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www.SIGMA-SD.com/SD15

SIGMA SD15  |  DIGITAL SINGLE LENS REFLEX CAMERA  |  PRINCIPAL SPECIFICATIONS

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SIGMA CORPORATION

   2-4-16, Kuriki, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 215-8530 Japan  Tel: +81-44-989-7437 Fax: +81-44-989-7448  www.sigma-photo.co.jp

The appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.

• Li-ion Battery BP-21, • Battery Charger BC-21, • USB Cable, • Video Cable, 
• Neck Strap • Eye Cap, • Body Cap, • Eyepiece Cap,
• SIGMA Photo Pro Disc, • SD15 Instruction Manual

ACCESSORIES

Dimensions
Weight

144mm/5.7"(W) X 107.3mm/4.2"(H) X 80.5mm/3.2"(D)
680g / 24oz (without battery and card)

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

PC/IF
AUDIO/VIDEO

USB(USB2.0)
Video Out (NTSC/PAL)

INTERFACE

LCD Monitor Language

English / Japanese / German / French / Spanish / 
Italian / Chinese (Simplified) / Korean / Russian

MENU

Type
Monitor Size
LCD Pixels
Coverage

TFT color LCD monitor
3.0"
Approx. 460,000
100%

LCD MONITOR

Shutter Type
Shutter Speed

External Flash Sync.

Electronically Controlled Focal Plane Shutter
1/4000 – 30 sec., Bulb 
(up to 30 sec. With Extended Mode: 2 min.)
X-Sync (1/180)

SHUTTER

Drive Modes

Continuous shooting speed
Continuous buffer

[1] Single, [2] Continuous, 
[3] Self-Timer (2sec./10sec.), [4] Mirror Lock-up
3 frames/second
21 frames

DRIVE SYSTEM

• Battery Grip : Power Grip PG-21,  • AC Adapter : SAC-4, 
• Remote Controller : RS-31, • Cable Release Switch : CR-21,
• Electronic Flash : EF-530 DG SUPER, EF-530 DG ST, EM-140 DG

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Power

Li-ion Battery Pack BP-21, Batterry Chager BC-21,
AC Adapter SAC-4 (Optional)

POWER SOURCE

Format
Image Sensor Size
Number of Pixels

Aspect Ratio

Foveon X3® direct image sensor CMOS
20.7 x 13.8mm (0.8in. x 0.5in.)
Total Pixel        14.45 MP   (2,688 x 1,792  x 3 layers)
Effective Pixel    14.06 MP   (2,652 x 1,768  x 3 layers)
3 : 2

IMAGE SENSOR

Metering Systems

Metering Range
Exposure Control System

ISO Sensitivity

Exposure Compensation
AE Lock

Auto Bracketing

77 segment Evaluative Metering, Spot Metering, 
Center Area Metering, Center-Weighted Average 
Metering
EV 1 to 20 (50mm F1.4 : ISO100)
[P] Program AE (Program Shift is possible),  
[S] Shutter Speed Priority AE, 
[A] Aperture Priority AE, [M] Manual
AUTO(ISO 100-200) : With Flash (ISO 100-400)
Equivalent to ISO100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 
(ISO50 and ISO3200 with Extended Mode)
+- 3 EV (in 1/3 Stop Increments)

AE lock button is pressed or shutter release button 
is pressed halfway 
With 3 frames bracketing : 1/3EV Stops Up to +- 3EV

With 5 frames bracketing : 1/3EV Stops Up to +- 1.7EV

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Auto Focus Type
AF Point 
AF Operating Range
Focus Mode

AF Point Selection
Active AF point indicator
AF Assist Light
Focus Lock

TTL phase difference detection system
5-points (center AF point:cross type)
EV 0 to +18 (ISO100) 

 

 

Single AF, Continuous AF (with AF motion prediction 
function), Manual
Automatic Selection, Manual Selection
Superimposed in viewfinder
White Color AF Assist Light
Shutter Release Halfway-Down position

AUTO FOCUS

Settings

8 types (Auto, Daylight, Shade, Overcast, Incandescent, 
Fluorescent, Flash and Custom)

WHITE BALANCE

SD Card/Compatible with SDHC, Multi Media Card
Exif 2.21, DCF 2.0, DPOF
Lossless compression RAW data(12-bit), 
JPEG (High, Medium, Low)
7 types (Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Portrait, Landscape, 
B&W, Sepia)

Storage Media
Still Image Format
Recording Mode

Color Mode

RECORDING SYSTEM

File Size

RAW High

2,640 x 1,760

15.4 MB

Approx.

JPEG High 

2,640
2,640
2,640

x
x
x

1,760
1,760
1,760

 3.3 MB
 1.9 MB
 1.4 MB

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

Fine
Normal
Basic

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Medium 

1,872
1,872
1,872

x
x
x

1,248
1,248
1,248

 1.6 MB
 0.9 MB
 0.7 MB

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

Fine
Normal
Basic

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Low 

1, 312
1, 312
1, 312

x
x
x

  880
  880
  880

 0.8 MB
 0.5 MB
 0.3 MB

Approx.

Approx.

Approx.

