Sigma SD 9 User Manual

SIGMA SD9 Major Specifications

Storage Media CompactFlash™(CF) (Type I/II ), IBM Microdrive

Image Sensor Size 20.7x13.8mm

Lens Mount SIGMA SA bayonet mount

Angle of View Equivalent to about 1.7x the focal length of the lens (for 35mm cameras)

Compatible Lenses SIGMA SA mount Lens Group

Image Sensor FOVEON®X3™(CMOS)
Pixel Sensors 10.29 Million (2,268 Columns x 1,512 Rows x 3 Layers)

Aspect Ratio 3:2

Image Recording Format Lossless compression RAW data (12-bit )
File Size HI : 2.268 x 1,512 x 3 pixels (Approx 8MB), MED : 1,512 x 1,008 x 3 pixels (Approx 4MB), LOW : 1,134 x 756 x 3 pixels (Approx 2MB)

Continuous shooting speed HI : 1.9 frames/ second MED : 2.4 frames / second LOW : 2.5 frames / second

Maximum number of frames
for continuous shooting

Interfaces IEEE1394, USB (1.1 ), Video Out ( NTSC/PAL )

White balance 8 types (auto, bright, shady, cloudy, incandescent light, fluorescent light, flash and custom)

Viewfinder Pentaprism SLR viewfinder

Viewfinder Frame Coverage 97% vertical, 98% horizontal

Viewfinder Magnification 0.77x (50mm F1.4—)

Eye point 18mm

Diopter Adjustment Range -3dpt—+1dpt

Auto Focus Type TTL phase difference detection system

AF Operating Range EV2—18 (ISO 100)

Focus Mode AF-S (single), AF-C ( continuous), with AF motion prediction function

Metering Systems Can be switched among 8-Segment Evaluative Metering, Center Area Metering, and Center-Weighted Average Metering

Metering Range EV1—20 (50mm F1.4: ISO 100)

Exposure Modes (P) Program AE ( program shift available ), (S) Shutter Speed Priority AE, (A) Aperture Priority AE, (M) Manual

ISO Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO 100, 200, 400

Exposure Compensation ±3EV (in 1/2 steps)

AE Lock Pushbutton type. Exposure setting is locked while the button is depressed

Auto Bracketing 3 different exposure levels: Appropriate, Under Exposure, and Over Exposure, in 1/2 EV steps up to ±3EV

Shutter Type Vertical-travel metal focal plane shutter, electronically controlled through entire speed range

Shutter Speed 1/6,000 to 15 sec. (ISO 100 ), 1/6,000 to1 sec. (ISO 200 , 400 ), Bulb (ISO100, up to 15 sec.)

External Flash Synchronization Hot shoe (contact X, synchronized at 1/180 sec. or less, with dedicated flash linking contact)

LCD Monitor 1.8", low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor, about 130,000 pixels, coverage area 100%, with white LED backlight.

Reviewing Images Single frame display, zoom-in display, 9-frame thumbnail display, slide show

LCD Monitor Language Japanese / English / French / German

Power Source 3V lithium battery ( CR123A or DL123A) x 2pcs.

Dimensions 152mm/6"(W) x 120mm/4.72"(H) x 79mm/3.1"(D)

Weight 805g / 28.4oz (without batteries)

HI : 6 frames MED : 14 frames LOW : 30 frames

3V lithium battery (CR-V3) x 2pcs., or AA alkaline battery x 4 pcs., or AA Ni-Mh battery x 4pcs., or Nickel Zinc Primary Battery x 4pcs.
Dedicated AC adapter.

™

Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera

High-definition quality with over

10.2 million pixel sensors

[ SD9 accessories ]

SIGMA Photo Pro Disk

Dedicated AC adapter SAC-1

AC cable

Dedicated USB cable

Dedicated IEEE1394 cable (FireWire™ cable)

Dedicated Video cable

LCD monitor cover

Strap

Caution : To ensure the correct and safe use of the product, be sure to read the User’s Manual Carefully prior to operation.

2-3-15 Iwado-Minami Komae-shi, Tokyo, 201-8630

Tel. 03(3480 ) 1431 Fax. [phone] http://www.sigma-photo. co.jp

[ Optional Accessories for SD9 ]

Electronic Flash

Battery Grip

Remote Controller

Cable

Release

Switch

PC-Synchro Terminal Adapter

Product external appearance, specifications, etc. may change without notice to allow for improvements.

