![]() There’s an even smaller SSD technology, which is exactly the same size of the top and bottom panel of the Fp. Sam Smith: Yeah sure, somewhere down the line – I think it’s just a case of between us and Samsung, they allowing it really!Īndrew Reid: Sure. It’s their proprietary chip! What I’m interested in the here and now is a cage which I can just slot that into. So the SSD, we’ve authorised it with the Samsung T5, 256GB is not fast enough but the higher capacity versions are.Īndrew Reid: I’d like to see this memory chip (T5) built in to a different model, at a higher price, because it wouldn’t add much to the size of the weight. ![]() Sam Smith: Just these two cards (are recommended at the moment for Cinema DNG). You have to get the high speed SD cards, so we’ll be looking at Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 64GB-128GB, or the Panasonic SCZA cards.Īndrew Reid: So would you have a full list of compatible cards? Sam Smith: Yes, so in terms of the basic spec of it, we can do Cinema DNG internally and that comes out in 8bit, or we can do full HD which comes out at 12bit, which is really nice to have on an SD card. The special thing about the stills camera (form factor) for me is the stealthy ability to grab shots for documentary and street shooting… I sat down for 30 minutes with Sam Smith of Sigma UK for an interview at IBC 2019 (Edited for clarity and flow).Īndrew Reid: What I’m primarily interested in, and what I think really is unique is the Cinema DNG 4K RAW of this camera. The key to this camera though I think will be to find as ergonomic as possible way to attach an SSD for the full-fat 12bit 4K Cinema DNG. 8bit and RAW seem like oxymorons but how many other full frame cameras shoot Cinema DNG 4K RAW to SD cards? The answer is none. In the brochure at IBC the Fp was listed as shooting 4K 10bit RAW internal to UHS-II SDXC card but this has since dropped to 8bit to get the data-rate under what the card can sustain. It’s a good start though, with a comprehensive and well prioritised feature-set. I had my venerable Samsung NX1 with me, and he remarked that the product manager for the NX1 went to work for Sigma’s camera team on the Fp! So they are in good hands as this camera was genuinely ground-breaking and ergonomic.Īs this is Sigma’s first camera to shoot 4K, and the first ever Fp camera in the range, much can be added as the camera matures through subsequent generations and firmware updates. Interestingly I also bumped into Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki at the show and had some small-talk. Internal 4K RAW uncompressed (bit-depth drops to 8bit at the moment). ![]()
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