"Foveon X3" is a registered trademark of Foveon, Inc.
In-camera JPEG Support
The SD14 has an added JPEG
mode, for greater convenience
in handling image files.
In JPEG Super HI mode,
images can be output as high-
resolution 14-megapixel JPEG
files using pixel interpolation.
There are four JPEG recording
modes: Low, Medium, High and
Super High. There is a choice
of three JPEG quality settings:
Basic, Normal and Fine.
The quality – i.e. the pixel
count – can be selected to suit
the purpose: for example, Low
would be best for an image to
be emailed, and Super High for
an image to be enlarged (for
inkjet printing, it can be output
at sizes up to 65cm by 43cm).
In-camera JPEG support for extra
convenience in image data handling
Foveon X3®
Most digital cameras use Bayer-
filter image sensors, in which red,
green and blue sensor elements
are arranged in a mosaic pattern.
Their fundamental drawback is that
each pixel only captures a third of
the color data, and the remaining
two thirds have to be interpolated
using complex algorithms.
Interpolation and artificial color
synthesis result in a loss of detail,
so, no matter how many extra
pixels it has, a conventional
image sensor can only record
“higher quality” images by
calculating and artificially
synthesizing colors which were not
present in the original data.
The SD14 features a Foveon X3®
direct image sensor, which uses a
full-color capture system recording
the full complement of color data.
This radically innovative
process delivers genuinely
high image quality without any
compromise at all.
a unique, groundbreaking
direct image sensor.
The Foveon X3® Sensor
The Bayer-filter Image Sensor
Sigma Photo Pro 3.0
Sigma PhotoPro 3.0 is
an exclusive software
package for displaying
and manipulating your
Sigma SD14 images on
your computer. If you have
artistic inclinations and
are familiar with darkroom
techniques, we particularly
recommend Custom
mode, which enables you
to make delicate image
adjustments.
This software offers a
superb lineup of functions
for drawing out the
potential of the SD14's
RAW data, with all the
sensitivity you need to fine-
tune your pictures. You'll
never see digital SLRs in
quite the same way again.
Exclusive Sigma
PhotoPro 3.0 software
Only the FOVEON X3® image sensor
captures 100% of the R(red), G(green), and
B (blue) light at every pixel location.
A conventional Bayer-filter image sensors
capture only 25% of the R(red) and B(blue),
and just 50% of the G(green).
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