
Leaf blade	7	←	9	7
Back LCD	3.0 type, 920,000 dots	←	←	←
EVF	なし	←	←	←
Battery	BP-51	←	←	←
Size(mm) W x H x D	161.4 × 67 × 126	161.4 × 67 × 101.8	161.4 × 67 × 81.6	161.4 × 67 × 101.8
Weight(g) (exclude battery,Memory card)	500	425	410	465
Release date	2015.7.10	2014.10.24	2014.6.27	2015.3.12

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Dedicated lithium rechargeable battery (Li-ion Battery Pack BP-51)
Dedicated charger (Battery Charger BC-51)
AC adapter SAC-6 (used with DC connector CN-21)

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2024.2.9:First draft

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