| Announced: | 08 Feb 2012 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 15Mp |
| Sensor Type: | APS-C CMOS (Foveon X3) |
| ISO: | 100-6400 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 122 x 67 x 59 mm |
| Viewfinder: | None |
| Screen Type: | 3" Fixed |
| Video Resolutions: | 640 x 480 |

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The Sigma DP2 Merrill is a compact camera launched on 08/02/2012.
Technically speaking, the Sigma DP2 Merrill ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 49 of all cameras in our database) scoring 40 overall. The Sigma DP2 Merrill weights 330 gr and spans 122 x 67 x 59 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.
Going into details, the Sigma DP2 Merrill behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Sigma DP2 Merrill is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Sensor Type
CMOS (Foveon X3)
Sensor Size
APS-C
Sensor Dimensions
24.0 x 16.0 mm
Sensor Area
384.0 mm2
Sensor Resolution
15 Mp
Max Image Resolution
4704 x 3136
Max Native ISO
6400
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
fixed lens
Lens Focal Range
30.0
Max Aperture
F2.8
Macro Focus Range
cm
Screen Type
Fixed
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
920Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
None
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
-
Max Shutter Speed
-
Continuous Shooting
4fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
no built-in flash
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
0
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
640x480
Max Video Resolution
640x480
Video Formats
Motion JPEG
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
None
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
330g
Physical Dimensions
122 x 67 x 59 mm
Battery Life
Battery Type
Battery Model
Self Timer
n/a
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
Storage Slots
1
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