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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Casio EX-FC100 Comparison
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12.Fujifilm F200EXR Comparison
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13.Sony DSC-T900 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Sample Photos
Sample Photos
In the following sample images, clicking on the larger image will download the full resolution original. Each photo is accompanied by four actual-size crops.
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Focal length: 7mm Taken in program mode with evaluative metering, automatic white balance and without color enhancement, though that blue sky looks a bit bluer here than we remember it. Sharpness is good through most of the image, though as shown in the right crop chromatic aberration is evident in the corners.The white hull on the left is slightly overexposed, but not badly. |
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Focal length: 33mm The 33mm telephoto is equivalent to a 185mm lens on a 35mm camera, allowing us to get close to these ducks without putting on waders. The exposure looks good, and the detail level here is very good, with nice reproduction of the subtle color variations in the plumage. |
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Focal length: 7mm Shot handheld in macro mode, outdoors in the sunlight,with i-Contrast dynamic range enhancement turned on. The extreme highlights around the letter A are blown out but overall the macro mode produced an impressive image, with excellent levels of detail in a frame-filling shot of a very small object. |
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Focal length: 33mm Shot at full telephoto from across the street, we raised the ISO to 400 to kick up the shutter speed and avoid blur. Our first shots of this sign looked a little flat, so we set My Colors to Vivid and got a richer-looking result. The extreme backlighting took its toll on the top corners of the building facade, but the color enhancement worked well, producing deeper but still natural-looking tones. The fine lines in the sign look very clean. |
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Still Life Examples
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
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| Canon SD970 IS | Casio EX-FC100 | Fujifilm F200EXR | Sony DSC-T900 |
NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.
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