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Is the Sigma DP1s good for Street Photography?

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Sigma DP1s Street Photography Score

AVERAGE
Sigma DP1s has a score of 50 for Street Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Street Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Sigma DP1s Street Photography Detailed Analysis
Manual Focus Mode
You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.
Live-view
Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.
Fast Lens at Wide: f
Wideangle is used more common then the tele angle in street photography. A larger aperture will give you extra shutter speed without boosting the ISO in order to reduce blur in low light conditions which is a common scene in street photography.
28 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.
RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
Small Body
Small body of Sigma DP1s will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.
Large APS-C (20.7 x 13.8 mm) sensor
Large sensor in Sigma DP1s ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
No Built-in Viewfinder
In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
No Image Stabilization
An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

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Sigma DP1s Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Street Photography

Leica Q2

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47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #60
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q

Compare DP1s vs Q Typ 116

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #127
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
Leica Q
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G5 X

Compare DP1s vs G5 X

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #192
Rank in Compact Cameras: #9
Canon PowerShot G5 X
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 90
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic LX10

Compare DP1s vs LX10

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #225
Rank in Compact Cameras: #17
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G1 X III

Compare DP1s vs G1 X III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #154
Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
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Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Sports
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