Sigma has today announced the long awaited successor to the SD10, the new SD14. The SD14 features a Foveon X3 sensor with ’14 megapixels’, those being delivered over three separate color sensitive layers, in a 2652 x 1769 x 3 configuration. In its optimum native output size (2652 x 1769) the SD14 offers approximately 35% more resolution. The sensor size remains the same meaning a 1.7x field-of-view crop. Headline improvements include in-camera JPEG, a larger, brighter viewfinder, a larger 2.5″ LCD monitor, Lithium-Ion battery, improved auto focus and continuous shooting and a built-in flash.
Sigma SD14 digital camera specifications:
| Format | SLR |
| Price (street) |
$609.75
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
2640 x 1760 |
| Low resolution |
1776 x 1184, 1296 x 864 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
4.6 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
14.1 million |
| Sensor size |
20.7 x 13.8 mm (2.85 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
1.6 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CMOS (Foveon X3) |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Foveon |
| ISO rating |
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (extended mode) |
| Zoom wide (W) |
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| Zoom tele (T) |
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| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
Unknown |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
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| Macro focus range |
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| White balance override |
8 positions |
| Aperture range |
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| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/4000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, pop-up |
| Flash range | |
| External flash | Yes, hot-shoe |
| Flash modes | Unknown |
| Exposure compensation |
-3 to +3 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Metering |
8-segment, center, cw average |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | Sigma SA Bayonet mount |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 3 fps |
| Movie Clips | No |
| Remote control | Yes, Wireless RS-31 |
| Self-timer | Yes, 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | No |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash Type I or II |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW (X3F) |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Normal, Basic |
| Viewfinder |
Optical (Tunnel) |
| LCD |
2.5 “ |
| LCD Dots |
150,000 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 1.0 (1.5Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 750 g (26.5 oz) |
| Dimensions | 144 x 107 x 81 mm (5.7 x 4.2 x 3.2 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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