a wide range of digital capture products . at the core of our products is the revolutionary foveon x3 direct image sensor the world s first image sensor that directly captures color using three layers of pixels . to learn more about foveon x3 technology click here . the above image was captured with the fx17 78 f13d x3 direct image sensor designed for use in digital single lens reflex dslr cameras . visit our gallery to see high resolution images captured by x3 technology . sigma corporation announces the sd1 camera equipped with a new x3 image sensor from foveon . copyright 2010 foveon . all rights reserved . this material is protected by u.s. and other copyrights and may not be copied sold or redistributed in any form without the written permission of foveon inc. .