It is a 3.4 mp camera. You cannot magically count each color sensor and call
it a pixel. The output files are interpolated up to give the appearance of
higher resolution, but it is a marketing scam.
They reportedly do very well with Asian skin tones, but caucasians look like
they have jaundice. Lots and lots of post-processing. The camera only
produces raw files, so you have to post process to even view -- no JPEG or
TIFF output.
Everything I've read says "cool idea, lousy implementation:.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Gwinn" <joegwinn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: [OM] Sigma SD10
> Perhaps I'm the last to notice, but I just saw an ad for the "new"
> SD10 camera from Sigma, with Foveon sensor. The showoff picture (of
> an asian model with world-class smooth and finely-detailed skin) in
> the ad shows stunning detail and smoothness.
> <http://www.sigma-photo.com/html/Cameras_sd10.htm>
>
> Specs: 10.29 mpixels (3.4 Mpix red, 3.4 Mpix green, and 3.4 Mpix
> blue), 12 bits per color per pixel, 1512 by 2268, 13.8 by 20.7 mm
> sensor area (1/3 that of a 35mm frame), pixels 9.13 micron square.
>
> Joe Gwinn
>
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