Sigma Teases New Update for fp Camera, Includes Video RAW Capabilities.

Less than one year after its release, Sigma has announced another forthcoming firmware update for their full-frame mirrorless Sigma fp. The Update is expected to add some very impressive features including cinemagraph functionality, Full HD 120fps RAW video capture, HDR shooting, amongst others.

The official announcement came a couple hours ago alongside a “preview of coming attractions.” The Update is slated to be released in Summer of 2020 and will improve the Sigma fp by adding support for six important features:

• CinemaDNG 120/100fps (Full HD, 8-bit) shooting.
• Cinemagraph functionality.
• Still image shooting during live view and movie shooting in Cine mode.
• HDR shooting.
• Director’s Viewfinder recording function.
• Support for the Sigma SDK (Software Development Kit).

The headline features are obviously the ability to shoot cinemagraphs and 1080/120p CinemaDNG RAW video but also, by adding support for Sigma’s SDK; there’s an opening to an endless world of possibilities for developers should they choose to take advantage of this capability. Sony recently released its own SDK, allowing for the use of high-end remote camera solutions with the a7R IV and a9 II.

In addition to teasing the Version 2.00 Update, Sigma also promised to deliver Version 1.02—which “corrects card errors when using certain SD cards, and introduces added lens aberration correction processing”— on March 18th.