Fine
Normal
Basic

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Format
Compatible Lenses
Lens Mount
Angle of View

Interchangeable lens SLR camera
SIGMA SA mount interchangeable lenses
SIGMA SA bayonet mount   

 

Equivalent to approx. 1.7 times the focal length of the 
lens (for 35mm cameras)   

 

FORMAT

Type
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
Eye point
Diopter Adjustment Range
Focusing Screen
Mirror
Depth of Field Preview

Pentaprism SLR viewfinder 
98% vertical, 98% horizontal
0.9x (50mmF1.4 - oo )
18mm
-3dpt ~ +1.5dpt
Fixed, all matt screen
Quick return
Depth of field preview button

VIEWFINDER

Top  LCD

Shutter speed display, Aperture value display, 
Exposure meter display, Shooting capacity display, 
Exposure mode display, Battery status display, 
Remote controller mode display, 
Exposure compensation value display 

DISPLAY

Reviewing Images

Highlight Display
Histogram

Single frame display, Multi display [9 frames], 
Zoom, Slide Show
Available
Available

PLAYBACk

Operating Temperature
Operating Hunidity Range

0 - +40
85% or lower

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Type
Built-in Flash Guide No.
Built-in Flash Coverage
Flash Metering System
Flash Compensation
Compatible Flashguns
Sync Terminal
Connectivity

Manual Pop-up Built-in flash
GN11
17mm lens angle covered
S-TTL Auto Flash
+- 3EV (1/3 stop increments)

EF-530DG SUPER, EF-530DG ST, EM-140 DG
Available
Hot shoe (contact X synchronization at 1/180 sec. or 
less, with dedicated flash linking contact)

FLASH

Summary of Contents for SD15

Page 1: ...The SIGMA SD15 The world s only integral three layer complete color sensor The camera that captures it all...

Page 2: ...02...

Page 3: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode M Manual Exposure ISO Setting 200 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 1 125s Aperture Value F2 5 Lens SIGMA 50mm F1 4 EX DG HSM 03...

Page 4: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode A Aperture Priority AE ISO Setting 50 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 0 4s Aperture Value F9 0 Lens SIGMA 18 50mm F2 8 EX DC MACRO 04...

Page 5: ...s it exists in the photographer s imagination The two parts of the camera essential to this task are the lens and the image sensor In the era of film photographers made fine adjustments to their camer...

Page 6: ...backlit LCD viewfinders with live preview and electronic viewfinders EVF found in compact digital cameras offer a high degree of scene visibility and convenience An optical viewfinder offers many dist...

Page 7: ...07...

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Page 9: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode A Aperture Priority AE ISO Setting 50 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 0 4s Aperture Value F9 0 Lens SIGMA 18 50mm F2 8 EX DC MACRO 09...

Page 10: ...fined over an extended period this method of processing images has matured and the interpolation of colors is now fairly accurate Inevitably however interpolating colors based on neighboring pixels re...

Page 11: ...ensor can only capture 50 of the green color data and a mere 25 each of the blue and the red R 100 G 100 B 100 R 25 G 50 B 25 The Foveon X3 Direct Image Sensor The Foveon X3 has three layers of photos...

Page 12: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode M Manual Exposure ISO Setting 50 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 1 125s Aperture Value F10 Lens SIGMA 50mm F1 4 EX DG HSM 12...

Page 13: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode M Manual Exposure ISO Setting 100 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 1 125s Aperture Value F5 6 Lens SIGMA 18 50mm F2 8 EX DC MACRO 13...

Page 14: ...then assembled from the data of the three colors This camera was extraordinary high end technology but it was expensive to manufacture and ultimately too costly for the end user By the time Foveon st...

Page 15: ...n X3 direct image sensor Sigma had accepted the risk of implementing a new technology and selected the Foveon X3 direct image sensor for its flagship digital SLR camera Having no need for an optical l...

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Page 17: ...ange of circumstances possible and partner with the artist throughout a long and fruitful career To this end Sigma created the SD15 taking care to eliminate unnecessary complications of form or functi...

Page 18: ...age processing algorithm provides high resolution power and reproduces high definition images with richly graduated tones The improved processing speed of RAW and JPEG data provides ease of camera ope...

Page 19: ...a guide number of 11 The Built in flash can be synchronized to a shutter speed up to 1 180 sec Incorporation of S TTL automatic exposure system ensures the control of advanced flash photography Backl...

Page 20: ...Camera SIGMA SD15 FileType X3F Raw Exposure Mode A Aperture Priority AE ISO Setting 50 White Balance Auto Shutter Speed 1 6s Aperture Value F4 5 Lens SIGMA MACRO 70mm F2 8 EX DG 20...

Page 21: ...and opens up new creative channels Sigma believes that RAW mode allows photographers the clearest path to creative expression while supporting the best image quality and fostering the finest photogra...

Page 22: ...rs are familiar today A lens lineup designed for highest image quality Leveraging advanced optical design and precision manufacturing expertise Sigma has developed for its SA mount lenses a flare and...

Page 23: ...to your computer to transfer data Optional accessories There are many optional accessories available for the SD15 to complement the user s style of photography These accessories ensure ease of use an...

Page 24: ...ting 1 3EV Stops Up to 3EV With 5 frames bracketing 1 3EV Stops Up to 1 7EV EXPOSURE CONTROL Auto Focus Type AF Point AF Operating Range Focus Mode AF Point Selection Active AF point indicator AF Assi...

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