Most camera owners count low cost, a flexible zoom lens, and HD video capture high at the priority list when trying to find their next point-and-shoot, but Sigma’s new DP2x falls short on all three counts, sporting an $800 price ticket , fixed-length 24.2mm lens, and meager QVGA video. So why, then, did Sigma bother releasing an update to last year’s DP1x ? The camera’s near-DSLR-size 14 megapixel Foveon X3 sensor is slightly redeeming, at the side of a strong body construction and entire manual controls, in keeping with a review on ePhotoZine, but negative bullet points like poor JPEGs, a magenta cast on images, and a slow response time leave us unimpressed. Sigma boasts of the cam’s unique image sensor, which it claims stacks red, green, and blue layers for higher-quality images, but even there, poor low-light performance and four.7 megapixel file output don’t appear to make the tradeoff worthwhile. The positioning claims that the cam’s lens is an exceptional-performer, however, with a quick f/2.8 aperture and a very good manual focusing system. Overall, we do not seem to have a winner on our hands with the DP2x, but Sigma loyalists seeking to persist with the seemingly overpriced, undervalued camera line can hit up the source link for the complete review.
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