Sigma launches FP2 compact mirrorless Sigma has announced the new FP2, a new compact full-frame mirrorless camera designed for photographers, filmmakers, and content creators requiring higher performance in a light-weight body. The new model, announced October 23, retains the streamlined modern design of the first Sigma fp series and combines this with a faster image sensor, better auto-focus and more video functionality and internal storage.
FP2 is a hybrid camera for creators working in the areas of photography, film making and digital content creation. The camera’s hybrid design builds in a 24.5 MP partially stacked CMOS sensor and professional video features in a compact camera body that enables flexible adaption to individual shooter requirements.
Most noteworthy about the Sigma FP2 is it is new full-frame sensor, which features a partial stacking design for faster readout speed. Faster readout sensors help to reduce the effects of rolling-shutter distortion, where fast-moving objects or camera movements can become skewed in photos or videos.
Sigma has also improved its autofocus system for improved speed, accuracy, and low light. This means the camera can identify people, animals, and birds for more flexibility when photographing people, wildlife, and fast action.
The camera has now been given some continuous shooting capabilities, with the FP2 being able to take around 20 fps, and even taking bursts of up to 200 frames when the camera has the right conditions. This gives the camera more flexibility for timing shots.
Video recording is one of the FP2’s most significant features. The camera supports 6K OpenGate recording, using the full sensor area to capture footage that can be reframed for different aspect ratios during editing.
This feature will be mainly helpful for filmmakers and creators creating content for different platforms. A single recording will offer some extra potential in how you can make landscape recordings available for traditional video-based platforms or adaptable to vertical formats for social media.
Apart from RAW, the FP2 offers Apple ProRes RAW, giving you more control in post-production to work with colour and image adjustments. Sigma is also offering L-Log for those creators who want more flexibility when grading video.
If the workflow supports it, the camera can also record audio in 32-bit float, which is very forgiving in the presence of drastically varying sound levels. These features point to the FP2 being a small production camera and not a still camera.
Sigma has kept that remarkable minimalist body that made the original fp series such a standout when it first appeared in the mirrorless camera market. But the FP2 gets a few tweaks that should make it easier to live with on a day-to-day basis.
The rear LCD tilts upward 90 degrees and downward 45 degrees to help taking pictures and shooting video from high and low angles. A feature that is available for purchase is an electronic viewfinder (EVF) which is used for composing images at eye-level.
Video about 70 GB of built-in storage and an SD card slot. An optional alternative recording medium when the memory card is full, but the available space and recording duration will depend on the video setting selected.