Sigma’s 14MP snapper

We thought compact cameras were getting a little silly at 10 megapixels but Sigma’s just gone and blown everyone out of the water with 14. By our usual rule of thumb, that’s just far too many pixels to cram on a tiny compact sensor.Sensor sensibilityOn closer inspection, however, it appears that Sigma’s using the larger ‘APS’ sized sensor from its professional SD14 DSLR. The larger sensor size gives each pixel a little more room to breathe, which should allow this camera to take some stunning DSLR-quality photos. No price details as yet but expect it to be a lot more than your average holiday snapper. And, while the 28mm equivalent wide-angle lens is welcome, the lack of zoom will be offputting to many. Expect a range of add-on tele-converters to follow.

Sigma DP1 Price: £TBA On sale: TBA Contact: Sigma UK Related stories: Sony to the power of 10

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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