Sigma SD15 User Manual

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Press the shutter button halfway or button to apply the setting. Then you
can take the picture.
Standard*
Standard color mode for various situations.
Vivid
Saturation and contrast are enhanced for making pictures
appear vivid.
Neutral
Subdued saturation and contrast makes images natural.
Portrait
This color mode makes skin tone soft. It is ideal for portraits.
Landscape
This mode makes blue and green more vivid and
emphasizes pictures.
B&W
It is possible to take Monochrome pictures.
Sepia
It is possible to take Sepia and monotonous pictures.
TIP
• It is possible to make pictures according to your intension by the combination
of Color Mode and Picture Settings. For example, when Color Mode is set
to Vivid and the cursor of Saturation in Picture Settings is set to + side,
pictures will be made more vivid.
CAUTION !!
• It is possible to select the Color Mode to B&W or Sepia, only when the Image
Quality is set to JEPG (FINE, NORM, BASIC).
• When the Color Mode is set to B&W or Sepia and Image Quaity is changed
to RAW, the Color Mode will be automatically changed to STD.(Standard).

Sigma SD15 Specifications

General

Camera Type	Interchangeable Lens SLR Type Digital Camera
Image Sensor Size	13.8 x 20.7mm
Lenses Used	Sigma SA Mount Lenses
Picture Angle	Equivalent to 1.7x the focal length of a lens when used on a 35mm SLR camera.
Lens Mount	SA mount
Imaging Element Type	FOVEON® X3™ (CMOS)
Color Photo Detectors	14.06 Million (2652 Columns x 1768 Rows x 3 Layers)
Image Recording Format	Lossless compression RAW Data (12bit), JEPG
White Balance	8 Type (Auto, Sunlight, Shade, Overcast, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom white balance)
Viewfinder Type	Pentaprism SLR Viewfinder
Viewfinder Frame Coverage	98％ horizontal, 98％ vertical
Viewfinder Magnification	0.9x (50mm F1.4 at infinity)
Eyepoint	18mm
Diopter Adjustment Range	-3dpt to +1.5dpt
Auto Focus Type	TTL phase difference detection system
AF Operating Range	EV 0 to 18 (ISO100)
Focus Mode	Single AF, Continuous AF (AF Predict function), MF
Metering Systems	Evaluative Metering, Center-Weighted Average Metering, Center Area Metering, Spot metering
Metering Range	EV 1 to 20 (with 50mm F1.4 at ISO100)
Exposure Modes	(P) Program AE、(A) Aperture Priority AE、 (S) Shutter Speed Priority AE、(M) Manual
ISO Sensivity	ISO (50), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (3200) *( )Extended Mode
Exposure Compensation	±3EV (in 1/3steps)
AE Lock	Push button type
Auto Bracketing	Three or five frames (in 1/3steps, Appropriate Exposure – Under Exposure – Over Exposure)
Shutter Type	Vertical-travel metal focal plane shutter, electronically controlled through entire speed range
Storage Media	SD Card / Compatible with SDHC, Multi Media Card
Aspect Ratio	3：2
Resolution	HI：2640 x 1760 MED：1872 x 1248, LOW：1312 x 880
Interfaces	USB 2.0, Video Out (NTSC／PAL)