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\nThe new Sigma fp mirrorless camera measures just 112.6×69.9×45.3mm, weighs a\u00a0mere 370g, and\u00a0is based on a 24.6-million-pixel BSI-CMOS Bayer sensor rather than\u00a0the multi-layer Foveon chip technology which Sigma has been pushing for years. The fp, which stands for fortissimo pianissimo (\u2018very loud and very soft\u2019), will take L-mount lenses and has a fixed screen but no viewfinder.<\/p>\n\n
It has been designed from the ground up to stand out from its rivals. For example, you can toggle between stills and video mode by moving a\u00a0slider with one finger. It is also able\u00a0to record video in 12-bit CinemaDNG format \u2013 a cross-platform \u2018video raw\u2019 format. On-body Tone Control and Colour buttons, meanwhile, enable you to get to these options quickly, and Fill\u00a0Light adjustments are available in camera. Furthermore, the camera has an entirely electronic shutter, to help with candid street photography, for example. It\u00a0is no slouch, either, boasting a frame rate\u00a0of 18fps.<\/p>\n
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Also noteworthy is the ability to dial\u00a0the ISO down as low as 6 \u2013 an interesting innovation we can\u2019t wait to try out. At the other end of the scale, the native sensitivity range goes to ISO 25,600, and can be expanded to\u00a0ISO 102,400. The AF system uses contrast detection only and can focus down to -5EV in low light, Sigma claims. Returning to movies, the fashionable \u2018teal and orange\u2019 cinematic look is also achievable on the Sigma fp, via a shooting mode.<\/p>\n