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[ EF-500 DG SUPER / EF-500 DG ST ]

[ Power Pack SD ]

[ RS-21 ]

[ CR-11 ]

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[ ST

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SIGMA World Network (HOMEPAGE & E-MAIL ADDRESS)

http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp (Japanese) E-Mail : [e-mail] (Japan)

http://www.sigma-photo.com (English) E-Mail : [e-mail] (U.S.A)

http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com (English) E-Mail : sale@sigma-imaging -uk.com (U.K.)

http://www.sigma-photo.fr (French) E-Mail : [e-mail] (France)

http://www.sigma-foto.de (German) E-Mail : [e-mail] (Germany)

http://www.sigma-benelux.nl (Dutch) E-Mail : [e-mail] (Benelux)

http://www.sigma.com.hk (Chinese) E-Mail : [e-mail] (Hong Kong)

[e-mail] (Singapore)

E-Mail :

Digital

SEE all of the light

Digital photos have never looked quite as good as those taken on film. Until now.

Only the SIGMA SD9 digital single-lens reflex camera makes this major breakthrough.

Using FOVEON
reproduction, and sharper resolution, pixel for pixel, than any conventional CCD or CMOS image sensor provides.

So you can capture more of your vision in a truer light.

Go ahead. Get more creative. The SIGMA SD9 puts the advantage of

higher technology right in your hands.

® X3™

technology with over 10.2 million pixel sensors for more accurate, efficient color

FOVEON® X3™ image sensor brings new vision to
digital imaging.

The FOVEON® X3™ image sensor is the heart of the first
and only full-color capture system for digital cameras. The X3.

image sensor uses three silicon-embedded layers of
pixel sensors, stacked to take advantage of silicon’s ability to

absorb red, green and blue light at different respective depths.

A FOVEON
and detail at each and every pixel location.

The results are a revelation : better color detail, fewer color

artifacts and three times the image sharpness, compared to that

delivered by more conventional image sensors.

[ FOVEON®X3™image sensor conceptual diagram ]

®X3™

image sensor can thereby capture full color

Other image sensors are no match for the SD9’s
true full-color capture system

Unlike the SIGMA SD9, other digital cameras’ image quality

is inherently compromised. Conventional image sensors use
a single layer of pixel sensors which are organized in a three-color
checkerboard mosaic. Each pixel location has one pixel sensor
and captures just one color component — red or green or blue.

Regardless of pixel count, mosaic-based image sensors capture
only one-third of the information that FOVEON
image sensors capture per pixel location, and rely on complicated
time and energy-consuming processing to interpolate the two­thirds of all the information they miss at each pixel. This leads to
color artifacts, loss of image detail, and other disadvantages.

[ FOVEON®X3™image sensor technology diagram ]

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The FOVEON®X3
image sensor
comprises three
layers of pixel
sensors embed­ded in silicon.

Silicon absorbs different
colors, or wavelengths,
of light at different
depth, so each layer
captures a different
color among R, G, and
B. The stack of three
layers creates a full­color pixel.

® X3™

full-color

Only the FOVEON
image sensor captures R,
G, and B light at every
pixel location.

®

X3

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[ Data ]

Lens : SIGMA MACRO 50mm F2.8 EX

Aperture : f 22

Shutter : 1/60

ISO Speed : 100

Exposure Mode : Manual

Focus Mode : Manual

Raw File Format : Hi 1,512 X 2,268

FOVEON Inc.

Founded in California in 1997, FOVEON Inc. is world- renowned for
image sensors, user interfaces, and image/digital processing technology.

[ Conventional image sensor technology diagram ]

A conventional
image sensor fea­tures color filters
applied to a single
layer of pixel
sensors in a tiled
mosaic pattern.

The filters let only one
wavelength of light —
red, green, or blue —
pass through to any given
pixel location. The pixel

location records only that
one color,so the other imfor­mation at that site is lost.

As a result, conventional
mosaic image sensors cap­ture only 25% of the R
(red), 25% of the B (blue),
and 50% of the G (green)
light.