Sigma DP1s

The Sigma DP1s is a compact camera launched on 10/02/2009.

Technically speaking, the Sigma DP1s ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 55 of all cameras in our database) scoring 45 overall. The Sigma DP1s weights 270 gr and spans 109 x 60 x 31 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Sigma DP1s behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 43, ranks in the category best 8%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sigma DP1s is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 13, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 88, ranks among the worst 50% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 36, ranks among the worst 31% 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 - Great, score 40, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Sigma DP1s is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 38, ranks in the best 13% of its category. Sigma DP1s is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 31, ranks in the best 24% of its category. Sigma DP1s is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Great, score 58, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Sigma DP1s is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 22% of its category. Sigma DP1s is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sigma DP1s sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 336.0 USD and 336.0 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sigma DP1s is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.