Sigma SD10

Sigma SD10

Sigma SD10
Sigma SD10
Announced: 19 Mar 2004
Sensor Resolution: 3Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS (Foveon X3)
ISO: 100-800
Weight: 950g
Physical Dimensions: 152 x 120 x 79 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 1.8" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
31
Overall Score
42
Image Quality
21
Speed Performance
11
Versatility
37
Comfort
Portrait

34

Portrait
Landscape

34

Landscape
Sport

30

Sport
Street

32

Street
Everyday

31

Everyday
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prospros

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Sigma SD10 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Unfortunately, Sigma SD10 does not support wireless connection

Sigma SD10 and its rivals

Review compare Sigma SD10 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Sigma SD10 Sigma
SD10
31 34 34 30 32 31

Sigma SD10: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sigma SD10 is a DSLR camera launched on 03/19/2004.

Technically speaking, the Sigma SD10 ranks well below the category average, scoring 31 overall. The Sigma SD10 weights 950 gr and spans 152 x 120 x 79 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Sigma SD10 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 9% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 21, ranks among the worst 1% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 37, ranks among the worst 11% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 11, ranks among the worst 4% of its category.

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:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 1% in its category. Sigma SD10 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 5% in its category. Sigma SD10 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 30, ranks 1% in its category. Sigma SD10 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 32, ranks 7% in its category. Sigma SD10 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 6% in its category. Sigma SD10 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Sigma SD10 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS (Foveon X3)

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

20.7 x 13.8 mm

Sensor Area

285.66 mm2

Sensor Resolution

3 Mp

Max Image Resolution

2268 x 1512

Max Native ISO

800

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sigma SA Bayonet

Number of Lenses

69

Focal Length Multiplier

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

1.8"

Screen Resolution

130Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

98

Viewfinder Magnification

0.77

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/6000s

Continuous Shooting

fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

no

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/180s

Flash Modes

Unknown

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

950g

Physical Dimensions

152 x 120 x 79 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

Compact Flash Type I or II

Storage Slots

1

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