| Sigma DP1 receives "CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Editors Award". |
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The Sigma Corporation (COO: Kazuto Yamaki) announces that the DP1, introduced to market in March 2008, wins the "CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Editors Award". |
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| Name of Award : CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Editors Award |
| Product : DP1 |
Sigma took 1 year and 6 months to release the camera after announcing production, but when the camera came out, it was far beyond market expectations. The Sigma DP1 features a large, high definition FOVEON X3 sensor as used in the Sigma SD14 DSLR. Therefore this compact camera stands very close to a full spec DSLR, in terms of resolution and functions, with other attractive details including a built-in flash and a hot shoe, which are considered as very unique for a compact camera of this size.
The editors awarded this compact camera in recognition of its unsurpassed image quality and DSLR-specific functions. |
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| This "CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Editors Award" is the Sigma DP1's second award. In April, the DP1 was awarded the "TIPA Awards 2008 Best Prestige Camera". |
| The Sigma Corporation will continue the development of outstanding products that will answer the wide variety of needs of customers in the future. |
The Camera Grand Prix is the most prestigious award in Japan's photo industry. It was founded in 1984 by the Camera Journal Press Club Japan (C.J.P.C established in 1963, formed by twelve publications as of May 2008), a group of technical editors from photography and camera publications. Under the operation of C.J.P.C, a deciding committee is organized to select the best still camera released within the past year in Japanese market, awarded as the Camera Grand Prix 2008 "Camera of The Year".
This year the deciding committee was formed by 55 individuals, from C.J.P.C. members, chief editors of related publications, executive members including industrial and academic experts, technical writers, professional photographers, and also representatives of various photo related organizations. The cameras released during the Grand Prix period (from April 1st, 2007 to March 31st, 2008) were all under nomination, this time a sum of 170 models.
"Editors Award" Formerly known as "Camera Journal Press Club Special Prize", the award is selected from all entries except the "Camera of The Year" winning camera. This is given to the product which excellence is widely recognized by photo enthusiasts in terms of popularity, newsworthiness and innovativeness.
Sigma has received the "Camera Journal Press Club Special Prize" for Sigma's interchangeable lenses as well as SA-300 in 1994 and 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG ASPHERICAL HSM in 2004. This is the third time Sigma has won this award in four years.
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