Sigma SD15

Sigma SD15

Sigma SD15
Announced: 20 Feb 2010
Sensor Resolution: 5Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS (Foveon X3)
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 750g
Physical Dimensions: 144 x 107 x 81 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentaprism)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
40
Overall Score
42
Image Quality
34
Speed Performance
28
Versatility
51
Comfort
Portrait

38

Portrait
Landscape

37

Landscape
Sport

38

Sport
Street

44

Street
Everyday

45

Everyday
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propro

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Sigma SD15 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 SD15 does not support wireless connection

Sigma SD15 and its rivals

Review compare Sigma SD15 con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Sigma SD15 Sigma
SD15
40 38 37 38 44 45 buy on

Sigma SD15: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Sigma SD15 is a DSLR camera launched on 02/20/2010.

Technically speaking, the Sigma SD15 ranks well below the category average, scoring 40 overall. The Sigma SD15 weights 750 gr and spans 144 x 107 x 81 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Sigma SD15 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 10% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 34, ranks among the worst 9% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 51, ranks among the worst 31% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 28, ranks among the worst 26% 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 38, ranks 14% in its category. Sigma SD15 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 37, ranks 7% in its category. Sigma SD15 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 11% in its category. Sigma SD15 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 17% in its category. Sigma SD15 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 19% in its category. Sigma SD15 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Sigma SD15 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

5 Mp

Max Image Resolution

2640 x 1760

Max Native ISO

1600

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

3.0"

Screen Resolution

460Kdot

Live View

no

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentaprism)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

96

Viewfinder Magnification

0.6

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

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

yes

Average

yes

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

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

yes

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

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

750g

Physical Dimensions

144 x 107 x 81 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC card

Storage Slots

1

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